WE HAVE SOME VERY EXCITING NEWS !! 

Our existing pdf list of “Undesirable and Invasive Plant Species – National, State and Council” has been converted to an online field guide. 

Our new guide is in tabular form and it shows which weed species recognized by Country, State and City are known to occur in our catchment. 

It includes for each of them (with few exceptions) a photograph taken in or near our catchment, together with hints for recognition and control methods and links to relevant sources. 

It’s worth pointing out that many species we all consider as weeds are not listed in the source documents for our new list.  So they have not been included.  Conversely, some species which are not invasive, such as Oleander, are included (as they are listed by Council). 

Our next challenge is to provide an illustrated table providing local information about these other invasive weeds too!

Photos in the new list have mostly been provided by both Bryan Hacker and Ed Frazer, who are the masterminds behind the conversion.

Any feedback or additional photos you may be able to share can be emailed to: [email protected]

If you are able to pitch in, we would particularly love images taken within Moggill Creek Catchment of:

• Baccharis halimifolia  (Groundsel bush)
• Ludwigia longifolia  (Ludwigia)
• Lonicera japonica  (Japanese Honeysuckle)
• Impatiens  (Balsam or Busy Lizzie)
• Schizachyrium microstachyum  (Little bluestem)
• Nymphaea caerulea  (Water lily)
• Pistia stratoides  (Water lettuce).

You will find the new guide under the “Catchment Field Guides” option on the main menu. 

Or you can click here to open it.

We hope you find it very useful. 

Glycine, one of our worst environmental weeds, is flowering NOW !!!!!

Did you know the seeds can last in the soil for MORE THAN 10 YEARS?

Remove glycine NOW before it’s too late!!

For more info about the control of glycine, please visit our new online list of Declared Plants in the Catchment. 

Photo courtesy of Bryan Hacker 

Take a look at our latest photos from Kids Day!

They tell their own story:  the day was fun-filled and happy, with the added bonus that everyone learned a thing or two about our natural environment, too!

Many thanks to our Public Relations Officer, Dale Borgelt, for sharing her pictures.

 

“Moggill Creek is greener, healthier and more stable thanks to the hard work of the Kenmore State High School Parents and Citizens Association.”

This is an observation which has been made on the Healthy Land and Water Awards website.

The initiative and hard work of the school’s Parents and Citizens Association has been recognised with the announcement that it is a finalist in the Healthy Land and Water Awards – Water Warrior Category for 2018. 

The school has for many years nurtured and protected the creekside areas in its environs so this is a very fitting and well deserved achievement! 

You can click here to open the website and read in more detail about the activities the group has been undertaking as part of its Environment Restoration Program. 

The awards night will be held on 27 July. 

The MCCG is delighted that the school has been recognised and we wish them every success!

Paul Campbell has shared with us a lovely shot of a Striated Heron. 

Predominantly a coastal water bird, to our knowledge this is the first time a photo of the species has been taken in the catchment. 

We have added the photo and information about its size and feeding habits to our Field Guide to Rare and Vagrant Birds in the Catchment.

  Many thanks Paul, for allowing us to include your photo.

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Click here to open the list and double click on the thumb-nail image to expand it.

Hint: You can browse down the list or, to search, press CTRL + F, then type Stria 

and abundant in chromosomes!!!

The Azure Kingfisher is arguably one of the prettiest and most colourful birds in our catchment. These little kingfishers live across the top end of Australia and right down the east coast, all the way to Tasmania.

An interesting fact: humans have 46 chromosomes in their bodies. 

Click here to open the June issue of Jim Butler’s Feather Fascination and learn all about the Azure Kingfisher, including just how many chromosomes their petite bodies hold! 

Are you concerned about the destructive effects of plastics on our global environment?

The theme of this year’s World Environment Day on Tuesday 5 June is “Beat Plastic Pollution“.

And right across the world, there is a groundswell of many people taking action!

What can you do about it? 

Make a start by taking a look at the World Environment Day website and be inspired by anti plastic pollution initiatives that are happening globally!

More info is also available on the United Nations website.

And, closer to home, this growing global movement is being celebrated at a World Environment Day Festival at Cotton Tree on Saturday 10 June. For more information, check their Facebook page.

We can all play our part and maybe World Environment Day 2018 will provoke some ideas about what each of us can do to join the Beat Plastic Pollution revolution!

 

Cat’s Claw Creeper poses a MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT to our catchment.

We are holding two free information sessions to offer guidance and to generate discussion about the best approaches to eradicate this invasive curse.

The two sessions are identical and open to anyone. 

Everything you need to know is provided in the flyer below. 

COME ALONG AND JOIN THE CRITICAL CAT’S CLAW CREEPER CRUSADE!

 

Our MCCG Chairman Jim Pope wears many hats! One of them is leader of the Huntington-Tuckett buschare group.

Jim has noticed that during recent weeks a mystery person has literally pitched in to continue his group’s work of spreading mulch at Blackbutt Place Park.

Thank you so much to our mystery mulcher for your efforts! 

It has lightened our load considerably and is of great help to us.

ps: if you’d like to join Jim’s next working bee or find another group that suits you, please check our Working Bee Calendar.