Journal for July 2007 to March 2008
Successful cycle tour during Bikeweek 15th March 2008
Nine members of the public joined our members and Lisa Cooke of the
City of Perth for a cycle ride around the city, considering the impact of
urban development on the environment, particularly the impact on wetlands,
the river and wildlife. Here the group is resting in Victoria Gardens,
sitting on stones representing the Noongar tribes of the Perth area.
Weeding was the main business at Robertson Park in March 2008
Jenny, Caroline and Cecily weed the margins of the wetland, which is
damp from recent rain.
During the morning Daniel saw a frog, our first frog sighting at
Robertson Park!
Jed helps Caroline and Dudley to weed.
(I'm not sure how he is helping but by the end of the morning he is as
tired as the rest of us!
One of our resident willie wagtails. The treetops were full of small
honeyeaters and silvereyes.
In February 2008 we met at City Farm 2008
In 2008 we decided to meet at City Farm, a pretty amazing place to find
in the heart of a city.
www.cityfarmperth.org.au
Seed was collected at Robertson Park in February 2008. The seed will be
sown in trays next month. 
Greg collecting Ficinea nodosa seed.
Jed helps Rada and Daniel collect Patersonia seed.
Eremophila in flower.
Daniel took these photos of our resident Willie Wagtail.
Jed takes shelter under a flooded gum Eucalpytus rudis.
We started November 2007 with weeding at Robertson Park. A satisfying amount
of weeds were removed.
Thysanotis - fringed lily flowering at Robertson Park. It is difficult
to persuade the camera to focus on the flower rather than the mulch in the
background.
Local residents enjoyed a wildflower walk around Leederville led by Ian
Ellies, Supervisor Parks and Gardens, Town of Vincent on Saturday 20th
October 2007.
Banksia ashbyi
Dampiera linearis
Our members were decked out in the new CBCG T-shirts at the Spring
Local Plant Sale at the Town of Vincent on Saturday 25th August 2007.
Caroline, Sally, Jenny and Dudley (above) show off the new CBCG T-shirts
which have our logo on the front and our website address across the back.
Also assisting at the plant sale were Andrew, Lyn, Daniel, David, Ray and
horticultural staff from the Town of Vincent.
The T-shirts were provided by CBCG members Colin and Heather Scott of
Embroidery Design, North Perth.
UWA students visit the Water Corporation's Drainage Nutrient
Intervention Trench Trial August 2007A group of third year Environmental
Engineering students from UWA are currently investigating ways of reducing
nutrient flow into Lake Monger from groundwater moving through former
landfill areas, east of the lake.
On Friday 10th August, they visited the Water Corporation's trial of a
trench which intercepts groundwater and removes nitrogen and phosphorus
before the groundwater flows into an adjacent drain.
The Claise Brook Catchment Group is facilitating the involvement of
stakeholders from Main Roads, the Town of Cambridge and Town of Vincent to
assist the students and also providing background and technical
information.
Stakeholder Presentation, Friday 3rd August 2007
Sally and Rada represented the catchment group at a Forum for Environment
Groups in the Perth North Metro Region. The forum was organised by the North
Metro Conservation Group(NMCG) and was a great opportunity to share
information about the many groups active within the area.
Working bee at Robertson Park, Saturday 7th day of the 7th month 2007
Chris, Warren, Rada, Greg, Dudley, Sally and John kept the newly planted
sedges clear of weeds. Several birds kept us company including a pair of
Maned Geese (aka wood ducks).
The maned geese keep an eye on Greg.
Willie wagtail, singing honeyeater and maned geese. We also saw a magpie
lark, swallows, wattlebirds, raven ...
The spearwood is just starting to flower at the tips of new growth. Last
year's old seedpods are still on some branches.
La vie en leaf?
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