A matching pair of Indian Myna's feeding on the "Heath" Banksia ericifolia

For more on Banksia ericifolia, see: http://www.waratahsoftware.com.au/wp_flora_banksia_heath.html

The slope the Busaco Road trail transects is very wet at the moment

15-06-12-06 - Acacia linifolia is in second-flower now

Acacia linifolia
Flax-leafed wattle 
Family: Mimosaceae
Acacia linifolia is a graceful shrub up to 2m, with soft, fine foliage along slightly weeping branches.
The flower heads are cream, forming dense clusters at the ends of branches.
Acacia linifolia grows abundantly on disturbed ground, and in the park it can be often seen along the roadsides.
Flowering time is normally from December to April. However, it often has a second flowering season in Winter.


Source: http://www.friendsoflanecovenationalpark.org.au/Flowering/Flowers/Acacia_linifolia.htm

15-06-12-05 - Tree removal service - Slow but free !

15-06-12-04 - The Great North Walk - This way !

15-06-12-03 - Maximum flow at the weir !

15-06-12-02 - Chance of fire - MINIMAL - Chance of weed invasion - MAXIMUM

15-06-12-01 - Lane Cove National Park - Terrys Creek Walking Track 0.55km

10-06-12-07 - Sydney Bluegums and a lone fern strangled by weeds

10-06-12-08 - Fresh Fox hole in bank right of centre

10-06-12-05 - Them big trees

10-06-12-04 - River sands

10-06-12-03 - Which is left and what is right?

10-06-12-02 - Bush vista for a cave man

10-06-12-01 - The Entrance

08-06-12-10 - Possum meets daylight

08-06-12-08 - Right at the rehab

08-06-12-07 - Biodiversity

08-06-12-06 - Seedling on the cave rock

08-06-12-05 - Downstream

08-06-12-02 - A Beautiful Day!

08-06-12-01 - Big Tree!

The "Great" Cumberland Forest

"Some good farming might be made. Some places were rather stoney but in general I  have not seen so good forest land in the country"

1805 - George Caley - Self taught botanist under Joseph Banks

European timber getters were the first to settle the North Shore in the early 1800's. By the 1830's a saw mill was established (near Cowan Road in 1831). Bluegum, blackbutt, stringybark, turpentine and ironbark were felled from the great forest to build Sydney. The cleared lands were converted to farms and orchards. Later these became the suburbs.

Rodgie and Hartnell, 1985, Dalrymple Hay Nature Reserve: A Twelve Month Bush Regeneration Project, Ku-Ring-Gai Bushland and Environmental Society, Pymble, Sydney

The Bradley Method

Joan and Eileen Bradley developed a series of weed control techniques in the 1960's through a process of trial and error.The Bradley method is a simple approach in that it encourages native vegetation to regenerate rather than seed or direct planting. They demonstrated and proved their method by successfully clearing weeds from a 16 hectare woodland reserve near Ashton Park in Mosman, Sydney. Noteworthy is their technique requires little maintenance, as little as once or twice a year, mainly in vulnerable areas such as creek banks, verges, and clearings.

The hallmark Bradley method principles,
1. Secure the best areas first
2. minimise disturbance to the natural conditions (e.g. soil and surrounds).
3. Don't overclear, let the regenerative ability of the bush set the pace of clearance

(after Bradley 1988).

Check it out or yourself!
http://wildwalks.com/bushwalking-and-hiking-in-nsw/lane-cove-national-park/browns-waterhole-track.html

Bradley, J; (eds) Larking, J. Lenning, A. Walker J. (1988). Bringing back the bush. Sydney: Lansdowne Press..