Porter Scrub walk, weed and bird spotting!
Tis Sunday the 4th of May at 2.15 pm, and I find myself at the southern gate entrance to Porter Scrub Conservation Park. Here I am standing among a group [...]
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05, 2025
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11, 2024
Porter Scrub Final Bird Survey for 2024
Volunteers met at Porter Scrub on Sunday to undertake the final bird activity funded by the FoP Partnership Grant and was the 12th bird survey on park. We collected opportune [...]
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06, 2024
Porter Scrub planting session on June 16th 2024
Thank you to those you attended today’s Porter Scrub planting session of threatened species. This was our fourth planting session of threatened species. We had 7 volunteers in attendance and [...]
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04, 2024
April walk and weed
Thank you to those who made it out on Sunday for our first Porter Scrub Activity for 2024. The weather was lovely for a “weeding and walking’ session. We had [...]
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10, 2023
Porter Scrub final session for 2023
Last Sunday we held our final main 2023 activity in Porter Scrub, attended by 7 volunteers and ranger Orkun, with Kurtis coming a bit later. We hand weeded around the [...]
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09, 2023
Birding session at Porter Scrub with Phil Barron
Porter Scrub Volunteer Action group members were treated to a fantastic early morning birding activity in the park, to target the Bassian Thrush, a threatened cryptic bird of the Mount [...]
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08, 2023
Threatened species planting session
Sunday was another overcast, 'moist' day, a repetition of the weather that the volunteers worked in when they were planting at Birdwood High School the day before. But, regardless of [...]
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08, 2023
Rushes, Sedges and Wallaby Grass
Saturday started as so many do in the Adelaide Hills this time of the year. Winter was reminding us that even though we have had a few really nice 'Spring [...]
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03, 2023
Porter Scrub Activities for 2023
Hi All, Hope you have had a lovely 2023 so far and rested up to get the new year underway for Porter Scrub Activities. Our first activity for 2023 is [...]
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02, 2023
Banksias, bursarias and bee-eaters
If you’re anything like me, you’ll look for every opportunity to explore the outdoors. So what have you noticed most about this summer? It’s been cooler and wetter for sure. [...]