Bushcare Hewitts Creek

Bushcare and Weight Loss   Focus on  Manifest Destiny  with weeds in seed esp.  Fleabane  and the emergence of the winter weed Lambs tongue . Bag the seeds and roots. Places have been identified to lay down cardboard in that area. So bring any big sheets you have. McKellar Glade has bidens , bag the seeds and flower heads, knock the soil from the roots and leave these stems in the tracks you make through the area. The forecast is suggesting a small chance of rain in the morning so work may need to be restricted to the highest ground. 2025 Could Be Soggy A Chinese Elm has been sprouting in our midst & needs deconstruction. A dead tree has come down in Manifest Destiny & should be cut up. Bad things are growing along the east edge of Lisa's Site, including Noogoora , Cassia & Madeira & our track is disappearing. Inspection & seed collection of Turkey by Weed Aware Random Citizens may occur around Condons Corner . The "Western Front" t...

Flan again  Coop 3 Meet at the surf club carpark, again (8:30am). Rubbish is to be collected into separate bags. Make piles of it, then someone will bag it and take it to the street bins. Restrict the use of the white woven plastic bags to vegetable matter. The main job is  Asparagus Fern.  There is a lot on this site, but don't touch any growing on the top of the sand cliffs. Reading the Wollongong Environment and Conservation Volunteer News (2026 Autumn) we hear about the nearby Wombarra Bushcare group "crowning asparagus" by just removing the woody growing point or corm. This action limits the soil disturbance while also reducing the amount needed to be bagged to just that corm. The other bits can go into any open areas.  The crowing tool is a Jab Saw  or the cheaper one above is a Craftright 150mm wallboard saw .  They are both made for poking holes through plaster board walls. They are priced below $10, a good idea considering that the saw will quickly...

Try, Try, Try Woodlands Crk  By focusing on a particular spot we should have something to show for our efforts, a difficult thing to do at this time of year. East of  Woodlands Ck  has  Honey suckle : ..and Cassia , Lilies , Bidens , Solanum,   Purpletop and grass seeds, esp.  Paspalum.   Bag all seeds and roots. Pluck grass seeds and bag most of them. Remove vines from the bushes and trees.  If there is need for more work ask about working on the west side of the creek.  2025 Cloudy but dry, showers & thunderstorm Tasks: Cassia is blooming everywhere so Pull/Cut & Paint (if dry) will be needed at Manifest Destiny , Woodlands Ck & along Stony Rd. Madeira ,  morning glory , Honeysuckle are resurgent along Hewitts Ck in  Manifest Destiny . Noogoora outbreak at lower edge of Lisa's site & there is a need to re-establish some tracks. The mound & ditch are being invaded around the Bridge of Doom. Much morning glor...