Weeding Team in action
By: Michael Fox
- 75 Volunteers;
- 66 Adults; and
- 9 Children (under 16)
Dainty Swallowtail Papilio anactus
The reduction in rubbish to be cleaned up means the largest group joined the Weeding Team this year.
Huge area of Guinea Grass and Creeping Lantana cleared
The weeding team did a great job clearing a huge area of Guinea Grass Panicum maximum, Creeping Lantana Lantana montevidensis and Glycine Neonotonia wightii. Clearing the weeds and removing trip hazards is the first step in site preparation for planting.
Blue Banded Bee visiting Blue Tongue flower
Species for planting will be based on our research for Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve. Blue Tongue or Native Lasiandra Melastoma affine, currently flowering at the Lookout, is very popular with the solitary native bees in the Reserve. Like Blue Banded Bees Amegilla cingulata
Other species observed on the day were Great Carpenter Bees Xylocopa sp., Stingless Native Bees Trigona sp., and caterpillars of Glasswing Acraea andromacha and Imperial Hairstreak Jalmenus evagoras butterflies and Pale Brown Hawk Moth Theretra latreillii.
Guide on Patrol
Meanwhile the Rubbish Teams were busy around the Summit and along the roadway collecting the usual fastfood packages and some strange parts fallen off cars.
Griffith Mates Bushcare Team
Heather with rubbish collection
Thank you to all the community members, the Holland Park Girl Guides and Griffith Mates.
Thank you to Heather Woods for organising the event.
Mount Gravatt Environment Group 