Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove woody weeds such as Cootamundra wattle, privet, olive, and cherry plum in this beautiful reserve. This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experiencing the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. No experience is necessary – our Rangers will help with weed identification and removal techniques. Take in […]
Both of these walks start and finish at Loch Carpark. Even though Mt Loch, 1887m, is the 4th highest mountain in Victoria, our walk starts at 1800m. From Loch car park, there is a 4km walk through alpine heath to the summit of Mount Loch, where there are good views of the High Plains, Mt Hotham […]
Join Parklands Rangers undertaking a variety of practical conservation works on our patch of paradise. Our neighbours call this Paradise Island! 8km of the 9km circuit around this Island, to the east of Gateway Island, was fenced and revegetated a decade ago, providing quality habitat for many native fauna species. Learn how to remove the […]
Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove woody weeds such as privet, olive, cherry plum, hawthorn, and wild tobacco in this beautiful reserve. This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experiencing the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. No experience is necessary – our Rangers will help with weed identification and removal techniques. Take in […]
Join Parklands Rangers undertaking a variety of practical conservation works on our patch of paradise. Our neighbours call this Paradise Island! 8km of the 9km circuit around this Island, to the east of Gateway Island, was fenced and revegetated a decade ago, providing quality habitat for many native fauna species. Learn how to remove the […]
Elderglen Indigo Valley, Victoria (address in booking details) Sunday 20th October 9.30am -12 noon Cost $10* per person, children free * plus a booking fee of $1.53 Karen and Paul van Huizen run a small family farming business in the Indigo Valley, North-East Victoria where they grow elder trees (sambucus) from which they make quality […]
Mahers hill is about 15 km east of Wodonga and overlooks the Hume dam and surrounding area. The plan is to take a packed lunch and walk to the top and enjoy the views while eating lunch. The walk ascends through box woodland where Kangaroos and Cattle are regularly seen grazing. The distance is 6km […]
Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove invasive lavender and woody weeds such as privet, olive, cherry plum, and honey locust in this beautiful reserve. This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experiencing the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. No experience is necessary – our Rangers will help with weed identification and removal techniques. […]
This walk begins at Jindera Gap and heads along a lovely grassy track with good views for much of the walk. We pass the trig that marks highest part of the hill on this walk. This is an out and return walk and those who walked the Bakes Trail section recently will join the dots […]
Join Parklands Rangers undertaking a variety of practical conservation works on our patch of paradise. Our neighbours call this Paradise Island! 8km of the 9km circuit around this Island, to the east of Gateway Island, was fenced and revegetated a decade ago, providing quality habitat for many native fauna species. Learn how to remove the […]
This is a slow ramble on Nail Can Hill, Albury. It gives plenty of opportunity for admiring the range of wildflowers on the hill, taking photos and catching your breath. Whilst we will be going up and down the hill twice there will be absolutely no rush. It’s at the lower end of grade 3. […]
Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove woody weeds such as privet, olive, cherry plum, hawthorn, and wild tobacco in this beautiful reserve. This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experiencing the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. No experience is necessary – our Rangers will help with weed identification and removal techniques. Take in […]
Join Parklands Rangers undertaking a variety of practical conservation works on our patch of paradise. Our neighbours call this Paradise Island! 8km of the 9km circuit around this Island, to the east of Gateway Island, was fenced and revegetated a decade ago, providing quality habitat for many native fauna species. Learn how to remove the […]
Every month we meet to do some work in the Park.. Often there's a nature walk after we consume our Chiltern bakery bun. We always meet at Chiltern PO at 9am. Contact Tony Murnane 0447256938
Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove invasive lavender and woody weeds such as privet, olive, cherry plum, and honey locust in this beautiful reserve. This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experiencing the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. No experience is necessary – our Rangers will help with weed identification and removal techniques. […]
Join Parklands Albury Wodonga on a spotlighting walk at Drapers Reserve! Ranger Dan will lead you on a night adventure looking for nocturnal native wildlife such as possums, gliders, owls, and more! This event is free and family friendly. Where: Drapers Reserve, Elliot Lane, Leneva. Google map: Drapers Reserve Access. What to expect: We will be walking on natural, unpaved, and possibly […]
Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove invasive lavender in this beautiful reserve. This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experiencing the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. No experience is necessary – our Rangers will help with weed identification and removal techniques. Take in the fresh air, get close to nature, and learn about […]
Have you ever had that magical moment of spotting a platypus in the wild? Join us at this event to learn where to look for, and how spot, platypus in the wild for this great ACF/UNSW #CitizenScience project. Image: Young platypus on a log in McMahons Creek, Yarra Ranges, Victoria. Credit: Doug Gimesy. ACF-AWR is excited […]
The 2024 AGM for the Friends group will be held on Saturday 14th September 2024 and includes a wildflower walk, shared dinner then AGM and talk entitled “Peas in the Park” by Glen Johnson • There will be a walk in the Park guided by Glen Johnson. Meet at the Chiltern Post Office at 3:00pm. […]
There are a number of very short walks on Mt Buffalo that give great views. We often pass them by in favour of bigger walks. Whilst they are all fairly steep, they are short and I’m in no rush. Participants can chose to do all or some of the walks on offer. Lake View: 2km. […]
Wodonga Urban Landcare Network in conjunction with Leneva Castle Creek Landcare are excited to invite you to a field day to look at landscape restoration in tricky terrain in the Castle Creek catchment near Wodonga. Hidden Farm's steep and often rocky slopes are being transformed. The once barren paddocks are now interspersed with shelterbelts to protect stock, creekline revegetation […]
Chris has put together a circuit of about 10km which starts from near Woomargama on the Hume and Hovell track and uses some management tracks to link back to the start point, It has a few ups and downs that are rewarded with some great views. Chris will be leading the walk on the day […]
Have you ever had that magical moment of spotting a platypus in the wild? Join us at this event to learn where to look for, and how spot, platypus in the wild for this great ACF/UNSW #CitizenScience project. Image: Young platypus on a log in McMahons Creek, Yarra Ranges, Victoria. Credit: Doug Gimesy. ACF-AWR is excited […]
Implementation of our restoration and climate resilience recommendations ( the 70% local provenance: 30% climate analogue sourcing of seed or plants) has slipped since a focus on provenance in the mid 2000’s and is increasingly constrained by seed supply. We also have recognized that we have a lot of revegetation that doesn’t achieve “whole ecosystem” […]
These walks can’t be called Winter walks anymore but this one is a good way to build some more fitness ready for the mountains. This walk will begin in late morning and go over lunch time. We will explore more of Nail Can Hill including Bakes Trail, The Lookout (where we will have lunch) and […]
Details CSU walk around CSU Thurgoona and the wetlands. Opportunities to see a wide range of birds, especially parrots, including Musk, Little & Rainbow Lorikeets. Also the usual water birds and the possibility of a surprise or two. Corry's Wood After morning tea a short drive up to Corry's Wood, where as the name suggests, […]
Members please meet at Lake King in Rutherglen for a 9.30am departure. Leader for the day is David phone 0409 954 476. There are public toilets nearby for use prior to travelling in convoy to Killawarra. BYO refreshments for the day. Birding and nature will keep us well occupied on the day.
Friends of Lou Lieberman Park (FoLLP) have a load of beautiful tubestock to be planted near the underpass (which runs from the Park under Pearce St). All are welcome on SATURDAY, 24th August at 9.30am with the traditional morning tea of Marg's scones, jam and cream at 11am . Come along, enjoy the park, […]
Friends of Susan Campbell and Kent McKoy Reserves have one of the best views in Wodonga with an expanse of ridgetop remnant and regenerating open woodland. If you'd like to join them for their annual tree planting days and discover this hidden gem in Wodonga, then consider these dates to join them for a fun […]
This walk takes us on some of the tracks through the forest around Mt Beauty and gives us views up to the snow-covered mountains. We start on the Survey Track which runs parallel to the main road up to Cranky Charlie. It is a steady climb but not steep, on a good path. We then […]
