Workshops - Protect local bushland from ‘Woody Weeds’
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A series of community workshops are to be held across the Shire to assist locals in the identification and strategic control of woody weeds. The workshops to be run by local environmental scientist Drew McKenzie and funded through the Augusta Margaret River Shire’s Environmental Management Fund.
The workshops focus on familiarising residents with the identification and ecology of key species invading and transforming local bushland and wildlife habitat. Each workshop will involve a walk and talk through local bushland pointing out introduced and native species and will include demonstrations of control techniques as well as a discussion of strategic approaches to achieve the best results in different settings.
“The good news is that they are not difficult to control - you just need to get the identification correct as different species respond differently to control techniques.”
The free workshops will run on the following dates:
Location
Meeting Point
Date
Time
West Bay
On Bussell Hwy at the Tourist info sign opposite WestBay outside Augusta
Sunday 5th August
10 am
Margaret River
Cnr of Chardonnay Ave and Railway Tce
Sunday 5th August
3pm
Augusta
Donovan St Bushland – Bussell Hwy at the turn off to the Augusta Yacht Club
Sunday 12th August
10am
Burnside
Corner Horseford Road and Woodland Drive
Sunday 12th August
3pm
Wilderness
Road Verge in front of 71 Yates Road
Sunday 19th August
10am
Cowaramup
Behind the Mens Shed
Sunday 19th August
3pm