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 [...]
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 [...]
We figured it was about time we, the Committee, introduced ourselves. So without further ado here's a little bit about each of us, plus of course the obligatory mug shots [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In the Adelaide Hills, the bushfires of 2020 were devastating, possibly no more so that around Cuddle Creek where, some fifteen kilometres away, the beautiful natural bushland of Porters Scrub [...]
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 [...]
Excluding stock from any dam or watercourse is considered best practice land management for any property. Hard-hooved animals (cows, horses, sheep) damage the sensitive ‘riparian’ environment causing problems with erosion [...]
It’s that time of the year again following the breaking rains, to start your preparation to plant. So where do you start? Firstly, ensure the area is free [...]