April Working Bee
This month we will continue weeding Spanish heath deep inside the reserve.
We will meet at the reserve at 9.00 am, drive in and have a very short walk to the work site.
We will be weeding Spanish heath. there will be spraying and cut and paste. the activities will be well separated. All equipment provided
Bring morning tea and lunch if you can, so we can have a social chat at the end of the working bee.
For details meeting place contact Jean at svsafari@bigpond.com
March Working Bee
A cloudy and overcast day with the threat of showers didn’t deter the good sized group. After a few false starts we managed to achieve a huge amount of work on an area of Spanish heath that had been first weeded in 2007 and followed up several times since. We find that areas that were once old roads used for wood hooking seem to harbour seeds for many years; the original infestations must have been enormous. One assumes it was because the tracks were kept free from native vegetation recolonization for access purposes and the bare ground was a suitable habitat for seed germination. It was Christine Howells birthday and she brought along a delicious cake to share at morning tea – an unexpected and very much appreciated bonus.
