We are meeting at the Nursery each Tuesday at 10am for a couple of hours. We have lots of babies and hopefully more to germinate in near future, Have been working with seed we have kept, plus seed collected recently for grasses, some smaller shrubs and Acacias.
If you are interested, come along, we have a good range of Native Grasses growing to help identification.
The Nursery is out at the Oval by the Golf Course - 7259 Barrier Highway
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| Barry and Emma 'picking out' some baby grasses into Tubes |
Another very productive day along the creek with Scotch College students pulling out Onion Weed which is just starting to flower. A magnificent two Ute Loads were taken away.
A special thanks to the students and their teachers, lead by Owen. They are so good at it now that they have all been shown and learn how to get them out of the ground complete with root ball.
Their last visit for 2023 - they have done Community work at the Burra Railway Station, and we are so thankful.
A group of students from Scotch College helped our start to the Winter maintenance - at Michell's Flat, where the pulled and removed Onion Weed and Horehound in preparation for us to mow.
It is a great help!
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| One of the many piles of weeds the students removed |
Caltrop has spread all over the place - it loves places where it has little competition, and spreads on shoes, bike and vehicle tyres, so watch out for bare feet!
Several diligent people have been digging some out along the edge of the bike track. It is not hard to dig out, as single plants spread in all directions. Best when flowers are just starting.
It is very difficult to remove entirely, as seeds spread easily especially from mature plants. Herbicides are not the complete answer.
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| A patch of Caltrop - with small yellow flowers. |
Occasional rain and warmth helps everything to grow, and weeds are doing that faster than we would like. Taking advantage of that, Wayne came to give a small group to identify the bad guys amongst the good guys, and to describe both what and when to do with them.
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| In the bed of the creek by Taylor Street - right by the River Reds we planted |
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| Looking the other way - a variety of weeds enjoying the bed of the creek |
Wattles are starting to flower all around, and the Bike Path in Burra has a variety to admire
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| Hairy Pod Wattle - a local 'Endangered' species |
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| Jeff mowing in the creek - Spiller's Wattle starting to bud |
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| Spiller's Wattle - another local and 'Endangered' species |
We have had some wonderful help from Scotch College and Burra Community School students in the creek and the banks near the Bowling Club over the last couple of months, and we are very thankful for their energy and enthusiasm. Sometimes it is hard to remember what things looked like before the work was done. Here are 'before' and 'after' photos of the latest area.
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A Willow that fell over and died due to the drought - April 2018 |
