April 1st week

Quite a Lot Happening

Easter Monday, Public Holiday rule applies......take a better offer if you have one. 

Targets tomorrow are Woodlands Creek & McKellar Glade
Next week, 13/4, we're on a Planting Morning with Alycia at the Flanagans site,

Hope to see reforming chocaholics at the bridge......at 9.00 am, our April - October start time 

2025 Coping with Flame

Release sea junk from foreshore plants - a solid rake/pitchfork/hoe would be useful

Attack flowering Cassia along the Stony Rd. Cut flowers, bag pods, cut & paint trunks. Need secateurs and loppers

Cut temporary track west of Bridge of Doom to allow access to Manifest Destiny Need loppers and choppers

Clean out regrowth weeds from our recently planted area up the dirt track, mainly passionfruit & Morning Glory.

2024 Easter Monday - Wildlife sighting

Eastern Water Dragon,
Physignathus lesueurii
This species is protected in Australia.

 

2023 Walk in the Woods

There's a fair bit of Morning Glory on the agenda but if there are early showers we may find ourselves taking down some Cassia & an African Olive.
McKellar Glade is also in need of some TLC.

 2022 Problems

Some storm damage around the eastern edge.
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Work report:

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