Generally, bush regeneration of an area at Ekibin Creek begins with the removal of weeds (e.g. lantana) followed by re-propagation with locally native species. Of course, this can take some time and there is often an interval of months or even years where there is no foliage cover. One …
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Sometimes, invasive weeds are so successful they paradoxically become vulnerable to convenient control measures. In this example, Para Grass (Urochloa mutica) has so successfully smothered other vegetation, that there are no barriers to just rolling it up.
This process entails workers starting with mattocks along a straight line at the …
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Sometimes we don't spot a madeira vine until it has grown around a host tree trunk and then climbed to the tree canopy. At this stage a single plant may have produced thousands of aerial tubers along its stem. In turn, each of these tubers are capable of germinating if …
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Ekibin Creek had its first bushcare working bee for 2019 on January 27. Since it was so dry we spent some time watering plants at the eastern end of the para grass patch. This bit is the first stage in our small bird habitat restoration project. Later this year we'll …
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