Blog Posts - Friends of Glenfern Valley Bushlands

Annual General Meeting 2024

19/9/2024

Dear Friends and supporters,
You are invited to our Annual General Meeting, that will be held on Thursday October 10th at 7pm, in the Upwey Township Hall (opposite the skateboard park).

Join us for a presentation by Melvin Xu, mycologist and environmental educator. We will provide you with a light supper.

At the AGM you will have the opportunity to hear about the work of our Friends Group, future plans and finances.

It's a great opportunity to meet other members, to find out more about Glenfern Valley Bushlands and to become more active in the group. As in past years a new committee will be elected to carry the work forward.

Our AGM will be followed by a brief committee meeting at which you are welcome to stay, if you are interested.

There is no need to RSVP.

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Bush Restoration Photos, September 2024

16/9/2024

Our volunteers spent a lovely morning on Sunday in Area 10 removing plenty of Sweet Pittosporum seedlings, among others. At morning tea we had a talk from Linda about the Asperula conferta AKA Common Woodruff, a cute perennial herb typically getting no higher than 20cm. We enjoyed photographing this and all the other small details of the reserve, so we hope you’ll enjoy taking a journey into the reserve through our camera lenses. Alternatively, get up close and personal with the reserve at our next event, the Conservation and Conversation morning on Wednesday 2nd of October at 9am. 🌿

Photos by Daniel & Nicole

Upcoming: Bush Restoration Sep 2024

11/9/2024

You are all welcome to our Bushland Restoration morning on Sunday September 15th, 9:30am - 12:30pm.

We'll meet at the central car park and we'll walk down to area 10 to look for weeds, and free some shrubs from the smothering weed bridal veil creeper. No experience is needed, we'll show you what to remove and how to handle the weeds.

You are very welcome for all or part of the morning; or if you are unable to participate in the work, do feel free to join us at 11am when we stop for morning tea and an informative talk about a plant, animal, or other aspect of the reserve. There will be a signboard at the entrance pointing out where you can find us.

Please bring sturdy shoes, gloves, drinking water. We'll provide you with morning tea, tools, and hand sanitiser.

We look forward to seeing you there. 🌿

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Upcoming: Midweek Conservation & Conversation, 4 Sep 2024

2/9/2024

Our Midweek Conservation & Conversation morning will be held this Wednesday 4 September from 9 - 11am, followed by morning tea.

We meet at the central entrance with the rock wall, and we'll tidy around the frog ponds and the Bagunggadjirri amphitheatre.

Please bring gloves, drinking water, sturdy shoes. We will provide you with tools, hand sanitiser, and morning tea!

The weather forecast is good, but as always in the instance it rains and we cancel, we'll let you know via email and Facebook. 🌿

Photo by Daniel Jackson

Bush Restoration Photos, August 2024

21/8/2024

Thanks to the volunteers that joined us on Sunday to walk through Area 4. There were relatively few weeds to be found, and it was a lovely morning to be out in the reserve.

Join us for our next bush restoration on Wednesday 4th September at 9am. 🌿

Photos by Daniel and Nicole

Upcoming: Bush Restoration Aug 2024

12/8/2024

On Sunday 18th of August we'll hold our monthly Bushland Restoration morning, 9:30am-12:30pm.
We meet at the central entrance with the rock wall. We'll walk through area 4 and check for weeds. At 11am we stop for morning tea and an informative talk.

You are very welcome for all or part of the morning; or if you are unable to participate in the work, do feel free to join us at 11am, for morning tea and talk.

Please bring sturdy shoes, gloves and drinking water. We'll provide you with morning tea, tools, and hand sanitiser.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Bush Restoration Photos, July 2024

24/7/2024

With the assistance of many geocaching enthusiast volunteers, last Sunday we wandered through the stunning grassy fields of Area 5 looking for weeds and natural wonders. We found both! But not too many weeds – the area is in great condition.

We had extra help this month as Glenfern Valley Bushlands was chosen to be the focus of a CITO event - “Cache In Trash Out”. These nature-beautifying and improving events have been held all around the world since 2002 and seek to improve the places in which caches are located - a wonderful initiative. We are appreciative of their help and camaraderie that morning.

If you’ve never heard of geocaching or want to learn more, check out the link below. There are four caches hidden within the reserve and GPS coordinates are used to locate them. One such cache has been there for almost twenty years! https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCQ44G_glens-valley

https://www.geocaching.com

Photos by Daniel Jackson

Upcoming: Bush Restoration July 2024

13/7/2024

You are all welcome to our Bushland Restoration morning this Sunday 21st of July, 9:30am - 12:30pm.

We'll meet at the central car park. No experience is needed, we'll show you what are weeds and how to handle them.

You are very welcome for all or part of the morning; or if you are unable to participate in the work, do feel free to join us at 11am, when we stop for morning tea and an informative talk about a plant, animal, or other aspect of the reserve.

Please bring sturdy shoes, gloves, drinking water. We'll provide you with morning tea, tools, sunscreen, and hand sanitiser.

We look forward to seeing you there.

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Bush Restoration Photos, June 2024

18/6/2024

A fungi-fantastic Sunday was had in Area 3 of the reserve – a beautiful valley that was rather weed-free. Along with a wonderful morning tea we learned from Andrew about Yellox Box, Eucalyptus melliodora – a lovely and common tree within the reserve.

The next time you can join us is on Wednesday 3rd of July at 9am for our Conservation and Conversation morning.

Photos by Daniel, Mike & Linda

Upcoming: Bush Restoration June 2024

11/6/2024

You are all welcome to our Bushland Restoration morning this Sunday June 16th, 9:30am - 12:30pm.

We'll meet at the central car park and we'll walk through area 3, to check on any weeds and to remove some stakes ands sleeves from previous plantings that no longer need that protection. No experience is needed, we'll show you what are weeds and how to handle them.

You are very welcome for all or part of the morning; or if you are unable to participate in the work, do feel free to join us at 11am, when we stop for morning tea and an informative talk about a plant, animal, or other aspect of the reserve. Morning tea will be at the Bagunggadjirri amphitheatre.

Please bring sturdy shoes, gloves, drinking water. We'll provide you with morning tea, tools, sunscreen, and hand sanitiser.

We look forward to seeing you there.

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