# lutruwita landcarers

> lutruwita landcarers is a community-driven environmental conservation organization in lutruwita (Tasmania, Australia) dedicated to practical ecosystem restoration and citizen science. Slogan: "Everyone can care for Country."

## Key Facts & Eligibility
- **Location:** lutruwita / Tasmania, Australia (South, North, Central, and East regions including Hobart, Sandy Bay, Kingston Beach, kunanyi / Mt Wellington, Narawntapu National Park, Burnie, Campbell Town, and Freycinet).
- **Volunteer Eligibility:** Open to anyone aged 16 years and older.
- **First Aid Recognition:** Volunteers can register their current First Aid certification to support field safety manifests.
- **Offline-First Field Capability:** Built as an offline-resilient Progressive Web Application (PWA) with an on-device AI field prep assistant ("Bush Buddy") powered by WebGPU/WASM for remote Tasmanian bushland dead zones.

## Six Core Conservation Themes
1. **Bushland rehabilitation (`rehabilitation`):** Restoring degraded native Tasmanian bushland and habitats.
2. **Citizen science data collection (`data`):** Conducting structured environmental and native species surveys.
3. **Invasive species removal (`invasive`):** Removing weeds such as gorse to protect endemic flora.
4. **Tree planting (`trees`):** Revegetating corridors and national parks with native Tasmanian seedlings.
5. **Waterway clean-ups (`waterways`):** Removing marine and rivulet debris across beaches and estuaries.
6. **Wildlife monitoring (`wildlife`):** Observing and documenting native birds and marsupials.

## Public Pages
- [Home - Care for Country, Together](https://lutruwitalandcarers.org.au/): Upcoming conservation events, approved volunteer stories, and FAQ.
- [Join Us - Volunteer Registration](https://lutruwitalandcarers.org.au/join): Volunteer sign-up form for participants aged 16 and older.
- [Sign In - Member Portal](https://lutruwitalandcarers.org.au/login): Authentication portal for registered volunteers, admins, and developers.

## Public Machine-Readable Data Endpoints
- [Upcoming Conservation Activities JSON](https://lutruwitalandcarers.org.au/api/activities/upcoming): Returns JSON of upcoming conservation events in Tasmania (title, ISO date, location, GeoJSON coordinates, theme, physical demand, and registration count).
- [Recent Volunteer Stories JSON](https://lutruwitalandcarers.org.au/api/stories/recent): Returns JSON of moderator-approved community volunteer testimonials.

## Acknowledgement of Country
lutruwita landcarers acknowledges the traditional custodians of lutruwita and pays respect to Elders past and present.