Community Tree Planting Day @ Mirboo North

The Friends of Baths Road Reserve will run a community planting day at the Reserve. Council has identified planting work can occur in an area of the Reserve that is considered safe for supervised work by volunteers. The Friends of Baths Road Reserve has received grant funding to plant native ground cover species to improve biodiversity and reduce the impact of invasive weeds. This is even more important post-storm, when invasive weeds can thrive due to less tree canopy.

The planting work will be carried out in two sessions

• 8 to 10am to sort plants, get them ready for planting and dig holes
• 10 to 12pm to complete hole-digging and plant into the pre-dug holes.

The Natural Environment Working Group continues to meet and provide input into planning that will support the recovery of this important area of remnant forest. The Reserve is still currently closed to the public due to safety issues relating to hazardous trees. Council are working on a program that will see the removal of hazardous tress to open walking tracks in the coming months. Discussions are ongoing in relation to the management of the windfallen timbers in the Reserve.

IMPORTANT: Because the Reserve is still closed to the public, registration for this event is essential and all volunteers will need to be clearly briefed and supervised while the work is underway. For this reason, the numbers for this event are strictly limited to a maximum of 40 people across both sessions.

When: Sunday 28th July from 8 to 12 noon

Where: Bath’s Road Reserve, Ridgway & Baths Road, Mirboo North 3871

Register your attendance here: events.humanitix.com/baths-rd-reserve-community-planting-day

Enquiries: 0418 301 092 or info@mirboodistrictfoundation.org.au

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Website: MirbooDistrictFoundation.org.au