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Friends of the Wildlife Reserves

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25.01.2022 Were kicking off 2020 with our annual Clean Up Australia Day. 10am - 12MD, Sunday - 1 March 2020 Gresswell Forest - Greenwood Drive entrance Wear sturdy boots and bring your gloves. All welcome. Morning tea supplied.

25.01.2022 Clean Up Australia Day 2020 Great turn out - Thankyou to Bundoora Scout Group and all the volunteers.

24.01.2022 https://www.theage.com.au//dog-poo-bike-jumps-and-trampled

22.01.2022 Thankyou to all those volunteers, group members and ParksVic for your hard work. The replanted areas are looking lush. The silver wattle, red gums, blackwood, swamp gums and sedges are hanging in there and some are peeping over their mesh guards.

21.01.2022 What a fantastic pic of an Echidna in Gresswell Forest, taken just last week. Thankyou Ross and we know youd be wrapped to have seen it.

20.01.2022 Come along tomorrow morning at 10am - 12MD. Help clean up along the Gresswell Forest creeks. After, have a chat and snack with the Friends group members. Love to see you there.

19.01.2022 Today in Gresswell Forest, Spring is awakening.

19.01.2022 Gresswell Forest during this last week of magnificent days.

16.01.2022 Share this If you know a Year 9 or 10 student who may be interested.

16.01.2022 Sunday 3 May 2020 Thankyou Gordon Roberts for these photos and comments. Pics taken in Gresswell Forest today.

15.01.2022 CANCELLED: Sorry but our desert ash removal on Sunday - 22 March 2020 - Gresswell Forest will not go ahead. Well review the situation each month for our future activities and let you know when well be back. Look forward to seeing everyone then.

15.01.2022 Saturday - 11 April 2020 Great to see Gresswell Forest - Nature Conservation Reserve being so well enjoyed at this difficult time. Its a haven were so lucky to have in our community. Stay safe.

12.01.2022 Great to get around our revegetation site yesterday. Our recent plantings are growing well and looking great! Thanks to all involved

12.01.2022 Some beautiful shots of flora in the Bundoora area.

12.01.2022 ! As of Monday 2nd November, the nursery will be open to the public. Some restrictions remain in place so please refer to the below fo...r products and services that will be available. Other areas of the sanctuary will remain closed until further notice. In this initial stage, we will only be open 10am-3pm on weekdays. We are closed weekends. See you at the sanctuary soon! #latrobeuni #mylatrobe #covidsafe #welcomebackmelbourne

11.01.2022 It's time to put on your citizen science hats and get counting!! This week is the Aussie Backyard Bird Count! For more info and how to sign up go to: https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/ #AussieBirdCount

11.01.2022 Some Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoos in Gresswell Forest recently. Thankyou Ellie for the pics. More to come.

10.01.2022 A Shinning Bronze Cuckoo sighted and photographed in Gresswell Forest NCR by Friends member - Ross. Great shots Ross, thankyou.

09.01.2022 Sorry to cancel guys. Lets assist each other to stay well thru this collectively challenging time. All the Best, Friends of the Wildlife Reserves

08.01.2022 Gresswell Forest - Thanks for the pics Ellie.

07.01.2022 Thanks Jan for the 1981 article. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3043986399048616&id=452488918198390

06.01.2022 Spotted Chocolate Lilies way over beside the Acacia Track the other day. Haven't seen them so far afield for many years. And in that area there is an absolute cloud of Sticky Everlastings

06.01.2022 Sunday - 27 Oct - Gresswell Hill Enjoyable walk n weed on the Hill. Finding lots of chocolate lilys, common rice flowers, milkmaids, and the tiny white flowered Sweet Hounds Toungue with an amazing aroma. Also, patches of Spreading Flax-lily - Dianella admixta.

05.01.2022 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2413731292250896&id=1385221958435173

04.01.2022 Thankyou Gordon for the pic and comment below. Sulfur Crested cockatoos are seen checking out their nesting site in the High Rise Condominium on the Grasslands Track. Two chicks were spotted there last year.

04.01.2022 Thanks so much for hosting Bundoora Scouts at you annual Clean up Australia Day, Gresswell Forrest. It was lovely to meet such a dedicated team and I know this... will be the start of a fantastic partnership. Look forward to working with you in the future Kate Cub Scout Leader Bundoora Scout Group

04.01.2022 Took a walk through Gresswell Habitat Link and checked the previous years plantings by FOTWLR, ParksVic and volunteers. The pic below in brown shades is from May 2019. What a contrast to now.

03.01.2022 Thankyou Miasma. Everyone outside the 5km radius will love seeing them.

03.01.2022 All very welcome.

03.01.2022 The first of this seasons Greenhood orchids have popped up in Gresswell Forest. Thanks for the pic Nita.

03.01.2022 Last Event for the Year. Setting up a new revegetation site :) All Welcome - We would love to see you there

03.01.2022 Gresswell Forest recently. More pics from Catherine.

03.01.2022 Enjoy an evening experiencing our local wildlife and bushland in the heart of Bundoora.

02.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//julie-radford-is-victoria/11788832

01.01.2022 https://theconversation.com/how-urban-bushland-improves-our Thanks George Paras for sharing the great post.