At morning tea, we were joined by the Maroondah Bushwalking Club, led by Glenfern member, Christine. We listened to a talk from Mike on nesting boxes, and bats and sugar gliders, then Mike and David fielded questions about Glenfern and our group. Was a great day! And thanks, as always, to those that came along.
Saturday greeted us with pleasant Autumn weather and clear skies, as we headed into area 6. Thinning out the forest of pittos was the main focus for most of the morning, until a rogue group of boneseed was found. Standing at six feet tall, they reminded long-time members of what the reserve used to be covered with, before they removed thousands of these weeds. At morning tea, we were joined by the Maroondah Bushwalking Club, led by Glenfern member, Christine. We listened to a talk from Mike on nesting boxes, and bats and sugar gliders, then Mike and David fielded questions about Glenfern and our group. Was a great day! And thanks, as always, to those that came along.
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It was a beautiful morning to work at Glenfern. Thanks to everyone who came along. Photos by Linda Fullagar Photos by Daniel Jackson
We had such a wonderful turnout of volunteers for our bush restoration morning that we were able to weed all of Area 9. That's about 4-5 acres! Thank you everyone for your help and for the delicious morning tea. Rachel identified and photographed some interesting insects which she had spotted while weeding. Photos by Linda Fullagar Photos by Rachel Wotherspoon Photos by Daniel Jackson
At our last working bee we got back to basics and removed an edge of thick Pittosporums in Area 7. I think it must be the most dense patch in the Reserve and nothing grows under them. It was very satsifying to free a patch of Yellow Box from being smothered by Pittos. Also, it was pleasing to see the indigenous plants returning in areas which we had weeded previously. Thank you wonderful volunteers, members and supporters for your help in 2015. Photos by Linda Fullagar
It was such a perfect morning to be outside enjoying the sunshine while working at the bushlands. Many hands made light work of the planting, weeding and spreading of gravel and it was done in no time. Thank you all. Photos by Linda Fullagar
Sunday ended up as a fine, sunny day. We started work in Area 9, where once the pitto's reigned, but now lie on the forest floor - mostly as wood-chips. It was great to see many of the plantings we've done are thriving, and we took the opportunity to liberate some of the slow growing eucalypts from the enthusiastic grasses nearby. Thanks to all that came out to help! And to Mike for being our fearless leader on this day. Photos by Daniel Jackson & Mike Sverns
It was a glorious day to be working in the bushlands. The sun was out and the bush was alive with birds all enjoying it's warmth - we even came across a Swamp wallaby. Thank you to everyone who came. Photos by Linda Fullagar The 16x9 photos below are part of an experimental series titled, "Volunteers From Afar". Other names considered for this collection were "The Stalker Series" and "Wildebeests in the Wild".* (*No volunteers were harmed in the shooting of this series.) Photos by Daniel Jackson
Sunday morning felt like close to zero degrees outside, however we ended with a top of delightful, thanks to clear skies filled with warm winter sun rays. Joined by some welcome new faces in Martin, Linda and James, we were led into Area 3 by Mike, AKA "Professor Plum Slice" to pull Pittos, bust Blackberries and spare no Spanish Heath. Then at Mike & Marilyn's Morning Tea, Mike schooled us on our wintery visitor, the Scarlet Robin. (Not to be confused with the equally attractive Flame Robin or Red-capped Robin.) Thanks all for showing up for what was a brilliant morning to out and about in the Valley. Photos by Daniel Jackson
We all felt quite satisfied after today's bush restoration morning as we could see that we were making a difference in the Pittosporum jungle. Our plan over the last few years has been not only work on the edge of the Pitto jungle but to poison the pittos in a 'honeycomb' pattern which opens up areas to naturally regenerate. Our system is that we have two teams of drillers and fillers that kill the standing, larger Pittos and the rest of us tackle the smaller ones. Weeping grass, Sweet Bursaria, Native Raspberry, Forest Nightshade, Prickly Currant Bush and Silver & Black Wattles are just some of the native plants we saw regenerating. We are lucky that the native seed bank is still there. Thank you to all the Glenfern Friends that are helping to make the Bushlands such a special place. Photos by Linda Fullagar & Daniel Jackson
Today we worked in Areas 4 & 5. It looked fantastic, with not many weed seedlings to remove. Photos by Linda Fullagar & Daniel Jackson
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