Flowerdale
Lorax Project starts back for 2013
On the 3oth May, Corporate volunteers from JBWere and National Australia Bank descended on the property of Rick and Claire Clark, Wildlfe carers and members of the King Parrot Creek Environment Group. Other members of the group; David, Laurie, Steve and Heather also assisted on the day. JBWere and NAB volunteers We planted 480 native trees,…
Read MoreLorax Project 2012
The Upper Goulburn Landcare Networks revegetation ‘Lorax Project’ has finished for another year after a very successful year of tree planting throughout the fire affected areas of Murrindindi Shire. JBWere volunteers at Buxton This year 452 volunteers from NAB, ANZ, JBWere, Camberwell Secondary College, Strath Creek Landcare Group, Kevin Heinz Garden Centre, Conservation Volunteers Australia, Kinglake…
Read MoreFencers Without Boundaries 2012
The Upper Goulburn Landcare Network fire recovery fencing program ‘Fencers Without Boundaries’ is now into its fourth and final year. To date volunteers with our fencing program have contributed over 3000 days to rebuild 236 kilometres of fencing on fire affected properties throughout Murrindindi and Mitchell Shires. Only a fraction of the estimated 3,500 kilometres…
Read MoreGrouse house for marsupial mouse
This nestbox may seem a rather large for these little fellows, but its a safe haven, at least. This and several other nestboxes were installed in July 2011 at Happy Valley in Flowerdale, as part of our UGLN nest box project. These boxes are actually designed for Sugar Gliders (Petaurus breviceps) and were built by…
Read MoreLorax Project In Full Swing
Our fire recovery revegetation program ‘Lorax Project’ is motoring along at the moment and the volunteers are enjoying getting outdoors amongst the fine spring weather. Over the last two months with the help of many volunteers from NAB and CVA as well as local volunteers from the Kinglake Scouts and Strath Creek Landcare Group we…
Read MoreConservation Volunteers Australia
Volunteers from Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA) have recently been helping with the UGLN’s fire recovery by planting trees at Flowerdale and Kinglake West and removing holly and privet from amongst bushland on the Stony Creek. The team was very multicultural with members from Norway, America and China. Using volunteers from around Australia and across the…
Read MoreJBWere joins the fire recovery with record effort
Our most succesfull tree planting day for the 2011 season so far was held at Steve and Linda Jungens property in Spring Valley Rd Flowerdale. 13 volunteers from JBWere were joined by members of the Strath Creek Landcare Group to plant over 900 plants along a section of the Spring Creek that the Jungens have…
Read MoreOut of the ashes – Plant your Paper Back heads into fire affected areas
The NAB 2011 Plant your Paper Back program has officially launched, with many employees signing up to plant trees, shrubs and grasses all over Australia. Recently, NAB employees have been rolling up their sleeves in the Black Saturday fire affected area of Flowerdale and joining Chris Cobern from the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network to spend…
Read MoreFocus On Fauna
These photo’s were take on a property at Kinglake West on the Pheasant Creek using remote sensor cameras.It is part of UGLN’s ‘Focus On Fauna’ fire recovery program which is being carried out in the Strath Creek and Flowerdale area by David Wakefield from Strath Creek Landcare Group and also the Kinglake Ranges with assistance…
Read MoreWeed Control Courses
Over the weekend of 19th & 20th February 23 people from the Flowerdale area attended the sixth free UGLN weed management course. The course was held at the Flowerdale Recreation Reserve pavillion and run by NMIT lecturer and Kinglake resident Kevin Chandler. A delicious morning tea and lunch was provided by Flowerdale’s own catering business…
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