This month the Bushcare Group worked along Lawson Creek, adjacent to Lawson oval. Essentially, this was maintenance work: Montbretia, Ginger lily, and othe rminor weeds. In the Lawson Creek swamp Arum lily was dug out. The swamp and creek are now fairly free of this pest.

Nice to see quantities of Callicoma serratifolia naturally regenerating along the creek.

Then time for thirty-year celebrations with a nice cake at morning tea!

Streamwatch results were excellent: good oxygen levels, good phosphorus and nitrate levels (not too much fertiliser, and good vegetation buffer zone present between creek and oval), good acid/alkaline balance in water, water freshness high, good turbidity (not muddy).

The Bushcare Group worked along Lawson Creek this session, adjacent to Lawson oval.

A large patch of Ginger lily and Day lily extending along the rear of Honour Ave private properties was targeted. Further work is required.

Arum lily and Ginger lily along Lawson Creek were removed. This project is proving to be quite a success, and hopefully soon the stream and swamp will be free of these pests.

During these months the Bushcare Group worked in the upper catchment of Lawson Creek. Privet (moderate control), Japanese Honeysuckle (high control), Arum lily (high control along Lawson Creek), Ginger lily (high control along Lawson Creek) and Blackberry were targeted.

A dense patch of Ginger lily extending along rear of Honour Ave private property requires treatment, as it is spreading seed.

Wonderful to see a steady increase in group numbers. This certainly boosts the outcomes achieved during each session.

Streamwatch results have been consistently good: oxygen levels, phosphorous, chemical balance, water freshness, turbidity.

This month the bushcare group worked in the upper catchment of Lawson Creek. In zones 2 and 3, Japanese Honesuckle was targeted. In zone 4, plantings were maintained and Privet regrowth was controlled.

Streamwatch testing was conducted, and water quality was good: oxygen, phosphates, turbidity, chemical balance and water freshness.

During March and May the bushcare group worked on the Lawson Parklands restoration site (April = public holiday). Although a topsoil layer was removed several years ago, natural regeneration is proving to be surprisingly good in many sections of this site: eucalypts, wattles, Persoonia sp., Lomandra longifolia, Microlaena stipoides, Hakea sp., and Leptopsermum sp.

Recent good rains should encourage further growth of regenerating plants. To take advantage of the rains and promote natural regeneration in barer areas, plots were scarifed, littered with natural debris, and then sprinkled with the seed of various indigenous plant species.

African lovegrass and minor amounts of Fleabane were treated.

Streamwatch was conducted each month in adjacent Lawson Creek, and water quality results were consistently good.

This month the group worked on the west Waratah Street site and in the wetland/swamp area. Main environmental weeds targeted were Privet, Japanese Honeysuckle and Juncus microcephalus.

Streamwatch was conducted and water quality was good: oxygen, phosphates, acidity/alkalinity, turbidity, nitrates and water freshness.

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This month, the bushcare group worked in Waratah Street area # 1 (west) and area #2 (swamp/wetland). In area #1, removal of Privet (seedlings and medium) was targeted. In area #2, Japanese honeysuckle was targeted. In both areas, plantings were maintained. Hakea salicifolia, gahnia, Black wattle and tea-trees are doing particularly well.

However, far more planting of wet soil tolerant species is required in area #1, as natural regeneration of shrubs and sedges is non-existent. Privet is resurgent. Little progress has been made in the more degraded section of this area. Coir logs requested for area #2 to stabilise water area have not been delivered.

Water quality in Lawson Creek tributary was excellent: oxygen and phosphorous levels, acidity, water freshness, nitrates and turbidity.

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In December, a large group of enthusiastic bushcarers worked on the Lawson Parklands site, in warm weather. African lovegrass, Fleabane, Coreopsis and Juncus microcephalus were targeted. Certainly, the Fleabane is a lot better controlled than it was one year ago.

Cordyline is an emerging Blue Mountains environmental weed. This plant was growing in healthy bushland near the Parklands site; there were numerous seedlings.

Natural regeneration of eucalypt forest species is continuing on the Parklands site, but the relatively dry weather of the last six months may have set this process back a little.

Lawson Creek water quality was very good: turbidity, oxygen levels, phosphates, nitrates, freshness and chemical balance.

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This months work session was conducted on the Lawson Parklands site. Fleabane, Broom, African lovegrass and Blackberry were targeted.

Natural regeneration of indigenous vegetation is proceeding well across some sections of the site; other sections are responding more slowly.

Streamwatch results were good: oxygen and phosphorous levels, water freshness, chemcial balance, water clarity, nitrates and nitrites.

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This month the Bushcare Group worked on the Lawson Parklands site. Natural regeneration continues to be strong, although recent dryness may have resulted in loss of some plants. Approximately 50 mm of rain has fallen in the last two weeks, and the site is now moist again.

Fleabane, Juncus microcephalus and African Lovegrass were the weeds targeted on the Parklands site.

Leptopsermum polygalifolium and Leptospermum juniperinum (approx. 12) were planted in two access path drain lines.

Along Lawson Creek a 20m x 20m zone of weeds (bird droppings) was treated: Arum lily, Ginger lily, Cordyline australis, Privet.

Streamwatch was conducted in adjacent Lawson Creek. Oxygen, phosphorous, water freshness, chemical balance and turbidity were all good.