by admin | Nov 17, 2020 | Wetland Blog
This blog details some of the projects and challenges that farm custodianship has thrown at us since 2008. As of late 2021 we have planted just over 16,000...
by admin | Nov 5, 2020 | Wetland Blog
The race to the sky is on and any tree with an advantage over its neighbours is branching out wider as the upper forest canopy is forming. The wattles, having won the early race by growing fast and wide are now struggling to keep up. Many of these wattles will blow...
by admin | Jul 17, 2013 | Wetland Blog
I don’t know about you, but I worry when someone appears to like fire a little too much. Today was surely one of those days when a little excitement was forgivable. The size of each fire was immense though it was also surprising how quickly each fire burnt down....
by admin | Dec 16, 2012 | Wetland Blog
Clearing the willows was always going to be an epic job. The wetland is about 500m long and up to 150m wide with the majority of it either difficult to access by foot or too deep for machinery. The WGCMA solution was to have a ground crew with chainsaws cutting down...
by admin | Jul 22, 2011 | Wetland Blog
The vineyard is bisected by a large wetland covering about 20 acres but like many waterways in Australia this wetland has become clogged by species of willows. Willows can be aggressive weeds and spread via seeds and branch and root sections which propagate easily in...