Our friends at Umbagong Landcare Group have been working hard to remove the invasive weed St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) from various areas in Umbagong District Park, Latham. They’ve been documenting their efforts and are keen to share resources that may help in your own landcare patch. St John’s Wort …
By Rosemary Blemings. Raindrops that fall onto each of our Landcare volunteering sites may eventually reach the 40m high Ginninderra Falls and the Murrumbidgee River to the west of Parkwood, NSW. If you visit the high points of Gungahlin, Percival Hill, Mulligans Flat, and walk the Centennial Trail beyond Hall, …
By Caroline Wenger, Umbagong Landcare Group. The August 2022 floods caused sandbars to obstruct footpaths and transported rubbish into Umbagong District Park. Find out how local volunteers helped with the clean-up. During Canberra’s heavy rainfall in the 1st week of August 2022, Ginninderra Creek rose at least 2 metres higher …
By Sarah Hnatiuk, Friends of Mt Painter Convenor A chance event six years ago that involved a Macquarie Primary School teacher and a member of Friends of Mount Painter (FOMP) has led to a lasting relationship between the school and the the group that tends the reserve. Each year since, …
Ginninderra Catchment Group’s Grassland Restoration Projects were given a boost by volunteers in early May with everyone from scouts to MLAs attending a planting at Croke Place. The projects are focused on restoring the native grasslands of the catchment. They aim to stop the shrinking of native grass patches and …
By Jane Ryan Friends of Aranda Bushland Landcare Group celebrated its 30 year anniversary this month with a working bee and a delicious spread. It was attended by more than 30 people, some of whom were newcomers, others old timers who have been putting in since the very beginning. The …
As a citizen scientist you have to be prepared for those days when you go out to monitor waterways for signs of life and don’t find a thing. And then there are the days when you discover 41 Eastern long-necked turtles across four sites in an urban setting. Forty-one turtles …
With rain falling and evidence of the recent floods writ large along the banks of the Molonglo, 12 volunteers were among those who braved chilly mornings this month to take part in the annual Waterwatch platypus count. In its seventh year, the program is aimed at measuring platypus numbers in …
