Category: Midweek Conservation & Conversation - Friends of Glenfern Valley Bushlands

Upcoming: Midweek Bush Restoration, 4 May 2022

3/5/2022

This coming Wednesday 4th of May we'll hold our midweek Conservation and Conversation morning, 9am - 11am, followed by morning tea. Please note that we'll meet at the New Road car-park this time, to do some work in that area.

Please bring your own garden gloves, drinking water and vaccination tick or exemption. We'll provide you with tools, hand sanitiser, and morning tea.

If it’s raining the event will be cancelled and we’ll confirm that on our Facebook page.

Photo by Linda Fullagar

Upcoming: Bush Restoration Mornings April 6 & 10

4/4/2022

This week we have two bush restorations, to avoid our Sunday event clashing with Easter.

Wednesday 6 April starts at 9am, and Sunday 10 April at 9:30am. Take your pick! Attend both! Be the Best Bush Restoration-er a Bush Restoration-er Could Be.

Tools are provided, no experience needed. Just bring a water bottle, sturdy shoes and gloves.

We'll meet at the car-park midway along the reserve. Hope to see you there!

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Midweek Conservation & Conversation Photos, Nov 2021

1/12/2021

Our last volunteering session at Glenfern this morning for the year. Just a small turn out but we got some urgent tasks ticked off. Including brush-cutting and track repairs.

Council has replaced the damaged Glenfern sign – thanks YRC.

Good news: Our Welcome Leaf has been repaired and reinstalled at the main entrance, thanks Jackson – nice work.

A super big thanks to all our volunteers and supporters who have helped out during this challenging year.

ALERT Snakes are active in Glenfern. We encountered a small Copper Head on the track down to the quarry.

Keep in mind that pandemics come and go but Glenfern is here forever.

Midweek Conservation & Conversation Photos, July 2021

7/7/2021

Today we worked in Area 7, which was cleared of Sweet Pittosporum in 2016. It was an area that we hadn't ventured into for over a year and we were so pleased to see the amazing regrowth of indigenous shrubs, trees, under-storey and native grasses all looking very lush and healthy.

I've included some before photos so you can see how thick the Pittosporums were and how nothing grew beneath them. There is also an after Pittosporum removal where it does look very barren.

Thanks for everyone who came along and lent a hand. It was so good to get out in nature with friends after lockdowns and bad weather.

Photos by Linda Fullagar

Upcoming: Midweek Bush Restoration, 7 July 2021

4/7/2021

Yeah! We are getting together this Wednesday 7th July for a Conservation and Conversation morning at Glenfern Valley Bushlands. We will check out Area 7 and see how it is faring then stop for a get-together and morning tea. It will be nice to back in the bush again.

All welcome.

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Midweek Conservation & Conversation Photos, Dec 2020

7/12/2020

It was great to get out with friends and continue with our bush restoration work at Glenfern. The Blackberries had been growing well with the wetter weather but our team did a great job in removing them. Thanks everyone who came along to the last working bee of the year. What a difference you have made to our beautiful Bushlands.

Upcoming: Midweek Bush Restoration, 2 Dec 2020

30/11/2020

Hi friends and supporters. Working bee this Wednesday morning.
We will have one last working session at Glenfern this year. We are still working under Covid protocols - see details as per flyer. Come along and share some love with your local community bushlands.

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Upcoming: Midweek Bush Restoration, 4 Nov 2020

31/10/2020

Glenfern volunteer work gets underway again.
We have a midweek working next Wednesday morning. We will be working within Covid19 protocols. Please see the note for more details about what to bring. More information will be made available on the day.

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We're Back!

30/10/2020

We are back!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friends of Glenfern Valley Bushlands have recommenced work on the much loved conservation project. Just a couple of volunteers today, to kick things off and to sort out the entrances. Great result. Thanks for helping. We will be having a Midweek working bee session next Wednesday morning 4th Nov. Details to be confirmed.

Upcoming: Midweek Bush Restoration, 1st July 2020

29/6/2020

Bush Restoration Morning Wednesday 1st July 9-11am

Our Bushlands are looking beautiful at the moment so why don't you come along and enjoy them as well as doing a little work to improve them even more?

Meet us at the main, middle car park and we will walk to the amphitheatre where we will be doing a little weeding, removing sleeves and stakes, as well as whipper-snippering. We also plan on whipper-snippering around the main entrance and rock wall so if you have a whipper-snipper it would be great if you could bring it along.

Please bring gloves, snack and a drink.

Photo by Linda Fullagar