K Col December 2016 Over the Rodway Range to K Col It was delightful on the roof of Tasmania with great views from the Rodway Range. That is we were early on this sunny morning on the way to K Col to complete the timber lining of the F.A. Bobs Peterson Memorial Hut. The upper two strips […]
Saturday 19 November 2016 A very light shower started the day, but not enough to make a raincoat a necessity, and it cleared up quickly with the day gradually getting finer and warmer. More track clearing was done between Seagers Lookout junction and the top of the climb to the high point before Windy Moor. Also, some […]
Strong winds seemed likely but there were various alternatives available instead of the planned work in highland part of the park. However, the latest predictions indicated it would not be strong until later in the day and on arrival at Mount Field it was relatively calm. We decided to chance it high up and started down the track from Lake […]
Planned working bee for Saturday 16 July 2016 View from near the playground to the bridge over the Tyenna photo from Brendan Moodie Suddenly the water rose in the Tyenna River and the site we planned to work went under. Dam wall at Lake Fenton photo from Brendan Moodie Our new bridge at Lake […]
In previous weeks Mount Field National Park had been hit by snow, storms and strong winds and the first evidence of this noticed was the scoring and other damage to the Lake Dobson Road. It had been a long time since Lake Fenton was seen full, but it was overflowing today and there was a […]
With the timber for the lining of the F.A. (Bobs) Peterson Memorial Hut at K Col having been delivered by helicopter we were keen to start the installation work. Greg had been there earlier to place the timber out of the weather and inside the hut and also carried back the helicopter rigging. It […]
Saturday 21 May 2016 Several walkers came by, whist we were working on the track to Mount Field East, and had thanks for the work being done and were also most appreciative of the new boardwalk at the start of the track. In recent days a good deal of rain had fallen and with melted […]
Tuesday 17 May 2016 The kids at Westerway Primary School have been involved with a Wilds’Cool, which is a program promoted by Wildcare. Larissa, one of the Friends of Mount Field volunteers, was instrumental in starting the program at the school and we located an area of river reserve suitable for rehabilitation with native flora of the region that […]
There were three tasks for the day and all were completed with enough time to be able to visit the bridge and boardwalk at Lake Fenton after. The work at Fenton was made possible by a grant from the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife and we had the pleasure of taking a holidaying members […]
In many respects the track between Lakes Fenton and Webster was the catalyst for the Friends of Mount Field. Clearing the vegetation, particularly the Bauera, was proving too much to be done within the then adopt-a-track programme and help from others was needed. The track included several wet areas which have progressively been hardened with […]