Friends of Sturt Gorge

Mon 7th Aug – 9am Free the Trees working bee. Meet at gate 13 on Arnold Crescent, Craigburn Farm

Hi All This Monday 24th July 2023 we meet at 9:00 in River Glen Place, Flagstaff Hill UBD 166-L2. Drive to the end of River Glen Pl and turn around to park on the river side of the road. There is a permanently wet patch in the trail, which we will reroute higher up over the top of a rock outcrop. There is also work to be done further upstream to remove olives, broom, ash trees and hawthorn. Please refer to the attached map for details, ignore the blue broom area on the northern side of the river. We will have a break for morning tea at 10:30 so bring along your own snacks and drinks. We should finish by 12:00 noon. Albert will lead on behalf of Bob. Cheers, Albert Kuster

High flow just downstream of the junction in Magpie Creek 🌊 Photo / Video – Albert #highflow #biophillic #nature #naturephotography #landscape #naturelovers #photography #forest #volunteers #australia #southaustralia #park #naturelover #landscapephotography #naturallandscape #biophillia #greenery #water #trees #life #naturereserve #outdoors #river #plants

FOSG – Trail Maintenance Working Bee Monday 10th July 0900 Hi All, On Monday, hoping that the weather will be kind to us we will meet at or inside gate 4 on Gorge Road Bellevue Heights prior to 0900. At 0900 we will walk down the trail, cross Magpie Creek to the ruin and as we go we will remove any regrowth olives. Once across the creek we will tidy up the nearby trails and the adjacent minor creek area. Please refer to the attached map for details. We will have a break for morning tea at 10:30 so bring along your own snacks and drinks. We should finish by 12:00 noon. Cheers, Bob Leader #workingbee #fosg #cleaningup #volunteerwork #bees

Hello FOSG Members, Within the next week we have: Two Planting Working Bees: 1) Thu 6th July 2023 Gorelon Track 2) Sat 8th July 2023 Renwick St Reserve These planting bees are only a few days apart, but hopefully you can attend one or the other, or better still, both! 1) For Thu 6th July meet by 9 am at Gate 27 on Gorelon Dve. Flagstaff Hill (access from Black Rd via Botanic Dve). From there we will 4WD down the Gorelon Track to the revegetation site, or you can walk down if you wish. A few trowels will be available, but if you can, please bring a trowel, mattock, and something with which to knock in stakes. This working bee will be a continuation and expansion of planting done in early June, and previous years. Leaders: Jenni Statton & Rick Coyte. Morning break will be at 10.30 but please bring your own refreshments. In case of showers, it’s probably a good idea to bring wet weather gear. We have 112 plants to put in (last time it was 150) so we will finish around 12 noon or sooner if we run out of plants. 2) On Sat 8th July meet by 9.30 in the reserve beside the Flagstaff Hill Kindy in Renwick St. This will be an Onkaparinga Council and FSG working bee where the council supplies most of the plants and we put them in. As she did last year, Leanne Lawrence from the council’s conservation team will attend and bring most of the plants. These will be sedges to plant along the creek line to hold the soil and further counter erosion. Rubber boots are advised. The sedges should be easy to plant and will not need tree guards. Morning break will be about 10.45 but please bring your own refreshments. In case of showers, it’s probably a good idea to bring wet weather gear. We will finish around 12.30 or sooner if we run out of plants. Leaders: Leanne Lawrence, Jenni Statton & Rick Coyte. Rick Coyte (Working bee Coordinator, South Side)