In the main our activities involve whitewater rafting, canoeing or bushwalking and mapping or treating willows in remote areas.
Projects involve:
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mapping willows to provide information to plan and budget for willow control programs
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treating willows in isolated sections of rivers where the volunteer time spent travelling to and treating isolated willows can provide a more cost effective method of treating the willows to contract labour
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undertaking follow-up monitoring and treatment where willow control programs have removed the bulk of the infestation
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providing volunteer contribution and demonstrating community interest also helps to foster the implementation of riverbank restoration projects.
Current projects:
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Mapping and Treating Black Willows and planting riparian vegetation along the Grose River
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Treating willows and other weeds on Clarks Island in the Hawkesbury River
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Mapping and Treating Crack and Pussy Willow along the Wingecarribee River.
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Assisting Friends of the Colo in monitoring the Colo River Catchment for re-infestation of Black and Crack Willow
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Assisting the Upper Murrumbidgee Catchment Coordinating Committee by Mapping willows along the upper Murrumbidgee River and upper Shoalhaven River.
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Mapping and Treating Black and Crack Willow along the Goobarragandra River and planting riparian vegetation where needed.
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Mapping the willows along the Barrington River
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Training new volunteers
Group contact:
Jeff Cottrell 0418210347
CMA contact:
Alex Muir (02) 4587 0050
Workdays:
The group has two or three activities a month which include overnight trips as well as single day activities along the river.
The groups also runs a nursery day once a month at the Friends of the Colo nursery currently situated near the NPWS Office at Glenbrook.
Interested people can join an email list to receive 6 monthly newsletters and other information about activities by emailing Contact Us
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