Posts by Judy Watts
Tally for ANZ Mega week
Volunteers arriving by the trailer load to Terry Hubbards planting site at Strath Creek .Load number 2.Tally for week202 volunteers 490 beef sausages20 kg onions45 loaves of bread70 litres pumpkin soup10 vegetarians2 gluten free vegetarians3 litres tomato sauce.36 packets of chocolate biscuits400 paper cups 1850 plants – planted & guarded900 metres of fence erected4 ha…
Read MoreIt is not all about Tree Planting
Woody Weed removal has been another important activity volunteers have undertaken . After the bushfire is an excellent time to get on top of invasive exotic weed species. Volunteers have been ‘cutting and painting’ broom , blackberries, holly and gorse from patches of remnant bush. Loppers are used to cut the plants at ground level…
Read MoreThe Bus Driver We Fell In Love With
WE YGLEN signed Cath , Bridget and Janet This is a pic of the bus driver with the lot. He supplied the buses for the whole ANZ mega week . He did not get lost or run off the road by a logging truck. He could drive huge coaches along muddy gravel roads without complaining…
Read MoreLandcare Tree Transporting Vehicle Number 3
UGLN Bushfire Recovery Projects Number 3 “tree transporting ” vehicle will soon transform back into Cathy Olives family station wagon . Goodbye to plants, foam boxes, water, gravel and potting mix filling the back of the car.
Read MoreBridget Leaves Landcare for Health Reasons
Landcare coordinators from across the Goulburn Broken Catchment gathered in Ruffy today to farewell Bridget Clarke. Bridget has worked for the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network , based in the Yea CMA office , for 7 years. Next week she will take up an appointment at Yea Hospital in the Health & Well being field.…
Read MoreANZ Risk Department MEGA WEEK Day 2
31st August 2010 . The Banking world’s financial year ends this week and all unused volunteers days cannot be carried into the next year. This has created our ANZ Risk Department Mega Week. We have committed to finding work for 40 volunteers for each day for a week. This also includes providing morning tea and…
Read MoreWet 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…
Read MoreWood 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.
Read MoreDrying 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.
Read MoreManaging 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…
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