PLEASE NOTE: we have had to cancel this month's trip due to Djaara staff having other commitments.
Friends of the Earth has regular field trip in the Wombat forest with representatives from the Galk-galk Dhelkunya (forest gardening) team of DJAARA. Our approach to their management of the Wombat is outlined here.
These work trips are a good chance to meet and chat with members of the team, ask questions about Djaara aspirations for the forest, and contribute some practical solidarity.
The worktrips happen at the test site in the Wombat Forests, managed by Djaara (just south of Daylesford, near Leonards Hill).
We generally do physical restoration work, such as cutting out gorse, so we ask people wear suitable clothing and bring gloves and hand tools if you have them.
They are currently happening monthly from 11:00 to 14:00 on the fourth Friday of the month, with the next one happening on Fri March 27.
Meet: promptly at 10.50am, at Sailors Falls Mineral Spring (2440 Ballan-Daylesford Road, Sailors Falls Victoria 3461) where there are public toilets, before driving on to the near by test site.
Please rsvp for the event so we can email you to confirm if it can proceed (as an outdoor working bee it can be influenced by weather on the day).
Please bring:
- clothes suitable for outdoor work. Long pants and long sleeves strongly recommended as we are removing spiky weeds
- closed shoes or boots - important for protection from snakes
- sunhat
- water and snacks to share
- garden gloves if you have them and any hand tools useful for removing shrubby weeds