Goal: - Clear and plant the target area of the riparian zone (around the bathing pool area of the creek) - [[https://discord.com/channels/892039023617531934/892339595948204062|Discord channel link]] - [[https://www.facebook.com/events/714664736384867|Facebook event link]] Current tool list: - 2 fuel-powered brushcutters - 8 pairs of gloves + 1 pair welding gloves - 1 sledgehammer - 1 woodsplitting axe - 2 short rusty machetes - 1 longer machete - 1 scythe - 3 loppers - 2 fencing tools - 4 spades and shovels (+1 up top if needed) - 2 rakes (+1 up top if needed) - 2 post hole diggers - 2 cutting mattocks - 2 pick mattocks - 1 pick - 1 rubber mallet - 2 metal mallets - 2 hand hoe planting tools - 1 can PURPLE spray paint Jaye will bring: - 1 motored auger - 2 brushcutters Preparation: [] Update map of target area [x] Send GIS files to Josh [] Find all the gloves around [[map/cottage]] and surrounding area [] Attach brushcutter blades [] Soak lomandra seeds [] Search for additional gloves and tools [x] Find or purchase tiny mattocks [] Find and bring down wheelbarrow [] Find soldering iron and use it for burning plant labels into wood [] Remove tree protectors from existing Festival Flat trees [] Bring scissors down for further detail clearing [] Make seed list [] Make plant list [] Purchase plants (Kumbartcho) [] Bring fuel down [] Make a plan for stakes? Tree labels? Weed matting? The target ares is a riparian zone, waterway area, fringing woodland / vine forest. Council mapped the target area as [[https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/regional-ecosystems/details/?re=12.3.7|RE 12.3.7]] / [[https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/regional-ecosystems/details/?re=12.3.16|12.3.16]] with an 80/20 ratio between those two (RE means Regional Ecosystem code). Suggested plant list: - Macaranga (native pioneer species) - Tall canopy fast growing plants - Lomandra - Flax lily - Native ginger - Dianella (esp. edible species) - Davidson's plums - Lilly pilly - Native scrambling lily **Seed list** (collected legally at the seed workshop hosted by Jay at Kumbartcho (not Jaye Bransgrove) or locally on the property): - Solanum aviculare (kangaroo apple) :~) <3 - Brachychiton rupestris (queensland bottletree, kurrajong) - Cordyline petiolaris (flax lily) - Trema tomentosa (poison peach) - Acronychia laevis (white lilly pilly) - Pipturus agenteus (native mulberry) - Alocasia brisbanensis (native lily) - Alpinia caerulea (native ginger) - Lomandra hystrix (creek mat rush) - Rhodosphaera rhodanthema (deep yellow wood) - Polythea? Polyanthia? Polyalthia? small red berry fruit we collected~ (i am not certain what this plant is) - Commonsonia bartramia (brown kurrajong tree) - Gmelina leichhardtii (white beech) :~) <3 Tube stock native plant species: - Alectryon subcinereus (wild quince) x1 - Davidsonia puriens (queensland davidson plum) x2- (native grape) x4 - Planchonella eerwah, Pouteria eerwah (rare black plum/wild apple) x4 - Eupomatia laurina (bolwarra/native guava) x2 - (flame tree) x4 - (hard aspen) x2 - (orange berry) x1 - (lemon scented tea tree) x1 - (beach flax lily) x2 - (white honeysuckle) x1 - (yellow small leafed tamarind) x2 - (bush xmas) x2 - (koda) x3 - (peanut tree) x4 - ? Labelled "Qu" (possibly quince, leaves n stem looks different from native quince babies) x9 - (native quince) x4 - (sweet sandpaper fig) x1 - Brachychiton rupestris (bottle tree) x1 - Argyrodendron trifoliolatum (white booyong) x1 - Alpinia caerulea (native ginger) x1 - (small leafed tamarind) x1 - (dwarf mat rush) x1 - Pittosporum revolutum (yellow pittosporum) x1 - (grey rush) x2 - Aphananthe philippinensi (axehandle/native rough leaf elm) x1 - (olivers sassafras) x1 - (grass tree) x1 - Elatis (plum pine) x2 - Lophpstemon suaveolens (swamp mahogeny) x1 - Gatepittosporam multifloram x1 - (burdekin plum) x5 - (olive tea tree) x2 - (small leaf tamarind) x1 - (blue tear grass tree) x1 - (headache vine) x1 - (sh bottle tree) x2 - (native orange) x5 - Syzy Gebnere (purple cherry) x1 - Sterculia quadrifida x1 - (riberry) x1 - (corky cucumber) x1 - (swamp mahogany) x1 - (red cedar) x1 - (zig zag vine) x2 - (quinine berry) x1 - Pseuderanthemum (love flower) x1 - Allocasuarina rigida (mountain she oak) x1 Native plant species in larger pots: - Lihospadix monostachga (walking stick palm) x1 - (native orange) x5 - Capporis arborea (native pomegranite) x1 - Aerychia (beach) x1 - (flame tree) x5 - (deep yellow wood) x2 - (native mulberry) x1 - Syzygium (riberry) x1 - (native raspberry) x1 - (hoop pine) x1 - Mischerytera lauteraum (corduroy tamarind) x1 - Cappani mitchellii (wild orange) x1 Unidentified native plant descriptions: - (lomandra species, spiny edge leaf) x1 - (spider lily thing) x1 - (some native lime thing, citrus) x1 - (quinine bush) - Suzygium lurynanthum (sour cherry) x1 - Davidsonia pruriens x4 Existing native plant species observed: - **Mark/Josh/Jaye may be able to help make a list of existing plants in that particular area** - Jagera pseudorhus (foambark) - Melia azedarach (chinaberry) - Ficus coronata(?) (sandpaper fig) - Pipturus agenteus (native mulberry) Plant list from RE 12.3.7: - Eucalyptus tereticornis - Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana - Melaleuca viminalis - Melaleuca bracteata - Melaleuca trichostachya - Melaleuca linariifolia - Waterhousea floribunda - Melaleuca fluviatilis - Lomandra hystrix 12.3.16 typical canopy species include: - Aphananthe philippinensis - Argyrodendron sp. - Argyrodendron trifoliolatum - Diospyros fasciculosa - Drypetes deplanchei - Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle - Jagera pseudorhus - Mallotus discolor - Melia azedarach - Mischocarpus pyriformis subsp. pyriformis - Planchonella pohlmaniana - Toona ciliata - Vitex lignum-vitae - Grevillea robusta - Araucaria cunninghamii - Lophostemon confertus 12.3.16 typical sub-canopy species include: - Streblus brunonianus - Cryptocarya triplinervis - Gossia bidwillii - Diospyros australis - Arytera divaricata - Capparis arborea - Cleistanthus cunninghamii - Polyalthia nitidissima Note also {F46385} ### Plant list from Jaye {F58405} ### Plant list from Josh 25%: Lomandra, Dianella 50% pioneers - Commersonia bartramia (brown kurrajong) - Homalanthus populifolius (bleeding heart) - Polyscias elegans (celery wood) - Guioa semiglauca (guioa) - Solanum aviculare (kangaroo apple) - Mallotus philippinensis (kamala) - Mallotus discolor (white kamala) - Hymenosporum flavum (native frangipani) - Trema tomentosa var. viridis (native peach) - Diploglottis australis (native tamarind) - Polyscias murrayi (pencil cedar) - Misoscarpus pyriformis (yellow pear-fruit) - Alphitonia petriei (white ash) - Melia azedarach (white cedar) 25% other gallery rainforest tree species I'd recommend planting: - Waterhousia floribunda - Araucaria cunninghamii - Syzygium australe - Syzygium francisii - Castanospermum australe - Archontophoenix cunninghamiana - Ficus macrophylla - Grevillea robusta - Argyrodendron trifoliolatum - Diospyros fasciculosa - Drypetes deplanchei - Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle - Jagera pseudorhus - Mallotus discolor - Melia azedarach - Mischocarpus pyriformis subsp. pyriformis - Planchonella pohlmaniana - Toona ciliata - Vitex lignum-vitae - Casuarina cunninghamiana ### Plant list from Mark - Lomandra hystrix - Melaleuca viminalis - Melaleuca bracteata Target weeds (teach work bee collaborators about these): - Lantana - Glycine - Hamil grass General plan: 🌱 Saturday 9th April 2022 is 'clear the riparian area of lantana and weeds' day 🌱 Sunday 10th April 2022 is 'plant all our plant babies' day (both tubestock and seeds) 🌱 Work bee attendees (please confirm attendance with members first) are welcome to set up camp Friday afternoon & leave Monday morning 🌱 Bring boots, snacks, drinks, and friends The creek surrounds just North of the Festival Flat are the target area for an ecological restoration project at Firestone Sanctuary. We have a grant from council with the Land For Wildlife programme, as well as using some of the kind donations received from visitors such as yourself, to put towards a big planting in this area. So, we are holding a work bee and big camp-over weekend, with bonfire and hangs on the Saturday night 🙂 We will be clearing (with brushcutters, machetes, scythes) the area of invasive species (e.g. lantana) on Saturday 9th, hanging out together that night, then planting all the tubestock seedlings on the Sunday 10th April. - Use lantana as stakes? - Use carpet squares with slits around each tree / birdwing vine as protectors Other consideraitons: - Food - Music - People organiser on the day

## Goal - Clear and plant the target area of the riparian zone (around the bathing pool area of the creek) - [[https://discord.com/channels/892039023617531934/892339595948204062|Discord channel link]] - [[https://www.facebook.com/events/714664736384867|Facebook event link]] ## General plan 🌱 Saturday 9th April 2022 is 'clear the riparian area of lantana and weeds' day 🌱 Sunday 10th April 2022 is 'plant all our plant babies' day (both tubestock and seeds) 🌱 Work bee attendees (please confirm attendance with members first) are welcome to set up camp Friday afternoon & leave Monday morning 🌱 Bring boots, snacks, drinks, and friends The creek surrounds just North of the Festival Flat are the target area for an ecological restoration project at Firestone Sanctuary. We have a grant from council with the Land For Wildlife programme, as well as using some of the kind donations received from visitors such as yourself, to put towards a big planting in this area. So, we are holding a work bee and big camp-over weekend, with bonfire and hangs on the Saturday night 🙂 We will be clearing (with brushcutters, machetes, scythes) the area of invasive species (e.g. lantana) on Saturday 9th, hanging out together that night, then planting all the tubestock seedlings on the Sunday 10th April. (mulch south, seed cast north) Duties on the day: - Create strakes using lantana and purple spray - @Kane: timelapse duty - @Anita and Ben photography for Saturday - Ian photography for Sunday Other considerations: - Food - Music - People organiser on the day Current tool list: - 2 fuel-powered brushcutters (one two-stroke, one four-stroke) - 8 pairs of cotton latex gloves + 5 pairs gloves + 1 pair welding gloves - 1 sledgehammer - 1 woodsplitting axe - 5 short rusty machetes - 1 longer machete - 2 scythes - 3 loppers - 2 fencing tools - 4 spades and shovels (+1 up top if needed) - 2 rakes (+1 up top if needed) - 2 post hole diggers - 2 cutting mattocks - 2 pick mattocks - 1 pick - 1 rubber mallet - 2 metal mallets - 2 hand hoe planting tools - 1 can PURPLE spray paint - 5 scissors Jaye will bring: - 1 motored auger - 2 brushcutters (one two-stroke, one four-stroke) The target ares is a riparian zone, waterway area, fringing woodland / vine forest. Council mapped the target area as [[https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/regional-ecosystems/details/?re=12.3.7|RE 12.3.7]] / [[https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/regional-ecosystems/details/?re=12.3.16|12.3.16]] with an 80/20 ratio between those two (RE means Regional Ecosystem code). ## Plant list (in pots, ready to plant) Tubestock from recent shop (~268 tubestock total): - Alpinia caerulea (native ginger/blueberry ginger) x21 - Citrus australis (Australian round lime) x6 - Crinum pendiculatum (river lily) x3 - Dianella caerulea (blue flax lily) x30 - Diploglottis australis (native tamarind) x11 - Gmelina leichhardtii (white beech) x6 - Ficus opposita (sweet sandpaper fig) x4 - Ficus coronata (creek sandpaper fig) x2 - Ficus macrophylla (Moreton Bay fig) x6 - Hymenosporum flavum (native frangipani) x6 - Jagera pseudorhus (foambark) x6 - Lomandra hystrix x4 - Lomandra hystrix (smaller than tubestock) x108 - Mallotus discolor (yellow kamala) x12 (medium pots) - Melaleuca bracteata (river tea-tree) x14 - Melaleuca salicina (willow bottlebrush, callistemon) x7 - Melaleuca viminalis (creek bottlebrush, callistemon) x7 - Pennantia cunninghamii (brown beech) x1 - Pipturus argenteus (native mulberry) x7 - Solanum aviculare (kangaroo apple) x5 - Sterculia quadrifida (peanut tree) x2 - Syzygium australe (creek satinash / brush cherry) x5ish - Syzygium francisii (giant water gum) x5ish Tubestock native plant species: - Acronychia laevis (hard aspen) x2 - Alpinia caerulea (native ginger/blueberry ginger) x1 - Alectryon subcinereus (wild quince) x1 - Aphananthe philippinensis (axehandle/native rough leaf elm) x1 - Argyrodendron trifoliolatum (white booyong) x1 - Banksia integrifolia (coastal banksia/white honeysuckle) x1 - Brachychiton acerifolius (flame tree/illawarra flame tree) x4 - Brachychiton rupestris (bottle tree) x1 - Commersonia bartramia (brown kurrajong/bush christmas) x2 - Cinnamomum oliveri (olivers sassafras) x1 - Cissus Antarctica x2- (native grape) x4 - Clematis glycinoides (headache vine/old man's beard) x1 - Dianella congesta (beach flax lily) x2 - Diploglottis campbellii (yellow fruiting small leafed tamarind) x2 - Diploglottis campbellii (brown red fruiting small leafed tamarind) x2 - Ehretia acuminata (koda/silky ash) x3 - Eupomatia laurina (bolwarra/native guava) x2 - Eucalyptus robusta (swamp mahogany) x1 - Ficus opposita (sweet sandpaper fig) x1 - Glycosmis trifoliata (orange berry) x1 - Guioa semiglauca (native quince) x4 - ?? labelled "Qu" (Could be quince, leaves n stem looks different from native quince babies, possibly wild quince Alectryon subcinereus, more likely to be quinine berry Petalostigma triloculare) x9 - Lepironia articulata (grey rush) x2 - Leptospermum petersonii (lemon scented tea tree) x1 - Leptospermum liversidgei (olive tea tree) x2 - Lomandra confertifolia (dwarf mat rush) x1 - Lophpstemon suaveolens (swamp mahogeny) x1 - Melodorum leichhardtii (zig zag vine) x2 - Nothoalsomitra suberosa (corky cucumber) x1 - Petalostigma triloculare (quinine berry/long leaf bitter bark) x1 - Pittosporum revolutum (yellow pittosporum) x1 - Pittosporum multiflorum (orange thorn) x1 - Pittosporum undulatam (native orange) x5 - Planchoneila eerwah (shiny leaf condoo/rare black plum/wild apple) x4 - Pleiogynium timorense (burdekin plum) x5 - Podocarpus elatus (plum pine/illawarra plum) x2 - Sterculia quadrifida (peanut tree) x5 - Syzygium cebrinerve (purple cherry) x1 - Syzygium luehmannii (riberry/small leaf lilly pilly) x1 - Toona ciliata (red cedar) x1 - Xanthorrhoea glauca (blue leaf grass tree) x2 - ? (sh? bottle tree) x2 Native plant species in larger pots: - ? Aerychia (beach?) x1 - Araucaria cunninghamii (hoop pine) x1 - Brachychiton acerifolius (flame tree/illawarra flame tree) x5 - Cappani mitchellii (wild orange) x1 - Capparis arborea (native pomegranate) x1 - Mischarytera lautereriana (corduroy tamarind) x1 - Lihospadix monostachga (walking stick palm) x1 - Pipturus argenteus (native mulberry) x1 - Pittosporum undulatam (native orange) x5 - Rhodosphaera rhodanthema (deep yellow wood) x2 - Rubus sp. (native raspberry) x1 - Syzygium (riberry) x1 Unidentified native plant descriptions: - (lomandra species, spiny/teethed edged leaf) x1 - (spider lily thing) x1 - (some native lime thing, citrus) x1 - Petalostigma triloculare (quinine berry) - Suzygium lurynanthum (sour cherry) x1 - Davidsonia pruriens (davidson plum) x4 Older native plants in pots on flat: - Araucaria bidwillii (bunya nut pine) x9 - Backhousia citriodora (lemon myrtle) x1 - Backhousia anisata (aniseed myrtle) x1 - Pararistolochia praevenosa (richmond birdwing butterfly vine) x21 ## Seed list (collected legally at the seed workshop hosted by Jay at Kumbartcho (not Jaye Bransgrove) or locally on the property): - Acronychia laevis (white lilly pilly) - Alocasia brisbanensis (native lily) - Alpinia caerulea (native ginger) - Brachychiton rupestris (queensland bottletree, kurrajong) - Commonsonia bartramia (brown kurrajong tree) - Cordyline petiolaris (flax lily) - Gmelina leichhardtii (white beech) - Lomandra hystrix (creek mat rush) - Pipturus agenteus (native mulberry) - Polyalthia nitidissima (canary beech) [small red berry fruit] - Rhodosphaera rhodanthema (deep yellow wood) - Solanum aviculare (kangaroo apple) - Trematomentosa (poison peach) Seeds from mail: - Agonis flexuosa (peppermint willow) - Acacia victoriae (elegant wattle) - Adansonia gregori (baobab) - Billardiera fusiformis (australian bluebell) - Brachychiton acerifolius (illawarra flame tree) - Brachychiton discolour (white kurrajong) - Brachychiton rupestris (bottle tree) - Cissus hypoglauca (native grape) - Coprosma quadrfida (native current) - Hibsicus subdantta (rosella/queensland jam plant) - Randia fitzalanii (native gardenia) ## Existing native plant species observed in situ - Jagera pseudorhus (foambark) - Melia azedarach (chinaberry) - Ficus coronata(?) (sandpaper fig) - Pipturus agenteus (native mulberry) - Alchornea ilicfolia (native holly) or Aphananthe philippinensis (rough leaf elm/axehandle) - Acacia melanoxylon - Syzigium sp. - Smilax australis - Maclura cochinchinensis (cockspur thorn) ## Suggested plant list (to acquire) @Timotheos has done the bulk of the shopping already, but more can be acquired (even after the work bee) to complete the planting. - Macaranga (native pioneer species) - Tall canopy fast growing plants - Lomandra - Flax lily - Native ginger - Dianella (esp. edible species) - Davidson's plums - Lilly pilly - Native scrambling lily ### Plant list from RE 12.3.7: - Eucalyptus tereticornis - Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana - Melaleuca viminalis - Melaleuca bracteata - Melaleuca trichostachya - Melaleuca linariifolia - Waterhousea floribunda - Melaleuca fluviatilis - Lomandra hystrix ### 12.3.16 typical canopy species include: - Aphananthe philippinensis - Argyrodendron sp. - Argyrodendron trifoliolatum - Diospyros fasciculosa - Drypetes deplanchei - Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle - Jagera pseudorhus - Mallotus discolor - Melia azedarach - Mischocarpus pyriformis subsp. pyriformis - Planchonella pohlmaniana - Toona ciliata - Vitex lignum-vitae - Grevillea robusta - Araucaria cunninghamii - Lophostemon confertus ### 12.3.16 typical sub-canopy species include: - Streblus brunonianus - Cryptocarya triplinervis - Gossia bidwillii - Diospyros australis - Arytera divaricata - Capparis arborea - Cleistanthus cunninghamii - Polyalthia nitidissima Note also {F46385} ### Plant list from Jaye {F58405} ### Plant list from Josh 25%: Lomandra, Dianella 50% pioneers - Alphitonia petriei (white ash) - Commersonia bartramia (brown kurrajong) - Diploglottis australis (native tamarind) - Guioa semiglauca (guioa) - Homalanthus populifolius (bleeding heart) - Hymenosporum flavum (native frangipani) - Mallotus discolor (white kamala) - Mallotus philippinensis (kamala) - Melia azedarach (white cedar) - Misoscarpus pyriformis (yellow pear-fruit) - Solanum aviculare (kangaroo apple) - Polyscias elegans (celery wood) - Polyscias murrayi (pencil cedar) - Trema tomentosa var. viridis (native peach) 25% other gallery rainforest tree species I'd recommend planting: - Araucaria cunninghamii - Archontophoenix cunninghamiana - Argyrodendron trifoliolatum - Casuarina cunninghamiana - Castanospermum australe - Diospyros fasciculosa - Drypetes deplanchei - Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle - Ficus macrophylla - Grevillea robusta - Jagera pseudorhus - Mallotus discolor - Melia azedarach - Mischocarpus pyriformis subsp. pyriformis - Planchonella pohlmaniana - Syzygium australe - Syzygium francisii - Toona ciliata - Vitex lignum-vitae - Waterhousia floribunda ### Plant list from Mark - Lomandra hystrix - Melaleuca viminalis - Melaleuca bracteata ## Target weeds to remove (teach work bee collaborators about these): - Lantana - Glycine - Hamil grass ## Tasks for after the work bee [] Maintenance and watering follow-up [] Download pictures from the wildlife trail camera [] Upload pictures to Dropbox [] Photograph the area after all the work bee work [] Update map of target area [] Use carpet squares with slits around each tree / birdwing vine as protectors [] Do up labels for trees using the soldering iron into the wooden labels [] Move species observations to [[ environment/ ]] # Report ## Land For Wildlife grant contribution - Native plants ($69.50 + $521) - Mulch (bought 1 cubic metre for $30) ## Landholder's contribution to costs - Native plants (acquired from Daleys Fruit - include receipt) - Native plants (self-propagated) - Native plants (obtained from LFW 50 plant voucher + 4 free plants from council voucher) - Native seeds (obtained by attending seed collection workshop as mentioned above) - Many hours of personal labour (organising, planting, shopping, picking up plants and mulch) - At least 10 hours in preparation - Work bee: 10 persons over 2-3 days, likely 120-160 hours of work in just that weekend - At least 2 hours in follow-up watering, weeding and further clearing already (this will continue to increase over time) - Mulch (several cubic metres free at Dakabin Waste Management Facility) - Hundreds of dollars of tools

## Goal: - Clear and plant the target area of the riparian zone (around the bathing pool area of the creek) - [[https://discord.com/channels/892039023617531934/892339595948204062|Discord channel link]] - [[https://www.facebook.com/events/714664736384867|Facebook event link]] ## General plan 🌱 Saturday 9th April 2022 is 'clear the riparian area of lantana and weeds' day 🌱 Sunday 10th April 2022 is 'plant all our plant babies' day (both tubestock and seeds) 🌱 Work bee attendees (please confirm attendance with members first) are welcome to set up camp Friday afternoon & leave Monday morning 🌱 Bring boots, snacks, drinks, and friends The creek surrounds just North of the Festival Flat are the target area for an ecological restoration project at Firestone Sanctuary. We have a grant from council with the Land For Wildlife programme, as well as using some of the kind donations received from visitors such as yourself, to put towards a big planting in this area. So, we are holding a work bee and big camp-over weekend, with bonfire and hangs on the Saturday night 🙂 We will be clearing (with brushcutters, machetes, scythes) the area of invasive species (e.g. lantana) on Saturday 9th, hanging out together that night, then planting all the tubestock seedlings on the Sunday 10th April. (mulch south, seed cast north) Duties on the day: - Create strakes using lantana and purple spray - @Kane: timelapse duty - @Anita and Ben photography for Saturday - Ian photography for Sunday Other considerations: - Food - Music - People organiser on the day Current tool list: - 2 fuel-powered brushcutters (one two-stroke, one four-stroke) - 8 pairs of cotton latex gloves + 5 pairs gloves + 1 pair welding gloves - 1 sledgehammer - 1 woodsplitting axe - 2- 5 short rusty machetes - 1 longer machete - 1- 2 scythes - 3 loppers - 2 fencing tools - 4 spades and shovels (+1 up top if needed) - 2 rakes (+1 up top if needed) - 2 post hole diggers - 2 cutting mattocks - 2 pick mattocks - 1 pick - 1 rubber mallet - 2 metal mallets - 2 hand hoe planting tools - 1 can PURPLE spray paint - 5 scissors Jaye will bring: - 1 motored auger - 2 brushcutters Preparation: [] Update map of target area (one two-stroke, one four-stroke) The target ares is a riparian zone, waterway area, fringing woodland / vine forest. [x] Send GIS files to JoshCouncil mapped the target area as [[https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/regional-ecosystems/details/?re=12.3.7|RE 12.3.7]] / [[https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/regional-ecosystems/details/?re=12.3.16|12.3.16]] with an 80/20 ratio between those two (RE means Regional Ecosystem code). ## Plant list (in pots, ready to plant) Tubestock from recent shop (~268 tubestock total): [] Find all the gloves around [[map/cottage]] and surrounding area [] Attach brushcutter blades- Alpinia caerulea (native ginger/blueberry ginger) x21 [] Soak lomandra seeds- Citrus australis (Australian round lime) x6 [] Search for additional gloves and tools- Crinum pendiculatum (river lily) x3 [x] Find or purchase tiny mattocks- Dianella caerulea (blue flax lily) x30 [] Find and bring down wheelbarrow- Diploglottis australis (native tamarind) x11 [] Find soldering iron and use it for burning plant labels into wood- Gmelina leichhardtii (white beech) x6 [] Remove tree protectors from existing Festival Flat trees- Ficus opposita (sweet sandpaper fig) x4 [] Bring scissors down for further detail clearing- Ficus coronata (creek sandpaper fig) x2 [] Make seed list- Ficus macrophylla (Moreton Bay fig) x6 [] Make plant list- Hymenosporum flavum (native frangipani) x6 [] Purchase plants (Ku- Jagera pseudorhus (foambartcho)k) x6 [] Bring fuel down- Lomandra hystrix x4 [] Make a plan for stakes? Tree labels? Weed matting? The target ares is a riparian zone, waterway area, fringing woodland / vine forest.- Lomandra hystrix (smaller than tubestock) x108 Council mapped the target area as [[https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/regional-ecosystems/details/?re=12.3.7|RE 12.3.7]] / [[https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/regional-ecosystems/details/?re=12.3.16|12.3.16]] with an 80/20 ratio between those two (RE means Regional Ecosystem code). Suggested plant list:- Mallotus discolor (yellow kamala) x12 (medium pots) - Macaranga (native pioneer species)- Melaleuca bracteata (river tea-tree) x14 - Tall canopy fast growing plants- Melaleuca salicina (willow bottlebrush, callistemon) x7 - Lomandra- Melaleuca viminalis (creek bottlebrush, callistemon) x7 - Flax lily- Pennantia cunninghamii (brown beech) x1 - N- Pipturus argenteus (native gingermulberry) x7 - Dianella (esp. edible species)- Solanum aviculare (kangaroo apple) x5 - Davidson's plums- Sterculia quadrifida (peanut tree) x2 - Lilly pilly- Syzygium australe (creek satinash / brush cherry) x5ish - Native scrambling lily- Syzygium francisii (giant water gum) x5ish **Seed list** (collected legally at the seed workshop hosted by Jay at Kumbartcho (not Jaye Bransgrove) or locally on the property)Tubestock native plant species: - Solanum aviculare (kangaroo apple)- Acronychia laevis (hard aspen) x2 :~) <3- Alpinia caerulea (native ginger/blueberry ginger) x1 - Brachychiton rupestris (queensland bottletree, kurrajong)- Alectryon subcinereus (wild quince) x1 - Cordyline petiolaris (flax lily)- Aphananthe philippinensis (axehandle/native rough leaf elm) x1 - Trema tomentosa (poison peach)- Argyrodendron trifoliolatum (white booyong) x1 - Acronychia laevis (- Banksia integrifolia (coastal banksia/white lilly pilly)honeysuckle) x1 - Pipturus agenteus (native mulberry)- Brachychiton acerifolius (flame tree/illawarra flame tree) x4 - Alocasia brisbanens- Brachychiton rupestris (native lily)bottle tree) x1 - Alpi- Commersonia caerulea (native ginger)bartramia (brown kurrajong/bush christmas) x2 - Lomandra hystrix (creek mat rush)- Cinnamomum oliveri (olivers sassafras) x1 - Rhodosphaera rhodanthema (deep yellow wood)- Cissus Antarctica x2- (native grape) x4 - Polythea? Polyanthia? Polyalthia? small red berry fruit we collected~ (i am not certain what this plant is)- Clematis glycinoides (headache vine/old man's beard) x1 - Commonsonia bartramia (brown kurrajong tree)- Dianella congesta (beach flax lily) x2 - Diploglottis campbellii (yellow fruiting small leafed tamarind) x2 - Gmelina leichhardt- Diploglottis campbellii (white beech) :~) <3 Tube stock native plant species:brown red fruiting small leafed tamarind) x2 - Alectryon subcinereus (wild quince) x1- Ehretia acuminata (koda/silky ash) x3 - Davidsonia puriens (queensland davidson plum) x2- (- Eupomatia laurina (bolwarra/native grape) x4uava) x2 - Planchonella eerwah, Pouteria eerwah (rare black plum/wild apple) x4- Eucalyptus robusta (swamp mahogany) x1 - Ficus opposita (sweet sandpaper fig) x1 - Eupomatia laurina (bolwarra/native guava) x2- Glycosmis trifoliata (orange berry) x1 - (flame tre- Guioa semiglauca (native quince) x4 - (hard aspen) x2?? labelled "Qu" (Could be quince, leaves n stem looks different from native quince babies, possibly wild quince Alectryon subcinereus, more likely to be quinine berry Petalostigma triloculare) x9 - (orange berry) x1- Lepironia articulata (grey rush) x2 - Leptospermum petersonii (lemon scented tea tree) x1 - (beach flax lily- Leptospermum liversidgei (olive tea tree) x2 - (white honeysuckle- Lomandra confertifolia (dwarf mat rush) x1 - (yellow small leafed tamarind) x2- Lophpstemon suaveolens (swamp mahogeny) x1 - (bush xmas- Melodorum leichhardtii (zig zag vine) x2 - (koda) x3- Nothoalsomitra suberosa (corky cucumber) x1 - Petalostigma triloculare (quinine berry/long leaf bitter bark) x1 - (peanut tree) x4- Pittosporum revolutum (yellow pittosporum) x1 - ? Labelled "Qu" (possibly quince, leaves n stem looks different from native quince babies) x9- Pittosporum multiflorum (orange thorn) x1 -- Pittosporum undulatam (native quincorange) x45 - (sweet sandpaper fig) x1- Planchoneila eerwah (shiny leaf condoo/rare black plum/wild apple) x4 - Brachychiton rupestris (bottle tree) x1- Pleiogynium timorense (burdekin plum) x5 - Argyrodendron trifoliolatum (white booyong) x1- Podocarpus elatus (plum pine/illawarra plum) x2 - Alpinia caerulea (native ginger) x1- Sterculia quadrifida (peanut tree) x5 - (small leafed tamarind- Syzygium cebrinerve (purple cherry) x1 - (dwarf mat rush- Syzygium luehmannii (riberry/small leaf lilly pilly) x1 - Pittosporum revolutum (yellow pittosporum- Toona ciliata (red cedar) x1 - (grey rush- Xanthorrhoea glauca (blue leaf grass tree) x2 - Aphananthe philippinensi (axehandle/native rough leaf elm) x1- ? (sh? bottle tree) x2 Native plant species in larger pots: - (olivers sassafras) x1- ? Aerychia (beach?) x1 - Araucaria cunninghamii (hoop pine) x1 - Brachychiton acerifolius (flame tree/illawarra flame tree) x5 - (grass tre- Cappani mitchellii (wild orange) x1 - Elatis (plum pin- Capparis arborea (native pomegranate) x21 - Lophpstemon suaveolens (swamp mahogeny- Mischarytera lautereriana (corduroy tamarind) x1 - Gatepittosporam multifloram x1- Lihospadix monostachga (walking stick palm) x1 - (burdekin plum) x5- Pipturus argenteus (native mulberry) x1 - (olive tea tre- Pittosporum undulatam (native orange) x25 - (small leaf tamarin- Rhodosphaera rhodanthema (deep yellow wood) x12 - (blue tear grass tree) x1- Rubus sp. (native raspberry) x1 - Syzygium (riberry) x1 Unidentified native plant descriptions: - (headache vine- (lomandra species, spiny/teethed edged leaf) x1 - (sh bottle tree) x2pider lily thing) x1 - (- (some native orange) x5e lime thing, citrus) x1 - Syzy Gebnere (purple- Petalostigma triloculare (quinine berry) - Suzygium lurynanthum (sour cherry) x1 - Sterculia quadrifida x1- Davidsonia pruriens (davidson plum) x4 Older native plants in pots on flat: - (riberry) x1- Araucaria bidwillii (bunya nut pine) x9 - (corky cucumber- Backhousia citriodora (lemon myrtle) x1 - (swamp mahogany) x1Backhousia anisata (aniseed myrtle) x1 - Pararistolochia praevenosa (richmond birdwing butterfly vine) x21 ## Seed list (collected legally at the seed workshop hosted by Jay at Kumbartcho (not Jaye Bransgrove) or locally on the property): - (red cedar) x1- Acronychia laevis (white lilly pilly) - (zig zag vine) x2- Alocasia brisbanensis (native lily) - (quinine berry) x1- Alpinia caerulea (native ginger) - Pseuderanthemum (love flower) x1- Brachychiton rupestris (queensland bottletree, kurrajong) - Allocasuarina rigida (mountain she oak) x1 Native plant species in larger pots:- Commonsonia bartramia (brown kurrajong tree) - Lihospadix monostachga (walking stick palm) x1- Cordyline petiolaris (flax lily) - (native orange) x5- Gmelina leichhardtii (white beech) - Capporis arborea (native pomegranite) x1- Lomandra hystrix (creek mat rush) - Aerychia (beach) x1- Pipturus agenteus (native mulberry) - (flame tree) x5- Polyalthia nitidissima (canary beech) [small red berry fruit] -- Rhodosphaera rhodanthema (deep yellow wood) x2 - (native mulberry) x1- Solanum aviculare (kangaroo apple) - Syzygium (riberry) x1- Trematomentosa (poison peach) Seeds from mail: - (native raspberry) x1- Agonis flexuosa (peppermint willow) - (hoop pine) x1- Acacia victoriae (elegant wattle) - Mischerytera lauteraum (corduroy tamarind) x1- Adansonia gregori (baobab) - Cappani mitchellii (wild orange) x1 Unidentified native plant descriptions:- Billardiera fusiformis (australian bluebell) - (lomandra species, spiny edge leaf) x1- Brachychiton acerifolius (illawarra flame tree) - (spider lily thing) x1- Brachychiton discolour (white kurrajong) - (some native lime thing, citrus) x1- Brachychiton rupestris (bottle tree) - (quinine bush) - Suzygium lurynanthum (sour cherry) x1- Cissus hypoglauca (native grape) - Davidsonia pruriens x4 Existing - Coprosma quadrfida (native plant species observed:current) - **Mark/Josh/Jaye may be able to help make a list of existing plants in that particular area**- Hibsicus subdantta (rosella/queensland jam plant) - Randia fitzalanii (native gardenia) ## Existing native plant species observed in situ - Jagera pseudorhus (foambark) - Melia azedarach (chinaberry) - Ficus coronata(?) (sandpaper fig) - Pipturus agenteus (native mulberry) - Alchornea ilicfolia (native holly) or Aphananthe philippinensis (rough leaf elm/axehandle) - Acacia melanoxylon - Syzigium sp. - Smilax australis - Maclura cochinchinensis (cockspur thorn) ## Suggested plant list (to acquire) @Timotheos has done the bulk of the shopping already, but more can be acquired (even after the work bee) to complete the planting. - Macaranga (native pioneer species) - Tall canopy fast growing plants - Lomandra - Flax lily - Native ginger - Dianella (esp. edible species) - Davidson's plums - Lilly pilly - Native scrambling lily ### Plant list from RE 12.3.7: - Eucalyptus tereticornis - Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana - Melaleuca viminalis - Melaleuca bracteata - Melaleuca trichostachya - Melaleuca linariifolia - Waterhousea floribunda - Melaleuca fluviatilis - Lomandra hystrix ### 12.3.16 typical canopy species include: - Aphananthe philippinensis - Argyrodendron sp. - Argyrodendron trifoliolatum - Diospyros fasciculosa - Drypetes deplanchei - Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle - Jagera pseudorhus - Mallotus discolor - Melia azedarach - Mischocarpus pyriformis subsp. pyriformis - Planchonella pohlmaniana - Toona ciliata - Vitex lignum-vitae - Grevillea robusta - Araucaria cunninghamii - Lophostemon confertus ### 12.3.16 typical sub-canopy species include: - Streblus brunonianus - Cryptocarya triplinervis - Gossia bidwillii - Diospyros australis - Arytera divaricata - Capparis arborea - Cleistanthus cunninghamii - Polyalthia nitidissima Note also {F46385} ### Plant list from Jaye {F58405} ### Plant list from Josh 25%: Lomandra, Dianella 50% pioneers - Commers- Alphitonia bartramia (brown kurrajongpetriei (white ash) - Homalanthus populifolius (bleeding heart- Commersonia bartramia (brown kurrajong) - Polyscias elegans (celery wood- Diploglottis australis (native tamarind) - Guioa semiglauca (guioa) - Solanum aviculare (kangaroo apple- Homalanthus populifolius (bleeding heart) - Mallotus philippinensis (kamala- Hymenosporum flavum (native frangipani) - Mallotus discolor (white kamala) - Hymenosporum flavum (native frangipani- Mallotus philippinensis (kamala) - Trema tomentosa var. viridis (native peach- Melia azedarach (white cedar) - Diploglottis austral- Misoscarpus pyriformis (native tamarindyellow pear-fruit) - Polyscias murrayi (pencil cedar- Solanum aviculare (kangaroo apple) - Misoscarpus pyriformis (yellow pear-fruit- Polyscias elegans (celery wood) - Alphitonia petriei (white ash- Polyscias murrayi (pencil cedar) - Melia azedarach (white cedar- Trema tomentosa var. viridis (native peach) 25% other gallery rainforest tree species I'd recommend planting: - Waterhousia floribunda - Araucaria cunninghamii - Syzygium australe - Syzygium francisii - Castanospermum australe - Archontophoenix cunninghamiana - Ficus macrophylla - Grevillea robusta - Argyrodendron trifoliolatum - Casuarina cunninghamiana - Castanospermum australe - Diospyros fasciculosa - Drypetes deplanchei - Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle - Ficus macrophylla - Grevillea robusta - Jagera pseudorhus - Mallotus discolor - Melia azedarach - Mischocarpus pyriformis subsp. pyriformis - Planchonella pohlmaniana - Syzygium australe - Syzygium francisii - Toona ciliata - Vitex lignum-vitae - Casuarina cunninghamiana- Waterhousia floribunda ### Plant list from Mark - Lomandra hystrix - Melaleuca viminalis - Melaleuca bracteata ## Target weeds to remove (teach work bee collaborators about these): - Lantana - Glycine - Hamil grass ## Tasks for after the work bee General plan:[] Maintenance and watering follow-up 🌱 Saturday 9th April 2022 is 'clear[] Download pictures from the riparian area of lantana and weeds' daywildlife trail camera 🌱 Sunday 10th April 2022 is 'plant all our plant babies' day (both tubestock and seeds)[] Upload pictures to Dropbox 🌱 Work bee attendees (please confirm attendance with members first) are welcome to set up camp Friday afternoon & leave Monday morning[] Photograph the area after all the work bee work 🌱 Bring boots, snacks, drinks, and friends The creek surrounds just North of the Festival Flat are the target area for an ecological restoration project at Firestone Sanctuary. We have a grant from council with the Land For Wildlife programme, as well as using some of the kind donations received from visitors such as yourself, to put towards a big planting in this area.[] Update map of target area So, we are holding a work bee and big camp-over weekend, with bonfire and hangs on the Saturday night 🙂[] Use carpet squares with slits around each tree / birdwing vine as protectors [] Do up labels for trees using the soldering iron into the wooden labels [] Move species observations to [[ environment/ ]] # Report We will be clearing (with brushcutters, machetes, scythes) the area of invasive species (e.g. lantana) on Saturday 9th, hanging out together that night, then planting all the tubestock seedlings on the Sunday 10th April.## Land For Wildlife grant contribution - Use - Native plantana as stakes?s ($69.50 + $521) - Use carpet squares with slits around each tree / birdwing vine as protectors- Mulch (bought 1 cubic metre for $30) ## Landholder's contribution to costs Other consideraitons:- Native plants (acquired from Daleys Fruit - include receipt) - Food- Native plants (self-propagated) - Music- Native plants (obtained from LFW 50 plant voucher + 4 free plants from council voucher) - People organiser on the dayNative seeds (obtained by attending seed collection workshop as mentioned above) - Many hours of personal labour (organising, planting, shopping, picking up plants and mulch) - At least 10 hours in preparation - Work bee: 10 persons over 2-3 days, likely 120-160 hours of work in just that weekend - At least 2 hours in follow-up watering, weeding and further clearing already (this will continue to increase over time) - Mulch (several cubic metres free at Dakabin Waste Management Facility) - Hundreds of dollars of tools