BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv6.5.5//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://gecko.org.au/ X-WR-CALNAME:Gecko | Environment Council X-WR-CALDESC:Gecko | Environment Council REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20191007T043900 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20191007T143900 DTSTAMP:20220107T030300 UID:MEC-acb5d1120b8a0b8d3d97905ba9a72dc4@gecko.org.au CREATED:20220107 LAST-MODIFIED:20220107 PRIORITY:5 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Friends of Federation Walk Planting Day 29 May 2021 DESCRIPTION:\n \nAre you ready….Are you registered?\nPlanting date at Federation Walk\nSaturday May 29, 8am – 10am\n~~~~~~~~~~~\n \n \nJoin the Friends of Federation Walk and the City of Gold Coast in helping to revegetate and restore the 91 hectare Federation Walk Coastal reserve at The Spit, Main Beach.  We will have 1000 trees to plant on the day.\nA Council officer is in attendance on the day, all materials are supplied and the holes are pre-dug.\nIf you enjoy being outdoors, being part of a community and would like to make a difference to our natural environment No experience is necessary to join.\nFurther details will be provided for registration. For group bookings for more than 10 people please contact us to confirm.\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/friends-of-federation-walk-tree-planting-tickets-135429929565 ( https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/friends-of-federation-walk-tree-planting-tickets-135429929565 ) \n \n\nThanks to NAMU for this update on what is happening at Federation Walk!\nCity of Gold Coast (CoGC) Natural Area Management Unit (NAMU) have been collecting and propagating Littoral rainforest trees from remaining trees of the original Surfers Rainforest. These species once common along the coastal fringe are now restricted to small populations along the coast. Propagated plants when ready will be planted back onto The Spit as part of the ongoing restoration of Federation Walk Coastal Reserve helping to retain some of the local Gold Coast genetics.\nNAMU planted 3300 plants in April taking advantage of the wet weather. The planting included many Littoral Rainforest plants propagated from the original Surfers Rainforest.\nThis planting filled up a gap in the forest created by repeated arson fires. This area was becoming more fire prone each time due to the promotion of more flammable fire loving species and the death of many of the trees. Ongoing vegetation management such as control of weeds and native blady grass will give the rainforest time to develop, once established this site will be less likely to be impacted by arson in the future.\nAssisted regeneration, namely weed control activities have continued along the length of Federation Walk Coastal Reserve. The recent La Nino year has provided a good opportunity for everything to grow, especially the weeds keeping our restoration contractors particularly busy. Assisted regeneration will complement all the historical and future restoration of Federation Walk Coastal Reserve allowing this coastal reserve to continue to improve into the future.\n\n……..and another of our favorite residents, Superb Fairy wren chicks.\n \nContact:\nLyn Wright: M:0400 740 972 President Friends of Federation Walk Inc.\n\n URL:https://gecko.org.au/events-gecko/friends-of-federation-walk-planting-day-29-may-2021/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR