Our annual Ptilotus erubescens count had to be delayed due to the very high temperatures in January. It was not until 6th February that 14 of us made it. Some flowers were finished, so our count may well be lower than it should be. Even so, we counted a record number of flower heads 6,952. The total in our 3 large protected zones (exclude rabbits, exclude kangaroos, exclude all) was 3,546. The highest previous total was 2,232 in 2008. The lowest was 452 in 2007. The figures seem to correlate with rainfall, particularly summer rainfall. Stan has more details. Leigh took photos which should be up on the website soon.
The March picnic was held on a perfect evening, but too many of us had other commitments, so only three members enjoyed an evening on Moora Moora. They reported concerns about the return of semi-permanent camps in the area discouraging other visitors.