WORKING BEE.
"SENSATIONAL!" thats how Rob felt about Tuesdays Working Bee. Thirteen dedicated landcare members turned up to help tidy up the Plot and the Run. Well done everyone. No photos sorrry I was unable to be there this time.
Thursday 19 April 2018
| STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
OF EAST GIPPSLAND LANDCARE NETWORK I. To act as an umbrella organisation to provide a regional voice on Landcare issues in East Gippsland. II. To enhance the natural environment through the fostering of sustainable resource management. III. To raise awareness of and promote community involvement in Landcare issues and projects. IV. To be a recipient of funding for Landcare projects. V. To undertake community education activities which promote these purposes |
Friday 13 April 2018
Flora
Not a lot to report, the season continues very
dry. The correa have just started to
flower but that is all. There have been quite a few losses due to the lack of
rain.
Fauna:
Shorter days mean that the evening walk is in
the dark. There are plenty of Kangaroos and rabbits still about. A large Seal was seen among the moored boats,
plenty of Nankeen Night Heron to be seen fishing. The Wright garden has been visited by two Painted
Button Quail. King Parrots, Gang Gangs,
and Currawongs have arrived early this year.
Keep an eye open for Robins arriving soon. A Yellow Rump Thornbill was reported by
Graham Bailey. From January1 to the end
of March 101 bird species had been seen on the Island (earlier than usual).
Pelicans are still absent.
Wednesday 11 April 2018
EASTER WEEKEND
Did you enjoy the long weekend? Although not a Landcare "doo" I would like to mention:
The combined Garage Sale and Koala Fundraiser was a great success. Thanks to all who participated, Helen and Jenifer who organised, and the folk who cooked sausages and the Garden Club who put on morning tea. Great to see the bike carts back in business too. Lovely.
From the EGLN newsletter:
Rabbits! Next K5 Virus Release
While things are pretty quiet at the moment, waiting for the rabbit kittens to grow, we can prepare for the next RHDV K5 release. By early April things should be good. Low feed availability is in our favour but some flies and mosquitoes would be good to carry the virus. The Lake King release site from late last year seems to have worked well. The involved farmer has said that despite the lack of dead rabbits being found after release of the virus, he has not had to use Pindone as a follow up due to lack of rabbits (and lots of flies and smells from the warrens). As hoped, it would appear the virus travelled with the wind along the lakeside population and reached Tambo Bluff where some deaths due to K5 have been reported (but no samples obtained to confirm).
For the next release, Rob Irvine has enough FREE vials of the virus on hand to conduct a release program over several large sites. If any Landcare group or land-holder is interested Rob can help. Criteria: medium to high concentration of rabbits with likelihood of virus being able to spread to neighbouring areas, land-holder prepared to do spotlight counts over 1 week to gauge numbers, run free feed bait stations over at least a week to gauge uptake/amounts, collect any dead rabbits and take liver sample (or freeze animal for Rob to take sample), and then monitor numbers over the next few weeks. Rob is happy to visit Groups to discuss rabbit control in their patch. Contact Rob if interested by email lower-tambo-landcare@bigpond.com . There is hope.
Rabbits! Next K5 Virus Release
While things are pretty quiet at the moment, waiting for the rabbit kittens to grow, we can prepare for the next RHDV K5 release. By early April things should be good. Low feed availability is in our favour but some flies and mosquitoes would be good to carry the virus. The Lake King release site from late last year seems to have worked well. The involved farmer has said that despite the lack of dead rabbits being found after release of the virus, he has not had to use Pindone as a follow up due to lack of rabbits (and lots of flies and smells from the warrens). As hoped, it would appear the virus travelled with the wind along the lakeside population and reached Tambo Bluff where some deaths due to K5 have been reported (but no samples obtained to confirm).
For the next release, Rob Irvine has enough FREE vials of the virus on hand to conduct a release program over several large sites. If any Landcare group or land-holder is interested Rob can help. Criteria: medium to high concentration of rabbits with likelihood of virus being able to spread to neighbouring areas, land-holder prepared to do spotlight counts over 1 week to gauge numbers, run free feed bait stations over at least a week to gauge uptake/amounts, collect any dead rabbits and take liver sample (or freeze animal for Rob to take sample), and then monitor numbers over the next few weeks. Rob is happy to visit Groups to discuss rabbit control in their patch. Contact Rob if interested by email lower-tambo-landcare@bigpond.com . There is hope.
Monday 2 April 2018
Five Landcares turned out to tidy up plantings at the Plot. It started out cold but soon turned into a lovely morning.
We had a new member join us, and he worked with the "Warrior". He is Martin Smith, son of Pat and Rowan. We worked on removing cages from those trees doing well but desperatly cramped. We released them and tied them to supporting stakes to take them to the next stage. In spite of damage from 'roos etc. they seemed to be doing well.
The cages were then used to cover those plant formerly in little carbord sheilds. There were some losses as expected after such a dry summer,but plenty are ready to grow on.
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