The first of the biannual Annual
Great Grose Gorse Walks for 2001 is on
February 3rd to March
23rd
They need YOU to help on
selected week days and at weekends
For the past seven years volunteers have battled Gorse and other nasties including Scotch Broom .for 50 km of the river’s course. The enemy has left “land mines” in the shape of more than 10 000 Gorse seeds per square metre stored in the soil ! Each Scotch Broom plant can produce 6 000 seeds per year
Land Care groups supported by Bushcare Officers of the Blue Mountains City Council, members of the Blue Mountains Conservation Society and individual bushwalkers have achieved primary knock down of all the known mature Gorse
infestations in Popes Glen, Braeside , Days Crescent and Upper Bedford Creek
Agencies such as NPWS , the city Council, , the Sydney Catchment Authourity SRA and RTA have weed control programs for the lands in their management and most participate in the Walk
Projects for 2001 include
# Containment of the known Gorse infestations in remote areas of the Upper Grose.
# Weed Control at Govetts Leap
# Revegetation of bare areas to supplement natural regeneration in area such as Braeside at Blackheath
# Surveys to locate remaining infestations in Hat Hill Creek, Wentworth Creek and the Mt Victoria area
# Identifying and encouraging rare plants as in Katoomba Creek
# Cooperative work with private organisations and individuals
Success in these project s depends on the efforts of existing and new volunteers
Activities vary from half a day to overnight camping
The next Walks this Year will be in the third and fourth weeks of August