Gallery

A good turn out for the working bee on 16 April 2023 at the IFF site – preparing for planting now that the weather has broken. A very pleasant sunny day after the rain overnight.

Start of the 2023 Year – working Bee at Colles Road, 22 Jan 2023.

Forest Creek at the IFF Site – the day after the deluge – 14 Oct 2022

Landcare volunteers – above the Creek at Montgomery Street

National Tree Day 2022 planting at Moonlght Creek

Morning tea after a solid morning of planting at the IFF site 26 June 2022

Preparation for planting in 2 weeks – IFF site 12 June 2022

At the Moonlight Creek Working Bee on Sunday 24 April – this fellow popped down to our feet to collect a witchetty grub that had been unearthed. Now it’s waiting for another grub to appear.

We are creating patches at Moonlight Creek – this is a different approach to planting. We will not be staking every plant separately. Some of these patches are quite large and are intended to replace phalaris with Kangaroo and Wallaby grasses and other lower storey plants. Moonlight Creek Working Bee 24 April 2022.

Working Bee at Indigenous Food and Fibre Site 13 Mar 2022

Working Bee at Moonlight Creek 27 Feb 2022

Working Bee at IFF Site - Sundays 28 May, 11 June and 25 June 2023 at 9:30am. We hope to plant at the Indigenous Food and Fibre (IFF) area on 25 June and we need to get ready for it. So three working bees in a row at that spot - 28 May, 11 June and 25 June. The first two bees will be preparation, and then we hope to plant lots of shrubs, grasses, sedges, some saltbush, lilies and daisies and some overstorey (trees etc.) on 25 June. There are still plenty of weeds, within and around the plots where we planted, and we will be planting mainly in those plots to keep building up local species. We will also brush-cut as far as we can. You obviously don't need to commit for all three working bees, but your support by attending one or two would be very much appreciated. Park carefully along Happy Valley Rd (near the bottom of Verlin St) and walk 100 m along the track. Use entrance E4 on our website
https://castlemainelandcare.org.au/where-we-work/
Morning tea (yummy) is planned.