A brilliant day greeted a lovely large group of volunteers on Sunday. And it was great to welcome some new faces to the group for 2019. We made our way through the grassy Area 9, pushing out to the neighbouring areas, too. It’s still amazing what we find in the reserve after years of working in it, as you’ll see in the photos.

A tasty morning tea accompanied talks from Mike about a professional owl tracking project underway in Glenfern, and from Andrew about a species of flora in the reserve that I have memorised perfectly – word for word. It was really great to be in the reserve among old friends and new, after months away.

Feel free to join us next month on Saturday 16th of March. We can’t guarantee great weather, but morning tea is a promise we can make. Thanks to everyone who joined us (in person and in spirit) on Sunday.

Sunday was a warm and sunny day, and our first bushland restoration morning for 2018. We spent it in Area 9, where only years ago it was covered in pittos. But thanks to the chopping and chipping of those Pittos – and the subsequent plantings – it has been returned to a wonderful grassy slope.

At morning tea Linda spoke about the native (non-psychedlic) hemp plant, pictured below.

Thanks to everyone who came along to help, and welcome to some new faces. 
Please check our yearly planner (the pinned post on this page) to see when you can come along and join us for a morning in the bushlands.

​Our first bush restoration for the year was cut short because of he rain - who would have thought! 
We worked along the riparian area mainly pulling out Ivy seedlings which are coming in from the neglected properties on the other side of the creek. At morning tea Marilyn gave an informative talk on how to identify a weed from a similar looking native plant. Luke spoke to us about a new book in our library.
Thank you to all that came, got damp, had fun and made such a difference to our beautiful bushlands.

Photo by Linda Fullagar & Daniel Jackson

​We worked our way through the bush removing weed seedlings. There's a bit of Ivy and Sweet Pittosporum seedlings appearing because of the infestations in the private land opposite. Marilyn gave a great talk at morning tea on how to build an insect house. Thanks to all participants.

Photos by Linda Fullagar

Photos by Rachel Wotherspoon

Photos by Daniel Jackson

Photos by Daniel Jackson & Mike Sverns

It was lovely down in the bush today. The rain had made the ground soft so the weeds pulled out easily. We were working in an area by Ferny Creek that has over the years had Pittosporums removed made possible by a series of Melbourne Water grants. Thank you friends for the wonderful work acheived today and for the delicious morning tea.

Photos by Linda Fullagar