Great news for Gurruwiling (the Arafura Swamp)!
ASRAC has received funding from the NT Aboriginal Ranger Grants Program to control Mimosa pigra.
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Arafura Swamp Indigenous Protected Area
The Arafura Swamp in north-east Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory is one of seven new proposed Indigenous Protected Areas announced by the Australian Government in October 2019.
My Happy Place
Djïḻpin is my country. It is my country because it belonged to my father and my grandfather.
Talking about fire in Botswana
In May 2019, ASRAC rangers attended the 7th National Fire Management Conference in Botswana, hosted by the International Savanna Fire Management Initiative (ISFMI).
Keeping on top of weeds
Mimosa (Mimosa pigra) and Olive Hymenachme (Hymenachne amplexicaulis) are the most serious environmental weeds found in the Arafura Swamp region.
New research looks for rare native water mouse
The water mouse, or false water rat, has been so rarely sighted, Territory authorities struggle to classify it as either vulnerable or threatened.
Funding boost to expand crocodile hatchery
The Arafura Swamp Rangers Aboriginal Corporation has been awarded more than half a million dollars to expand its crocodile hatchery in Ramingining.
Teaching both ways the key to education
Arafura Swamp Rangers are preparing to join a new education program aimed at improving student numeracy and literacy through real world training.
Healthy Country Plan
We know that the land needs its people to care for it and to keep it healthy. In the same way we know that caring for the country keeps us healthy – physically, spiritually and mentally.