Coastal Connect is an innovative collaboration of bushcare groups from Peregian to Noosa Heads. The project aims to restore ecological linkages and connectivity by rehabilitating coastal peat creek mouths, dunes and ephemeral wetlands along Noosa's eastern beaches.
About a year ago Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) began the project with a trial by deploying oyster baskets into the Noosa River estuary.
Around 260 volunteers took to the streets to Clean Up Noosa on Sunday March 3rd across 14 local sites organised once again by the Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA). Volunteer co-ordinator Joe Jurisevic said it was pleasing to see volunteer numbers of the increase from last year after a significant decrease from pre Covid levels, and reports of less litter and illegal dumping this year.
225 volunteers across the 18 sites collected around 360kg (200kgs of recyclables) of litter and around 3.6 Tonnes of larger items on Clean Up Australia Day from our local environment. Around 4 tonnes in total this year.
Here are some local native plants that caught my eye during March
At the UWG workshop Shaun Walsh gave some tips on growing plants in containers.
Easter Cassia is a very common weed in the Noosa Shire
Read about the furry animal visitors to Vanessa's garden.
Native plants can be successfully grown in pots, both indoors and outdoors improving biodiversity and beauty of your house and garden.
For the benefit of our new members and now that we having a local stockist, this month we look again at Herbicide dabbers.
