The COOTS (Conservation of Our Threatened Species) team have projects that we work on throughout the year at various sites within a couple of hours drive of Adelaide.

Conservation work is carried out at Port Parham, Hope Valley, Lands End and Pine Point. All are welcome to come and help, either just for the day, or stay for the weekend.

Pine Point is on Yorke Peninsula, about 160km from Adelaide and about 18km from Ardrossan. The project site is in the Muloowurtie Conservation Reserve, a few kilometres inland from the coastal settlement of Pine Point itself.

Port Parham is north of Adelaide, about 50km from Gepps Cross.

Lands End is at the tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula, near Cape Jervis.

A new inititive this year is a series of COOTS Workshops held at the APS clubrooms, 21A Richards Tce, Goodwood. They will be held on Wednesday evenings starting with a sausage sizzle at 6:00-6:30pm and the main program getting under way about 7:30pm.

To get instructions on how to find each site, and to check the arrangements for camping or other accommodation contact the COOTS Co-ordinator Jeff Reid or the APS Info Line.

COOTS Programme for 2012

• January - Sunday, 15th. Annual COOTS Barbecoot at the Stockade Botanical Park.
• February - Wednesday, 15th. COOTS Workshop - An introduction to the native plants of the Adelaide region.
• March - Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th. Project Lands End.
• April - Friday 27th to Sunday 29nd. Project Pine Point.
• May - Friday 25th to Sunday 27th. Project Lands End.
• June - Wednesday, 20th. COOTS Workshop - A look at the introduced weeds that are threatening native plants.
• June - Friday 29th to Sunday 1st. Project Pine Point.
• July - Friday 27th to Sunday 29th. Project Lands End.
• August - Friday 24th to Sunday 26th. Project Pine Point.
• September - Friday 28rd to Sunday 30th. Project Lands End.
• October - Wednesday, 17th. COOTS Workshop - Propagation of native plant species.
• October - Friday 26th to Sunday 28th. Project Pine Point.
• November - Sunday, 4th. Annual Seed Sowing Day. Seed sowing for the COOTS projects. Held at the clubrooms, 21a Richards Tce. Goodwood from 9.00am, followed by a sausage sizzle.
• December - Wednesday, 26th. Project Pine Point. Seed collection.
• January 2013 - Sunday, 13th. Annual COOTS Barbecoot at the Stockade Botanical Park.