Peregian Creek Bushcare
For those of you planning to come to Peregian Creek at Beach Access 49 on Saturday we have a 7 am start, to get in before the heat of the Continue Reading …
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Peregian Creek Weeding
Let’s get down to the creek this Saturday, the19th October, at Beach Access 49, and release a number of Midyim we saw last time being smothered by Asparagus Fern, south Continue Reading …
Another Day Down at the Creek
This Saturday, 5th October, there will be another meeting of weeders down at Peregian Creek at Beach access 49. We shall start at 7:00am as requested by a couple of Continue Reading …
Native plant of the month
Philydrum lanuginosum – FROGSMOUTH Philydrum (fill-ee-DRUM) meaning ‘Water Lover’, lanuginosum (lan-ewe-gin-OH-sum) meaning ‘wooly’ Continue Reading …
Native plant of the month
Viola banksii – NATIVE VIOLET Viola (vee-OH-lah) latin for violet banksii (BANK-see-eye) named after Joseph Continue Reading …
Weeding at BA 47 this Saturday
Hi All, There’s still plenty to do at BA 47 so we will continue working on the herbaceous weeds and attacking the mega asparagus ferns along the pathway. Hope to Continue Reading …
Weeding on Thursday at 8.00am
Hi All, The rain has given us plenty to do along our patch at the National Park. We plan to do two working bees per month in July/August to keep Continue Reading …
Native plant of the month
Psychotria loniceroides /Hairy Psychotria Psychotria (si-COT-re-ah) psyche– meaning the soul, treph-to support or nurture (refers to the powerful medicinal properties of some species); loniceroides(lon-iss-er-OIDS-ees) like Lonicera, the honeysuckle. Continue Reading …
Weeding on Saturday at BA 47
Hi All, It’s time we got down closer to the beach to weed on both sides of the steps at BA 47. There are lots of herbaceous weeds down there, Continue Reading …
Native plant of the month
Hibiscus heterophyllus – Native Rosella Hibiscus (hi, or he,-BIS-cus) Latin name for Marsh Mallow. Heterophyllus (her-er-oh-FILL-us) refers to different leaves on same plant. Native Rosella is a fast growing shrub up Continue Reading …