A Wildcare grant of $1846 was received by the Friends of Mount Field in June 2015 for laying out and pinning of approximately 700 sqm of shadecloth on an alpine area to be revegetated. This area is at the Mt Mawson ski tow in Mount Field National Park, which had undergone earthworks some two years […]
One of the most pleasant tracks at Mount Field runs along the side of Lake Fenton, crosses Kangaroo Moor then drops through forest to the infant Broad River and soon meets the track boardwalk at Lake Webster. The moor is such a delight and is arguably best in late Spring and early summer at peak […]
The section of track between the Lake Fenton carpark and the lake had not been trimmed since it was created about 10 plus years ago. Although it was obvious that vegetation was encroaching on the track there was still sufficient width for walking along, but it was also showing plenty of signs that it needed […]
It was a good day to have a lunch time BBQ because of the prediction of above 30°in the valleys meant we would be out of the sun well before it peaked. The first task of the day was to install a sign to mark the Beatties Tarn track, and although a few rocks were […]
It is simply amazing what can be achieved by a hard working group of people, and it is often only after the work has finished and you walk back to the starting position that it becomes fully apparent. In the case of this tree and shrub planting day a stretch of river bank land some […]
For several years the Friends of Mount Field have harboured the ambition of reopening access to Beatties Tarn. The original track was very badly located and simply went the shortest route, including a substantial portion through a very wet sphagnum flat through which the tarn outflow spread. The park management plan suggests a re-route of […]
When it is snowy in the high country it is far from ideal for doing track work and staying down at lower altitudes quite compelling. In any event showers about the mountains were noticeable and the occasional one even reached us where we were. A list of tasks was suggested by the Parks staff and […]
Marriotts falls Track Back in 2013 a patch of Spanish Heath (Erica lusitanica) was noticed not far from the track to Marriotts Falls and a start made on removing it. The location was surrounded by a large grassy marsupial lawn that was presumably once a farm paddock. Although in this area the track crosses private […]
The Friends of Mount Field has spent several days working on creating new start to the Marriotts Falls track. For several years the track commenced just over the Tyenna River off Tyenna Road, but this entailed walking beside a pine plantation for the first 300 metres. Then in 2013 the plantation was logged and the […]
Although a heavy snowfall occurred early in the week, by Saturday there was none whatsoever on the lake Nicholls track. It was a perfect late autumn day without wind and a cloudless sky. The work site was the one section of track without heavy tree cover, so we were able to get the maximum benefit. […]