12/10/2026
Dryandra Street Woodland is a once forgotten 17 hectare patch of urban park less than 3km from the city centre. Prior to 2020 it was criss-crossed by erosive, illegal 4WD tracks, full of dumped rubbish and suffering large scale invasion by environmental weeds.
Flash forward 6 years and after nearly 3,000 volunteer work hours by the Friends of Dryandra Woodland and over $65,000 in financial assistance from the ACT Government the woodland is now a biodiversity gem which protects over 1,400 taxa. Native grasses, shrubs and a eucalyptus canopy have replaced house-block sized masses of blackberries and woody weeds. 179 native plant species have been recorded of which a remarkable 24 species are orchids.
The successful rehabilitation of Dryandra Woodland is testament to the positive outcomes that can be achieved when a government partners with, and supports, community volunteers.
Join us this month for Impact Hour where we have three speakers - Prof Jamie Pittock, Con Boekel and Bruce Baker talking about this local success story.
The successful rehabilitation of Dryandra Woodland is testament to the positive outcomes that can be achieved when a government partners with, and supports, com
