| | | | | | Kaya! We are almost in Djilba, the season of conception. Many animals are pairing up, preparing nests and burrows and mating. Makuru has been nice and wet, with over 400mm of rainfall. The corridor is benefiting from this after the long dry period. Purple and yellow flowers are appearing, with Hoveas, Hardenbergias, Acacias and Hibbertias among them. The corten signs have finally been skinned with wayfinding and interpretive information! The trail network now has a name, Beeliar Woodland Walks. Why don't you go for a walk in the corridor and check the signs out? QR codes on the signs are linked to the Beeliar Woodland Walks website, which has lots of information about the corridor's history and biodiversity. |
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| | | Trapdoor Spider Event - Sunday 25 August |
| | Calling all citizen scientists! Did you know we have Trapdoor Spiders in Perth? These secretive animals can live up to 40 years and make distinctive burrows to catch their prey. This workshop will introduce you to the topic and how you can help us to find them in Cockburn. August 25, 10am to midday. |
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| | | | | Save the Date! We hope to have an event at Turtle Corner on Saturday September 21. This will involve tree planting and the unveiling of a new piece of infrastructure! We will keep you updated as plans fall into place. |
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| Pests and Pathogens Recent surveys have shown the presence of both Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer and Dieback in the eastern end of the corridor. This is obviously bad news, but the City of Cockburn is collaborating with DBCA and DPIRD to manage the situation and minimise risks. New gates have been installed between the Moodjar and Bibool zones and two Phytofighter boot cleaning stations are arriving soon. We request that people do not walk the track between Hope Road and Bibra Drive to avoid dieback spread, particularly in winter. |
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| | | | | Weed Watch
Black Flag is a bulbous weed from South Africa. It flowers on a single day and can produce many seeds. It also produces new corms for following years. If you see one in the corridor or your bushland let someone know (or remove it!) before seed set. | | Find out more |
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| | | - Annual report has been published, follow this link to download a copy
- Planting of 10,390 seedlings is almost completed
- Fence repairs carried out in the Tuart zone
- Fence installed in Karak zone to protect seedlings
- Feral animal control completed in June (rabbits, fox/cat and bees)
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| | | | | | We the people of Rehabilitating Roe 8 acknowledge the project area is on the lands of the Whadjuk People of the Nyungar Nation. We pay our respects to their Ancestors and the Elders, past and present. We honour their continuous stewardship of country and extend our respect to the knowledge, culture and customs that form the foundations of the land and waters we live on today.
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