The ACT Young Rangers Club started in early 2016, in response to a growing number of young people who displayed a particular interest in the environment.

Examples of project activities have included on ground works at the Jerrabomberra Wetlands and other Canberra Nature Park Reserves which benefit the whole community include tree planting, weed control, pollinator counts, catching turtles for monitoring, Frogwatch, Waterwatch, Latham’s Snipe capture, butterfly surveys, spotlight walks (survey) and construction of native bee houses. Recently, five Young Rangers were selected to travel to Japan to speak with authorities about the importance of Latham’s Snipe habitat conservation, and to work with the Wild Bird Society of Japan to survey Latham’s Snipe in Tomokomai (Hokkaido).