Planting, Sunday 3rd November

Assistance required this Sunday please.  We’ve got a lovely mixture of species to get in, 150 plants in total, with mats and single-stake coreflute guards for each. Details below:growing_trees copy

WHAT: planting native tubestock, no weeding

WHEN: 9am this Sunday, 3 November, finish by midday at the latest

WHERE: creek flats of Ray Lodder’s property at 1900 Mt Macedon Rd, Woodend, follow green Landcare signs for parking

BRING: gloves and gumboots. Tools supplied.

EAT: morning tea provided

Hope to see you there

Trees for Mum 2014

Raeburn and Doolan families

Raeburn & Doolan families at Trees for Mum Woodend 2013

 

Woodend Landcare will  be hosting Trees for Mum on Mother’s Day 2014 (Sunday, 11 May) thanks to generous funding from the Victorian Landcare Grants Program through the North Central Catchment Management Authority. 2014 will be the third year for Trees for Mum in Woodend.

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Landcare week 2-8 September – Free plants and advice

life_landcareweek_webad-05-150x150LIFE – Landcare Is For Everyone – is the slogan for Landcare nationally and during Landcare Week (2–8 September) events are taking place around the country.

Woodend Landcare will be providing advice on indigenous plants and handing out FREE native plants at the Woodend Farmers’ Market on Saturday, 7 September from 9am to 1pm.

Kate Daniel, Woodend Landcare President, believes that Landcare Week is a great time for members of the community to get to know their local Landcare group.

“We receive quite a few calls and emails from locals asking for advice on what plants grow well in Woodend, so we thought that a spring plant stall would appeal to our community,” said Kate.

“We always welcome new people who might be interested in volunteering with us, and Landcare Week is a great time for newcomers to come along and see what Landcare is all about.

“People can also come and find out about a new program we have to reduce numbers of Indian Myna birds in the Macedon Ranges,” added Kate.

Thousands of Landcare groups across Australia work voluntarily all year round to protect and restore our country’s precious natural resources.

Woodend Landcare has around 250 plants to give away, including native lily, acacia and eucalypt.

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Working Bee Sunday, 25 August

Woodend Landcare invite you to come along and lend a hand at the Slatey Creek working bee on Sunday 25 August.

Time: 9.30am to midday-ish

Where: Slatey Creek Reserve, Ashbourne Road, Woodend.  The nearest house to where we’ll be working is 58 Ashbourne Rd

Jobs include: Checking tree guards, whipper snipping, burn-off, cutting and painting weeds.

Tasty morning tea provided and better still, no rain forecast.

Hope to see you there.

Contact: Kate Daniel, 5427 2321