The Friends of the Penguin Cradle Trail have been working hard to repair damage to the trail caused by wild weather in June. They have also noticed increasing infestations of foxglove and working with PWS and Wildcare Tas. to learn more about how best to mitigate its spread. Read more in their August Newsletter here. […]
With the aim of increasing the riparian zone planting at Figure of Eight Creek in Spreyton, Friends of Devonport Reserves were joined by the Mersey Scout Group and Friends of Don Reserve on National Tree Planting Day. Everyone joined in and collectively planted 250 future trees. Luckily the rain held off until later in the […]
The Rust Remembers An exhibition by Janet Fenton Wildcare Friends of Melaleuca President, Janet Fenton is an accomplished artist with a lifelong connection to Melaleuca in Southwest Tasmania where rusted mining machinery is gradually merging into the present living landscape. Rust holds memories of the past. The past disintegrates into the future. This body of […]
In June, the Friend of Mt Field saw a dense patch of blackberries on the bank of the Tyenna River. It was our first task for the day on our July working bee, but it proved to be a bigger one than anticipated. Being close to the river, spraying was undesirable, so we tackled it […]