Strath Creek
UGLN Paddock Tree Project
The Upper Goulburn Landcare Network recently completed a very successful project to protect isolated individual trees and groups of paddock trees on farms. As well as providing shade for stock paddock trees provide important habitat and hollows for wildlife. The fallen leaf litter and branches also provide habitat…
Read MoreSpring Wildflower Walks
Many of our local landcarers have been getting out and enjoying the spring wildflowers. Members of the Kinglake and Strath Creek landcare groups recently participated in a walk along Upper King Parrot Creek Rd in Strath Creek. This…
Read MoreNew Rabbit Virus Release
The release of the rabbit virus, RHDV1 K5, will begin in March as part of Australia’s 20 year plan to reduce negative impacts on agriculture and the environment through managing rabbit populations. RHDV1 K5 is a Korean variant of the existing virus already widespread in Australia and scientists have found that it works better in…
Read MoreLorax Project 2015
Thanks to funding provided by the State Governments Communities For Nature program the UGLN Lorax project is now into it’s 6th year. Our 2015 planting season only really kicked off in June but already we have planted 4170 plants on properties throughout the Upper Goulburn catchment. Thanks to the help of volunteers from Price Waterhouse Coopers, NAB, ANZ,…
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 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 MoreFencers Without Boundaries – Still bounding along
Terry Hubbard thanking our volunteers We recently said goodbye and thank you to two of our stalwart fencing teams SA Rotary and the 4WD drivers at a bbq in Strath Creek (pictured left). Between the two teams they have rebuilt 62km of fencing as part of UGLN’s Fencers Without Boundaries (FWB) fire recovery fencing…
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 MoreFamiliar Faces Return . ANZ Risk Management Team
31st May 2011. John Tilley was surprised and delighted to host 15 tree planting volunteers from the ANZ Risk Management Department on his Strath Creek Property. Janet had told him a few people were coming around to plant some trees in his 2ha steep hillside revegetation project. Very casual , landcare was organising the BBQ…
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…
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