Upper River Torrens Landcare Group

Bird ID Session - Fully booked!
2023-04-16 14:30 - 17:30 UTC | Porter Scrub Conservation Park, Burfords Hill Rd, Kenton Valley, South Australia, 5233, Australia
A bird ID session will be held on Sunday 26th April with Phil Barron.
We will start at Porter Scrub CP and do a second session at Lobethal Bushland Park.
Please note that this event is now fully booked.
Thankyou

Annual General Meeting
2022-11-26 14:00 - 16:30 UTC
Our AGM will be held at Torrens Valley Community Centre on Saturday 26th November, 2022.
Our amazing guest speaker, Dr Kathy Burbidge will speak on the topic ‘If you plant it, they will come.’
‘Where habitats are so degraded or neglected that they no longer support the species that were once part of that local ecosystem, it can be discouraging and overwhelming to start to regenerate them.
Plantings to replace absent native species once endemic to an area are a crucial part of rehabilitating the soil, microclimates and habitats for other species, so regenerating an ecosystem takes time and may not be fully appreciated immediately. With rewilding and the reintroduction of endemic wildlife species we hope that our revegetation projects adequately support them, but sometimes they go further than expected. This talk will highlight three wildlife species, Striated Pardalotes, Ring-tailed possums and Grey-headed flying foxes, that have unexpectedly responded to a planting and regeneration project in the Adelaide Hills, and what hope we gain from these examples.’
Drinks and nibbles will be provided so please RSVP at your earliest convenience.

Porter Scrub End of Year Activity
2022-10-23 14:00 - 17:00 UTC | Porter Scrub Conservation Park, Burfords Hill Rd, Kenton Valley, South Australia, 5233, Australia
Join us for our final end of year activity in Porter Scrub.
2-5pm
Bring a chair and binoculars.
Wear appropriate footwear and clothing.
Please contact the organiser to RSVP and to find out more.

Cromer CP working bee
2022-09-18 09:00 - 12:00, 2022-08-28 09:00 - 12:00, 2022-04-24 08:30 - 12:00 UTC | Cromer Conservation Park, Cromer Road, Cromer, South Australia, 5235, Australia
Please confirm times with the organiser prior to the event

Bird monitoring session
2022-09-11 08:30 - 11:30 UTC | Porter Scrub Conservation Park, Burfords Hill Rd, Kenton Valley, South Australia, 5233, Australia
Join us for a spring bird monitoring session with Phil Barron.
If you are keen to attend, please register your interest via the Volunteer page of our website or email torrenslandcare@gmail.com.
Spaces are limited.

Cromer CP working bee - Cancelled!!
2022-07-31 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Cromer Conservation Park, Cromer Road, Cromer, South Australia, 5235, Australia
Hi all
Sadly Mt Crawford weather for Sunday is forecast for 11 degrees and 95% chance of 8 mm of rain! This is disappointing but we hope to scope out the weed levels over the next couple of weeks and have an updated plan of action soon.
Stay safe everyone and look forward to seeing you soon.

Porter Scrub weeding activity
2022-07-31 09:00 - 11:30 UTC | Porter Scrub Conservation Park, Burfords Hill Rd, Kenton Valley, South Australia, 5233, Australia
Weeding of gorse in Porter Scrub Conservation Park to protect native vegetation.
Meet at 9am. Tools, PPE equipment and morning tea provided.
Contact the organiser if you wish to join us.

Porter Scrub weeding activity (Cancelled)
2022-07-03 09:00 - 11:30 UTC | Porter Scrub Conservation Park, Burfords Hill Rd, Kenton Valley, South Australia, 5233, Australia
This working bee in Porter Scrub has been cancelled due to illness.
Reschedule to Sunday 31 July 9am.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Will send out an email again closer to the date.
Regards,
Ellen

Porter Scrub weeding activity
2022-06-19 09:00 - 11:30 UTC | Porter Scrub Conservation Park, Burfords Hill Rd, Kenton Valley, South Australia, 5233, Australia
Weeding of woody weeds in Porter Scrub Conservation Park. Meet at 9am. Tools, PPE equipment and morning tea provided. For anyone interested in joining the group, please fill out the form http://urtlg.com/volunteer-with-us/ to find out more about this activity and others.

Cromer CP working bee
2022-05-29 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Cromer Conservation Park, Cromer Road, Cromer, South Australia, 5235, Australia
It’s looking a bit damp but we are still planning to go ahead at this stage. If it looks like we’re in for a deluge, the event will be cancelled. Contact us if you are unsure.
Regular volunteers, please meet at the usual spot at 9am. Bring your heavy-duty gloves as we will be tackling small gorse seedlings again.
For anyone interested in joining the group, please fill out this form http://urtlg.com/volunteer-with-us/ to find out more and join our mailing list.
Hope to see you there!

Bird monitoring session
2022-05-15 08:30 - 11:30 UTC | Porter Scrub Conservation Park, Burfords Hill Rd, Kenton Valley, South Australia, 5233, Australia
Join us for a bird monitoring session with Phil Barron.
A bit of homework for you between now and then – the bird species list below are those we detected during our May and September 2021 monitoring and the birds we may encounter this year.
Learn up on their identification and calls before May 15th, using the resource via the link: https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/finder.
For this tool, you don’t need a mobile phone, just a PC. Type in the species name and hit apply. Click on the species name and learn about the bird and listen to its call.
More information to come closer to the dates via the URTLG Facebook page, but if your interested in attending please email: torrenslandcare@gmail.com. Spaces are limited.
Reference: image at the top of this page is a Golden Whistler, photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

We are taking a break
2022-01-10
Everyone has contributed so much this year and you deserve a big pat on the back. With your help and support we have achieved so much. Thank you.
So take some time off, spend it with family and friends if you can. Or simply enjoy putting your feet up.
Hopefully we will see you again in after the festive break.
The Upper River Torrens Committee and volunteer group.

Volunteers wanted
2021-12-13 09:00 - 12:30 (Australia/Adelaide)
Do you love gardening, have a couple of hours to spare and what to make a difference?
