Friends of Glenfern Valley Bushlands | Nature reserve

Friends of Glenfern Valley Bushlands

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24.01.2022 The wildflowers and flowering grasses looked beautiful at Glenfern yesterday. As I wandered through the bush removing weeds I was distracted by all the natural activity and growth. It was so rewarding to see that our years of weeding effort have encouraged recruitment of all these native plants.

24.01.2022 Our Bushland Restoration morning for April 2021 will be held this coming Sunday April 18th, 9:30am - 12:30pm. We meet at the central car park and will work in area 13, around the ponds and the amphitheatre. If you have an hour to spare, that would make a real difference to our bushland - every little bit helps. Hand sanitiser and tools are provided, and we'll show you what to do - no experience needed. ... Please bring gloves, long pants, sturdy shoes, drinking water. Do carry your mobile at all times for your own safety. Happily we can now provide you with morning tea again, after all this time! So, no need to bring your own. Morning tea will be at 11am, and there will be an informative talk about a plant or animal in the reserve. We hope you can join in this Sunday. In the event of rain or Total Fire Ban the working bee will have to be cancelled, and we'll send out an email and update the Facebook page.

21.01.2022 New plantings in Glenfern. Covid-19 restrictions has held up our tree planting program this season. We have had 150 seedlings in limbo as volunteering is not a permitted activity during Stage Four lock-down. Council have very generously stepped in to help us. Many thanks to Steve Feather and his team the 150 plants are in the ground. They are located in the area cleared of pittosporum earlier this year - west (high side) of Wallaby Walk. Thank you Yarra Ranges Council for getting the plants in. Our bush regeneration is a live and well!

21.01.2022 The new Yarra Ranges Plant Directory is here and it has been worth the wait. Easy to use with great photos and descriptions, what grows in your area or EVC, an amazing search feature (one of the things you can search by is flower colour) and much more. www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/PlantDirectory/Home

18.01.2022 Sugar Gliders in rosela boxes We checked some of the Glenfern nest boxes today. We were a little suprised to find sugar gliders have moved into two rosela boxes. Clip of sugar glider colony snoozing through a gloomy Sunday afternoon. Video taken with a pole camera - without too much disturance to the colony.

18.01.2022 It was so good to get to Glenfern and do some work with friends. Our team did so much in a morning - spreading mulch, weeding and landscaping with logs. The quarry area is looking very spiffy! Thanks everyone for your help as well as the delicious morning tea.

18.01.2022 Snap of some of the volunteers in Glenfern today. We worked in areas 10 and 11, with main task of getting rid of boneseed and pittos. Great to see see our volunteers today - it has been a challenging year as the Covid 19 restrictions made us cancel most of our working bees. Many thanks to the willing Glenfern friends who helped out.

17.01.2022 The Aussie Backyard Bird Count starts tomorrow.

16.01.2022 Bushland Restoration Morning Saturday 21 November 9.30am12.30pm We will be working with Covid19 restrictions. Please bring your own secateurs or loppers and pruning saw as we will not be supplying or sharing tools. We will supply the dabbers only. We will have hand sanitiser on hand. ... Meet at the Main Gate. We will be working in area 10 and 11, checking for woody weeds and weed seedlings coming up. Snakes have now become active. Make sure you wear sturdy shoes, long pants, long sleeves, and gloves. The best protection is to wear snake gaiters, available from outdoor stores. Please bring water and your own morning tea. Event will be cancelled if raining or Total Fire Ban. www.glenfernvalleybushlands.org.au

15.01.2022 With the warmer weather snakes are coming out of hibernation and have been seen in the Reserve. Please be aware and ensure your dog is on a leash. Image: Lowland copperhead - ABC

14.01.2022 My twilight walk through the Bushlands was just what I needed to refresh myself. It looked beautiful and I noticed that the wildflowers are starting to come out. The Wonga Vine is flowering well and the delicate blue Love Creeper is appearing.

14.01.2022 Are you between 18 and 25 and passionate about the environment? This may be for you.

13.01.2022 Would you like to reconnect with yourself and the natural world around you? This free event is where you will learn how to slow down and connect with your natural environment using creativity and mindfulness. Sunday 11th April 10am - 12.30 Tapscott Milbourne Centre, 320 Cambridge Road, Mooroolbark 3138 This session will cover:... connecting with nature mindfulness nature walk recognising patterns in nature nature as inspiration for art nature mandala creation This event is for women and gender non-binary people. https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au//Womens-Connection-with

12.01.2022 Do you like connecting with nature? Then iNaturalist may be for you. INaturalist is an ap on which you record, share and connect with fellow naturalists as well as contribute to the Atlas of Living Australia. https://inaturalist.ala.org.au It is also a quick way of identifying insects, plants, fungi and animals. The Yarra Ranges Council has made a short Youtube video which explains how to use the iNaturalist ap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx8CYJc0ODs... Coming up is the worldwide City Nature Challenge which the City of Knox, Maroondah and other eastern Melbourne Councils are teaming up to compete against other cities in the world. Over the four day event (April 30th - May 3rd) members of the community are encouraged to get out in nature to photograph and document as many plant and animal species using the online platform iNaturalist. More about the Challenge and iNaturalist training webinars here - https://mcusercontent.com///City_Nature_Challenge_2021.pdf Butterfly photo: M.Foda

11.01.2022 MW is running a session on sugar gliders. Plenty of sugar gliders in Glenfern.

10.01.2022 This was a wonderful webinar about the amazing Powerful Owl. Worth watching.

10.01.2022 We were thrilled to receive a $1000 staff grant from the Dandenong Ranges Community Bank for our long term contribution to the community. Thank you Lorraine for nominating us.

09.01.2022 Who Lives in My Garden webinar.

06.01.2022 Glenfern volunteer work gets underway again. We have a midweek working next Wednesday morning. We will be working within Covid19 protocols. Please see the note for more details about what to bring. More information will be made available on the day.

05.01.2022 There are so many great webinars at the moment. This free event by Melbourne Water will show you how to create a frog-friendly habitat.

04.01.2022 How well do you know your bird calls. A fun quiz to do.

03.01.2022 Another great webinar about the Lyrebird. What a fascinating bird.

02.01.2022 We are back!!!!!!!!!!!! Friends of Glenfern Valley Bushlands have recommenced work on the much loved conservation project. Just a couple of volunteers today, to kick things off and to sort out the entrances. Great result. Thanks for helping. We will be having a Midweek working bee session next Wednesday morning 4th Nov. Details to be confirmed.

01.01.2022 Horticulturist, writer and conservationist AB Bishop will discuss how to see a garden through 'new eyes' now that suburban nature is shrinking.. Learn which local plants suit what creatures and why and how to factor in shelter, nesting, food and water requirements of different types of wildlife. Emphasis is given to plants that multi-task i.e. those that are useful landscaping plants as well as wildlife friendly.