Wet Feet

27/8/2010

Treeproject / Landcare Partnership Tree Planting Day.

17 ANZ volunteers

De driving the Treeproject bus .

Chris & Janet from Landcare.

Davis Property. Glenburn.

The project for the day was to plant and guard 300 understorey plants in the bare patches amongst the manna gums along the Yea River at the bottom of Gail's property. The ground was very muddy on the river flats . Luckily Gail had a good supply of spare gum boots and coats but there were some very wet feet at the end of the day . A BBQ lunch was enjoyed around the huge family table, it seated 20 people! The warm fire was also very appreciated by my cold feet.

Wood Fired Oven Pizzas for Lunch

August 26th 2010

Cathedral Lane

Taggerty

14 ANZ volunteers from the Properties Dept.

Chris & Janet from Landcare .

400 plants in garden restoration project .

Highlights of the day - John Brantons wood fired oven pizzas for lunch, spectatular views of the Catherdral Range, photos and stories of Black Saturday survival.

Drying Wet Work Gloves

During during past few months, having enough dry work gloves ready for the next group of volunteers has meant extra work for Landcare Fire Recovery coordinators Janet & Chris. Each night our families enjoy the company of many pairs of muddy and dripping wet leather gloves hanging around the fire place.

Managing Roadside Vegetation HOW???

I am always interested in seeing how the bush is regenerating after the fires.

The issues of how to manage this regrowth are complex.

The attached pictures are an example of how roadside vegetation needs to be considered carefully.

In photo one all the plants look nearly the same but if you look more closely you will note three dominant and similar species .

• The Grey Parrot Pea, unusual for the area, has responded to the fire by germinating 100's of new healthy plants.
• Common heath, a low growing plant that cannot be easily propagated in a nursery, has also produced many seedlings since the fire.
• Bergan ( TeaTree) A very invasive native species has also been stimulated by the fire. It will grow into a tall thicket and smother all other species.
  
  How can this area be managed to protect the rarer plants and suppress the bergan growth ?

Two Hills Road - Glenburn

20/8/2010

Treeproject / Landcare Partnership

8 ANZ Volunteers
De and Tim from Treeproject
Janet and Chris from Landcare.

300 plants for roadside screening and creek restoration at Hillary Craig's place in Glenburn.