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Fungi, Ferns, Food for Thought

Saturday 19th July – 10 am Start.

Meet at the Mt Rosea car park, search the flat area opposite the car park for fungi then walk down the Delley’s Dell path looking at more fungi and the ferns. Bring gardening gloves and a hand weeder if you can and we’ll also attack some young thistles and common nightshade. Then lunch at Margo’s – soup plus what you bring. Discussion over lunch of options for red gum walks. (see article on p4) .

NOTE:- The Silver Band Road is ONE WAY ONLY DOWN from the Rosea car park to the Silver Band Falls car park area. Contact Margo 5356 4524… Read the rest

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Fire Operations Plan Sites Inspection

Saturday June 21st

Fire Operations Plan sites inspection with Graham Parkes, Lauren Butterfield and Glenn Rudolph of DSE Horsham.

The day will consist of an inspection of burns completed this Autumn with comment on each burn from the perspective of the environmental outcome. The day will begin at 10 a.m. at the corner of Roses Gap Rd and Pohlner track, then progress to the numerous burns along the Bolte highway. Contact is Stan, 5383 6349 and you must register your intention to attend.… Read the rest

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CALENDAR SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 2008

Sunday 7th Sept Annual General Meeting
Meet at Wartook Pottery café (note change) for lunch at 12.30, then our AGM. Please bring along photos and ideas for the Red Gum Walk. (See p 2 & p 6)

Thursday Sept 25th TSG Small-leaf Wax-flower Survey (Philotheca difformis
subsp. difformis)
Assist searching for this species endangered in Victoria around the Mt
Difficult area. Contact Sylvia on 5361 4001

Wednesday 1st October TSG Grampians Rice-flower Survey
Assist searching for nationally vulnerable plant around the Mt William
area

Thursday 2nd or 9th October (Date TBC) TSG Ornate Pink Fingers Survey.
Assist searching for this Nationally Vulnerable plant around the Golton
Gorge area.

Thursday October 2nd to Sunday 5th Halls Gap Wildflower Show. Please note that this year the show is shorter. It starts on Thursday morning and runs to Sunday.

Thursday 30th October TSG Grampians Bitter-pea Survey.
Assist searching for this nationally Vulnerable plant … Read the rest

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CALENDAR JUNE TO SEPTEMBER 2008

Saturday June 21st – Fire Operations Plan sites inspection with Graham Parkes, Lauren Butterfield and Glenn Rudolph of DSE Horsham. The day will consist of an inspection of burns completed this Autumn with comment on each burn from the perspective of the environmental outcome. The day will begin at 10 a.m. at the corner of Roses Gap Rd and Pohlner track, then progress to the numerous burns along the Bolte highway. Contact is Stan, 5383 6349 and you must register your intention to attend.

Wednesday 25th June TSG Long Clubmoss search on the Victoria Range. Note change of date. Contact Sylvia 5361 4001

Saturday 19th July Fungi, Ferns, Food for thought. 10 am Start. Meet at the Mt Rosea car park, search the flat area opposite the car park for fungi then walk down the Delley’s Dell path looking at more fungi and the ferns. Bring gardening gloves and a … Read the rest

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BORYA MONITORING MAY 2008

Sylvia van der Peet

Since the Mt Lubra fires in January/February 2006 the Grampians Pin-cushion Lily (Borya mirabilis) colony has been monitored on a quarterly basis. Initial site visits showed that the plant was capable of regenerating from root stock. On the first visit there was no sign of any vegetation above ground. Three months later around 20% of plants were showing signs of regrowth, six months post fire around 50% of plants were showing signs of regrowth. In May 2008 only 42% of plants were showing signs of regrowth, indicating that the plant may be struggling a little, which may be due in part to the lack of rainfall received post fire.
After discussion with the Borya Recovery Team it was decided to return to the monitoring methodology designed by Fiona Coates (ARI), which was used before the 2006 fire. This involves running a tape across the widest part … Read the rest

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