Category: General
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An urgent reminder to all friends and members: we have an important planting day next Sunday, June 21 on Mark Perry’s property at 69 Creasys Road. We will be planting 1,500 seedlings in an area fenced by Mark. It will create a valuable habitat corridor connecting Chinaman’s Creek with woodlands on the upper slopes and…
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It’s a good time to plant. Conditions appear just right to plant our vegetation corridor on Chinaman’s Creek and we hope you can join us. On Sunday, June 21 we will set out to plant 1,500 seedlings at a site on Creasey’s Road. This will complete the current Chinaman’s Creek Project, allow us to acquit…
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With approximately 1″ rain in April and now getting close to the same so far in May we may be in a position to plant on our revegetation site on Chinaman’s Creek fairly soon. The planting has been delayed for 12 months while we wait for the best conditions. The planting will complete the Chinaman’s…
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This Sunday, 19th April 2015, there will be a bush walk in Muckleford. The walk is part of the Friends of the Box-Ironbark Forests bushwalking program. We will walk through areas of interest like the firewood collection area and Dunns Reef. It’s a good 5-6km, with some uphill trekking, but fairly easy. Meet at the…
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Wheel Cactus on the Muckleford-Walmer Road. Wheel cactus Last Sunday, March 29th, members and friends met at the Muckleford Bushland Reserve in Muckleford School Road to learn more about tackling Wheel Cactus. Wheel Cactus has infested large areas of private and public land around Maldon and to the west. It is beginning to appear on…
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Here is a map to the gravel reserve (or Muckleford Bush Reserve) along the Muckleford School Road. Head along the Castlemaine Maldon Road to Maldon and turn left into the Muckleford School Road only a couple of kms down.
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Wheel Cactus is widespread around Maldon and a local task force is working hard to get it under control. Wheel Cactus is steadily advancing into Muckleford. We need to prevent it becoming a major threat to productive land and the natural environment of our area. We will hold an afternoon blitz on local infestations on Saturday…
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Below is our provisional program for 2015. It is based on our discussions with members at the end of last year. There are no firm dates as yet and some have still to be negotiated. We hope to announce some dates soon. In the meantime, look thorough the list and if you have any further…
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It’s time to attack blackberries. Blackberries are a major problem in the Muckleford area but they can be easily controlled with good planning and a little persistence. Many of the infested areas are along secondary roadside reserves and fences. These are the responsibility of landholders. Other areas of concentration occur along drainage lines and creeks.…
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Connecting Country has announced its Autumn workshops. These workshops are particularly useful for those new to the area. They cover a lot of the basic know-how one needs to care for and enhance rural landholdings in this part of Victoria in an environmentally appropriate way. They are taught by engaging and knowledgeable experts. They are…
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