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David will talk about Southern Tablelands Ecosystem Park (STEP) and its collaboration with the National Arboretum, ANBG, TAMS and John Stanhope and others to develop Forest 20 as a special place to visit.
David Shorthouse is Vice-President of STEP and an active member since the foundation of STEP more than ten years ago. David is also a Visiting Fellow in the Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU. David is a former member of the ACT’s Natural Resource Management Council and before retirement was manager of the ACT Government’s wildlife research and monitoring unit.