First Landcare working bee for 2025

For the first working bee for the new year, 2025, 

meet at Wickens Carpark, Fraser

at 8.30am

on Sunday 26 January.

Kindly acknowledge if you plan to be there - regrets not required.

Thank you

Phil G (co-convenor)

Mt Rogers in late November, and working bee Monday 2 December

Here’s a list of the species recorded from Mt Rogers during this last week of November. 

Landcare volunteers were learning how to use Field Maps the preferred species mapping system used in the ACT and Canberra Nature Map (https://canberra.naturemapr.org/).

Photos of the species located were posted on Canberra Nature Map,  helping to build up an extensive list of the species present in the Mt Rogers reserve. 

Rouane is Support Officer at Ginninderra Catchment Group based in the Flynn Community Hub, Bingle Street, Flynn.

• Unidentified gall of Acacia sp. (unconfirmed) gall on a Wattle tree’s branch 
• Vulpes vulpes (unconfirmed)  Likely Fox den
• Vombatus ursinus (Common wombat, Bare-nosed Wombat) Possible Wombat poo
• Clematis leptophylla (unconfirmed) Native climber.
• Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (unconfirmed) Native Bindweed
• Hedera helix (unconfirmed) Ivy - invasive species
• Lonicera japonica (unconfirmed) Honeysuckle - invasive species
• Chrysocephalum semipapposum (unconfirmed) Native Daisy with ‘button’ flowers
• Vittadinia cuneata (unconfirmed) Low-growing native Daisy.
• Microlaena stipoides (unconfirmed) A native grass species
• Poa sieberiana (Poa Tussock)  Native grass species
• Tricoryne elatior (unconfirmed) Native Yellow Rush Lily
• Tricoryne elatior (unconfirmed)
• Viburnum tinus (unconfirmed)  Viburnum - invasive species
• Hypericum perforatum (unconfirmed) St John’s Wort - invasive species.
• Lomandra sp. (A Matrush) grass-like rush.
• Acacia doratoxylon (unconfirmed) A  Wattle species. 

On Monday 2nd December we’re scheduled to have our last Landcare session for 2024. 

If you’re able to come we’ll begin at 08.30 and work for an hour or so before it heats up towards the 29 degrees forecast. 

I suggest we meet at the Wickens Place carpark and work east from there in shaded areas, pulling and piling up any weeds we come across.

Please bring gloves and we’ll have tools for digging, cutting and daubing invasive species. We also have bags for any seeding flower-heads and gaiters. 

Bring water to drink and wear clothing, hats & footwear suited to the expected heat. 

If you let me know if you can attend then we can send round cancelling emails if that’s needed.

Thank you Rouane, and Thank you to our volunteers, for another year’s care of Mt Rogers!

Rosemary

Monday 4 November - carrying on, from 9am

On Monday 4 November, we shall meet again at Mildenhall Place, Fraser, at 9am. The plan is to continue our 'wander and weed' approach. 

Last time we met (Sunday 27th) many young privets and ivies, and a few cotoneaster and briar rose seedlings (and a few other invaders) ended up lying on the ground (rather than in it) by the time our two hours wandering was up! 

As usual, gaiters are available to be borrowed, and a few tools. Bring your own hat and gloves, sturdy footwear, and possibly a water bottle. 

Rosemary, Phil, Roger and Ted

Co-convenors 

Sunday 27 October, meeting at 9am

This coming Sunday we shall take a purposeful “wander and weed” to the various higher diversity areas of Mt Rogers. We shall aim to find and destroy Fleabane and other recent irruptions such as 'sticky weed' (aka 'cleavers' or 'goose grass').

Meet at Mildenhall Place, Fraser, at 9 am.

As usual, some equipment is provided. Bring your own hat, gloves if you have them, sturdy footwear, and possibly a water bottle. 

Rosemary, Phil, Roger and Ted

Co-convenors

October Monday working bee on 14th October

In view of the forecast strong and gusty winds we have decided to
postpone the Landcare session (that would normally have been on Monday 7th)
until Monday 14th October.

Then, we’ll meet at Mildenhall Place, Fraser, again and at 09.30.

Rosemary 

Landcare on Sunday 22 September

There will be a Landcare session on Sunday 22nd September from 09.30 am, 
meeting at Mildenhall Place, Fraser.

We will continue to pull privet and other seedlings-saplings, as well as treating any other invasive species we come across whilst moving west through the reserve.

If you have mini-mattocks please bring them as the soil has dried out compared to months ago when we began this preventative weeding process.

We have some pairs of gaiters available.

Thank you,

Rosemary

Working bee for tomorrow 2 September CANCELLED

The Landcare session scheduled for Monday 2 September has been cancelled because of the forecast of wild windy weather. 

We may reschedule the session for Monday 9 September. Check nearer the time. 

Rosemary