Bushcare Working Bee Program - Spring 2019

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WATERWORKS VALLEY LANDCARE GROUP FIRST SUNDAY MORNING 10 am – 12.30 pm

Contact: Sandra Poth 0490 291 489 Restoring the urban fringe for people and wildlife, from the sides of the Waterworks Valley to the banks of the Sandy Bay Rivulet Sept 1

Oct 6 Nov 3

Extended session: 10 am to 3 pm Note: you don’t have to stay the whole time!

Planting natives above Sandy Bay Rivulet, on the slope below houses, including the stabilised slip zone. Refreshments provided.

Meet: 60 Waterworks Road, Dynnyrne Bird Walk in Waterworks Reserve.

Meet: Entrance to Waterworks Reserve, Ridgeway Maintenance works at Fantail Quarry Meet: TasWater access road adjacent to 198 Waterworks Road, Dynnyrne

WALKING BOOK CLUB FIRST SUNDAY AFTERNOON, 2–4.30pm Contact: Program Officer Bushcare, 6238 2884 Gaining a deeper understanding of environmental stewardship through books Oct 6

Walk and talk about ‘Flames’

by Robbie Arnott Meet: Contact Program Officer Bushcare or check Facebook for details

Nov 3

Walk and talk about ‘Into the Woods’

by Anna Krien Meet: Contact Program Officer Bushcare or check Facebook for details

RIDGEWAY BUSHCARE

RIDGEWAY PARK BUSHCARE GROUP

FIRST SUNDAY AFTERNOON 2–4.30 PM (alternate months)

Contact: Andy Wakefield 0408 578 790 Caring for the lovely open peppermint woodlands surrounding Ridgeway Sept 1

Nov 3

FERN TREE LANDCARE GROUP

Extended session: 10 am to 3 pm Note: you don’t have to stay the whole time!

Planting natives above Sandy Bay Rivulet, on the slope below houses, including the stabilised slip zone. Refreshments provided.

Meet: 60 Waterworks Road, Dynnyrne Pre-burn weeding around Ridgeway Oval and native plant giveaway from 3.30pm Meet: at the Y junction, Ridgeway

FERN TREE BUSHCARE GROUP

SECOND SUNDAY MORNING 10 am – 12.30 pm

Contact: Rob Beedham 6239 1991 Controlling a very rare, invasive weed - Daphne laurel - in the beautiful, cool, deep forests at the base of kunanyi/Mount Wellington.

Sep 8

Daphne Laurel working bee in private bushland, followed by a native plant giveaway at Fern Tree Community Centre (12.30–3 pm), tying in with a second hand book fair Meet: Top of Grays Road, Fern Tree Oct 13 Daphne laurel working bee in a beautiful, established garden, with a special morning tea Meet: top of Grays Road, Fern Tree Nov 10 Daphne laurel working bee on private land Meet: top of Grays Road, Fern Tree

FRIENDS OF MCAULAY RESERVE BUSHCARE GROUP McAULAY RESERVE BUSHCARE GROUP

VALLEY STREET BUSHCARE GROUP

SECOND SUNDAY AFTERNOON 2–4.30 pm

Contact: Mark Corrigan 0417 058 012 Restoring the whitegum woodlands of Maning Rivulet – both Edith Reserve and the historic McAulay Reserve Sep 8

Edith Ave – follow up maintenance, tidy burn piles and push back the front of cotoneaster a little further to restore white gum woodland Meet: near 268 Churchill Avenue, Sandy Bay Oct 13 Edith Ave - focus on the core area, push back the front of cotoneaster a little further to restore white gum woodland.

Meet: near 268 Churchill Avenue, Sandy Bay Nov 10 McAulay Reserve – general weeding, native plant giveaway (3.30–4.30 pm) and special afternoon tea Meet: Entrance to McAulay Reserve adjacent to 18 McAulay Road, Sandy Bay

FIRST AND SECOND TUESDAYS 1–2 pm Contact: Vicki Martin 0468 452 115 The Leonard Wall / Valley Street Reserve and Providence Gully, are habitat islands with a close connection to Knocklofty Reserve. The group is managing and replenishing wildlife habitat.

Sep 17* General weeding at Providence Gully.

Meet: Cliff Street track entrance, Mount Stuart.

Oct 1* General weeding at Leonard Wall Reserve.

Meet: Mount Stuart Road entrance (opposite Byard Street) Oct 15 General weeding at Leonard Wall Reserve.

Meet: Mount Stuart Road entrance (opposite Byard Street) Nov 5* General weeding at Leonard Wall Reserve.

Meet: Mount Stuart Road entrance (opposite Byard Street) Nov 19 * General weeding at Providence Gully.

Meet: Cliff Street track entrance, Mount Stuart.

Activities marked with an asterisk (*) are not City of Hobart Bushcare managed activities. The group contact can provide more information on how to be involved in these activities.

M T. N E L S O N BUSHCARE GROUP

MOUNT NELSON BUSHCARE GROUP

SECOND SUNDAY 10 am – 12.30 pm

Contact: Greg Kidd 6224 0465 Enhancing and protecting wildlife habitat in the diverse forests in and around Bicentennial Park Sep 8

Blackberry weeding behind the medical centre, followed by a native plant giveaway from 12–12. 30 pm Meet: on the Left side of the medical centre, 10 Olinda Grove, Mount Nelson

SOUTH HOBART BUSHCARE GROUP

SOUTH HOBART BUSHCARE GROUP THIRD SUNDAY MORNING 10 am – 12.30 pm

Contact: Janet Stone 6223 8132 Looking after a bushland remnant nestled in the middle of South Hobart by removing weeds and enhancing bushland values for wildlife Sep 15 Follow up weeding and maintenance, Zone 8 Meet: Top of Wellesley Soccer Oval, Wellesley Park Oct 20 Removal of weeds along soccer fence. Also, Aussie Backyard Bird Count.

Meet: Ingram Street Entrance, Wellesley Park Nov 17 Primary weeding on slope, removing cotoneaster bushes.

Meet: Wentworth Street entrance, Wellesley Park

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KNOCKLOFTY BUSHCARE GROUP

FRIENDS OF KNOCKLOFTY BUSHCARE GROUP

FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAY MORNING 9–11.30am THIRD SUNDAY AFTERNOON 2–4.30 pm

Contact: Astrid Wright 6234 1580 Transforming the city-fringed bushland of Knocklofty Reserve from a once degraded state into a biologically diverse place Sep 5* Euryops removal above Weerona Trail, KR13 Meet: End of Weerona Avenue, Mount Stuart Sep 15 Weeding Forget-me-nots along the Salvator Rosa Glen from Knocklofty Reserve track toward the City Meet: Knocklofty end of Salvator Rosa Glen, West Hobart Sep 19* Maintenance of the plantings at the entrance area, and roving weeding up the Glover track and uphill across to the Hotel Pacific Trail, KR21 Meet: Poets Road carpark, Knocklofty Reserve, West Hobart Oct 3* Forget-me-not removal in the Providence Rivulet gully in the CoH area of 66 Summerhill Road, KR13 Meet: Forest Rd carpark, Knocklofty Reserve, West Hobart Oct 17* Thistle removal in the Providence Rivulet gully in the CoH area of 66 Summerhill Road, KR13 Meet: Forest Rd carpark, Knocklofty Reserve, West Hobart Oct 20 Regrowth growth gorse removal around Trig Hill, KR25, followed by a native plant giveaway Meet: Forest Road carpark Knocklofty Reserve, West Hobart Nov 7* Wayleave maintenance from the west/south split up to the summit and from the Lenah Valley end up to the summit Meet: Forest Road carpark Knocklofty Reserve, West Hobart for vehicle travel OR Mount Stuart car park for walking access Nov 17 Old growth gorse removal above the Fire Trail in the CoH area of 66 Summerhill Road, KR13 Meet: Weerona Avenue, Mount Stuart Nov21* For wayleave maintenance from the Forest Rd carpark up to the west/south split and down the South Hobart feeder, then regrowth gorse weeding around Trig Hill, KR24 Meet: Forest Road carpark, Knocklofty Reserve, West Hobart

TRACKCARE THIRD SUNDAY 10 am – 3 pm

Contact: Program Officer Bushcare 6238 2884 Calling all mountain bikers and bush walkers to help maintain our tracks Sep 15

Missing Link – Strickland Falls Crossing Touch-ups to Drops Track and improving drainage and rock armouring Meet: Rivulet Track where the new track starts, off Strickland Ave, Wellington Park

Missing Link – Drops Track

Continue putting in new track, doing rockwork and clearing the track alignment Meet: Top of Drops Track, off Bracken Lane Fire Trail Oct 20 Missing Link – Unnamed Connector

Get involved building a new track! We’ll be benching in the new track, and building B-lines with rock gardens, roll-downs, drops, rollers and more.

Meet: Intersection of Bracken Lane and O’Gradys Falls Fire Trails.

Nov 17 Missing Link – Unnamed Connector

Get involved building a new track! We’ll be benching in the new track, and building B-lines with rock gardens, roll-downs, drops, rollers and more.

Meet: Intersection of Bracken Lane and O’Gradys Falls Fire Trails.

Activities marked with an asterisk (*) are not City of Hobart Bushcare managed activities. The group contact can provide more information on how to be involved in these activities.

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09.19 – 11.19

CORNELIAN BAY BUSHCARE GROUP

CORNELIAN BAY BUSHCARE GROUP

FOURTH SUNDAY MORNING 10 am – 12.30 pm

LAMBERT GULLY BUSHCARE GROUP

LAMBERT GULLY BUSHCARE GROUP

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON 2–4.30 pm

Contact: Sue Gillespie 6228 5857 Protecting Hobart’s rare coastal vegetation around the picturesque Cornelian Bay and grasslands in Queens Domain

Contact: Ingrid Colman 0405 764 258 Working along the slopes of the Lambert Creek waterway under giant blue gums to maintain the habitat corridor of Lambert Gully

Sep 22

Sep 22

Beaumaris Zoo – a fascinating history talk with historian Brendan Lennard followed by an hour’s weeding on the grounds of the zoo. This month marks 83 years since the last captive Thylacine died in this zoo.

Meet: Gates to Beaumaris Zoo, Lower Domain Road, Queens Domain Oct 27 Cornelian Bay – weeding around the boat houses followed by a native plant giveaway (11.30 am – 12.30 pm) Meet: Cornelian Bay Restaurant car par Nov 24 Protecting native Themeda grassland - hunt out understorey weeds and sheoak seedlings Meet: Summit loop car park, at the northern viewpoint

Birdwatching with local expert Denis Abbott walk among the tall gums of Lambert Gully, after a weeding session, below Churchill Avenue Meet: end of Peel Street, Sandy Bay (near the Hutchins School) Oct 27 Bicentennial Park above Churchill Avenue – check for gully weeds creeping down from Bend 6 stormwater, followed by a native plant giveaway (4–4.30pm) Meet: near 194a Churchill Avenue, Sandy Bay entrance to Bicentennial Park Nov 24 Niree stormwater – check on Brake Fern in the gully, remove red hot pokers and check the firebreaks Meet: 3 Birngana Avenue, Sandy Bay

The Hobart Bushcare groups are run on a volunteer basis.

Local residents and the City of Hobart work together to tackle Bushcare issues in their local reserves. Children under 16 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Bushcare is cancelled on days of total fire ban, high winds or heavy rain.

PLEASE BRING: Strong boots, warm waterproof clothing, a hat and a drink. Gloves and all tools will be supplied.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sjaan Field Bushcare Program Officer, City of Hobart Phone: 6238 2884 Email: bushcare@hobartcity.com.au

BUSH ADVENTURES

Bush Adventures activities for adults, children and families are listed on the website hobartcity.com.au/ bushadventures The Spring program will be filled with an engaging adventure for all ages.

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09.19 – 11.19