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 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
- 1 cutting mattock
- (+1 mattock next to Peter's caravan)
- 2 pick mattocks
- 1 pick
- 1 rubber mallet
- 2 metal mallets
- 2 hand hoe planting tools
- 1 can PURPLE spray paint
Preparation:
- Update map of target area
- Send GIS files to Josh
- Attach brushcutter blades
- Soak lomandra seeds
- Search for additional gloves and tools
- Find or purchase tiny mattocks
- Bring scissors down for further detail clearing
- Make seed list
- Make plant list
- Purchase plants (Kumbartcho)
- 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
- Lily pilly
- Native scrambling lily
Existing 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 (native chinaberry)
- Sandpaper fig
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
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?
Other consideraitons:
- Food
- Music
- People organiser on the day