Newsletter 281 March 2019
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 281 March 2019 Dear Friends, As predicted our March meeting day was very warm but that did not deter ten members from tackling the huge task of watering the grasslands plants. Thanks to Jason and Mick who supplied the 1200 litres of water and to all who brought […]
Newsletter 280 February 2019
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 280 February 2019 Dear Friends, Despite the heat a hardy group turned out for the first meeting for 2019. Several visited Bartley’s Block before moving on to Grasslands. At Bartley’s the usual targets were surviving the heat but not the diligence of the weeders. Seedling Vincas and […]
Newsletter 279 December 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 279 December 2018 Dear Friends, On a pleasant evening at Valley No 2 Dam picnic area we reflected our year’s achievements and enjoyed a picnic tea. The dam plus the bush setting brings a variety of birds to enjoy. Phillip listed seventeen species for the evening. A […]
Newsletter 278 November 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 278 November 2018 Dear Friends, On a pleasantly cool morning after the heat of the past few days we gathered at Bartley’s Block to tackle the Vinca seedlings, Spurge and wild Garlic. The Vinca and Spurge seedlings are demonstrating their ability to germinate despite the dry conditions. […]
Newsletter 276 Sept 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 276 September 2018 Dear Friends, On a balmy day after some rain we gathered with our guest, Sean Dooley, to spend a few hours at Bartley’s Block. The block was chosen as it provides a variety of habitats and often has interesting birds. Due to the very dry […]
Newsletter 277 October 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 277 October 2018 Dear Friends, There was plenty to do at Bartley’s Block on a pleasant morning of the first day of daylight saving. We were a small group of ten but what was achieved was excellent. Turquoise Parrot boxes were checked and given a coat of camouflage […]
Newsletter 275 Aug 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 275 August 2018 Dear Friends, The weather gods were kind to us for the big planting days. Saturday was dry but very cold and windy and on Sunday morning we were greeted by a sunny day. In conjunction with Trust For Nature and Birds Australia, Friends agreed to […]
Newsletter 274 July 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 274 July 2018 Dear Friends, We took a gamble on the weather and it paid off despite the forecast being for cold showers. The nest box team had a good morning, with three boxes housing Sugar Gliders and four showing evidence of Tuan activity including one with a […]
Newsletter 273 June 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 273 June 2018 Dear Friends, The welcome rains began on May 29th. Now we can look forward to some fungi and early orchids. This month we worked at the Rutherglen Natural Features Reserve checking nest boxes, the Swainsona recta plants, traversing the block seeking out olives and tidying […]
Newsletter 272 May 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 272 May 2018 Dear Friends, The rain that fell a few days before our May meeting made conditions pleasant for our field day. We had a small working group but we achieved quite a lot and the slices of bun at morning tea were extra large! Many of […]