This week, we are back to Kalang with one primary target – Fumitory (again) which is threatening to smother some of our indigenous plantings (pink dots). We’ll set up camp at the pink X. Provided we have the numbers, we will also send a delegation across the bridge to tackle an upsurge of Ash seedlings (red X) on Delldint’s advice.
There should be plenty of parking available in the carpark adjacent at the end of Sheehans Road or Laurel Grove South.
Last Working Bee
On last Thursday (19/9), we had a fantastic turn-out which made a real dent in the Angled Onion taking over the northern pondage area of the Billabong. Well done team!
Conditions
(last updated 06:45 26/9/2024)
An overcast morning is expected.
Rain: There’s a 10% chance of rain when we start, diminishing to 5% by 10:00. We’ve just had a few spots of rain – so a raincoat would be a good precaution!
Storms/Weather warnings: Nothing for us!
Temperature: It should be a cool 9-12 degrees while we work though the “feels like” will be 5-7 degrees (!) – especially as the wind picks up as the morning progresses. So best dress for cold weather.
Wind: mild picking up to medium strength southerly / SSE becoming southerly winds over the length of the session.
UV: if the sun gets thru, 4 – so consider your sun protection.
EPA Air Quality: Good.
Risks to highlight
- Please bring water to maintain your hydration.
- Wear appropriate clothes for the conditions – a hat, long sleeves and closed-toe shoes.
- Hi-vis clothes/vests are recommended – especially as we’ll be working off the main track which carries a lot of cyclists. Please be extra careful crossing the track with your weed buckets.
- There are a few stumps, branches etc that may present trip and/or eye hazards. We have some safety glasses in the PPE bag if you feel you need them.
- Take care when carrying full weed buckets – that can be heavy work!
- COVID, flu and RSV are still around again in a fairly big way it seems. Please don’t come if you have any symptoms or are potentially contagious.
- Bull-ant bites have been recorded around a log on the north-eastern side towards the back of the main bed – no activity noticed in recent years, but please be vigilant.
Blackburn Creeklands 