Weeding party on Sunday 24 March

 The next Mt Rogers Landcare  session will be on Sunday 24th March from 09.00am.

We will again be meeting at Mildenhall Place, as there is more weeding awaiting us in the general area near the reservoirs.

Please bring gloves and secateurs if possible. And, of course, water to keep you hydrated….although the weather forecast seems to suggest cooler temperatures at the weekend.

On 10th March Kirsty lead a successful bird-watching walk on Mt Rogers and even found Double-Barred Finches for us to admire.

Thank you Kirsty and to the Landcare volunteers who gave time during the last Landcare sessions,

Rosemary

Monday 4 March session

Greetings, Mt Rogers Carers


It was a great session on Sunday with nine of us pulling and piling St John’s Wort as well as murdering any woody invasives we came across near the main tanks entrance gates. At least two apologies.

On Monday 4th we’ll again meet at Mildenhall Place and continue that impetus. 

09.00am start
and if you can bring secateurs and sturdy gloves that’d be a great help.

Thank you all,

Rosemary

Landcare session on Sunday 25 February, starting at 9 am


Mt Rogers Landcare group’s next Landcare session will be on Sunday 25th February from 09.00hrs.


We’ll meet at Mildenhall Place, Fraser again..and work east of the blue-metal track. 

Please bring secateurs and gloves though we do have some pairs and pairs of gaiters. 

Fleabane is making up for lost time everywhere. Other weeds are also putting on growth spurts whilst the soil is damp and weather warm


Thank you,

Rosemary

Mt Rogers Landcare session Monday 5th February

We’ll resume working against the rain-stimulated invasives on Monday 5th February. 

Meeting at Mildenhall Place, Fraser at 09.00hrs.

It looks like being another hot day so please dress to protect against the heat and bring drinking water.
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On Sunday 28th seven volunteers gathered for a walk through part of the reserve to assess priorities.
African Lovegrass is extensive in the mown areas. It’s also invading native vegetation and other introduced grass areas from some of the main tracks through the reserve. 
St John’s Wort is in golden-yellow flower again throughout the reserve. Each of these infestations resulted from the regular rainfall events in the region.
On 28th more SJW was sprayed from a back-pack in the cross-country areas. This will continue, as will the consistent daubing of ALG tussocks.
We recorded Briar Roses, Privets, Cotoneaster, Honeysuckle in the area around the single tank. 
Ivy, spreading round an ancient Eucalypt and at other sites, is scheduled to be tackled as a result of a grant through Ginninderra Catchment Group later in the year.
Mustard, Stickyweed, Fleabane and Paterson’s Curse plants will be thwarted or removed during our Landcare sessions.

We are updating the Mt Rogers hard-copy map showing weed infestations and how the infestations relate to the areas of quality vegetation.
Volunteers keep electronic records which show invasive species in detail.
Records of native species are augmented regularly by Landcare volunteers, showing that Mt Rogers has much more biodiversity than many would expect of a reserve that is outside the conservation-managed Canberra Nature Park network. 

The biodiversity and conservation values of Urban Open Space areas around the ACT are recorded and included in a Biodiversity Network paper for the ACT.
Regionally, documentation of areas like Mt Rogers, that provide essential connectivity for birds, Sugar Gliders, possums, bats and reptiles is being updated by professional and citizen-science ecologists.

Perhaps it’s time to trawl through our individual records from the past to gather records of previous years and decades for comparisons!!

Rosemary 

Monday 4 December working bee

The next scheduled Landcare session for Mt Rogers is on
Monday 4th December from 09.00hrs,
meeting at Mildenhall Place, Fraser.

There are several apologies so please let me know if you are able to attend.

Thank you,

Rosemary

Next Landcare session for Mt Rogers, 26 November

The next Landcare session on Mt Rogers will be on Sunday 26th November from 09.00hrs.

We’ll meet at Mildenhall Place, Fraser.

Tools, gaiters, gloves are provided. 

Please bring water to drink, and wear clothing & hats suited to the expected weather!

Rosemary

Landcare at Mt Rogers, Monday 6 November

There will be a Landcare session
on Monday 6th November
starting at 09.00am
and from the Wickens Place carpark.


Rosemary