Bridal Creeper – Workshops, mapping and other local actions
Posted on 21 May, 2011 by Connecting Country
This past year’s climatic conditions have produced an abundance of weeds and Bridal Creeper is no exception. This noxious weed is spreading through woodlands over native plants and below the ground, producing a matt of bults which prevent native seeds from growing. Detailed information about Bridal Creeper including identification, ecology, spread and eradication methods can be found on the Weeds of National Significance site.
A local taskforce has recently been formed to develop a strategic plan to tackle the problem of Bridal Creeper in our shire. The first taskforce meeting on 18 April was attended by Shauna Potter, National Bridal Creeper Coordinator, and members of the Mount Alexander community. Minutes of this meeting can be found here.
To assist in the control program, it is important to know exactly where infestations are located. The taskforce decided to make use of the Connecting Country Mapping Program for this purpose. So if you would like to help in mapping this noxious weed, you can lodge your observations by clicking here and following the easy to use instructions.
Bridal Creeper Community Workshop
The Nuggetty Land Protection Group is inviting interested community members to attend a community workshop at the Bridal Creeper Trial site. This site is immediately behind the Maldon cemetery in the Maldon Historic Reserve. The workshop will be held on Sunday 10 July from 11.00am to 12.30pm and finish with a free sausage sizzle and cupper.
The workshop will exhibit the results of earlier chemical treatment and demonstrate application methods, including making spore water from rust infected plants, chemical gloves, scrunching methods and physical removal.
Rust studied by the DPI and introduced by Nuggetty and other landcare groups has had a great impact. The rust appears as a yellow spot on the underside of the leaf and feeds on the plant, weakening it and reducing the seed production and tuber growth.
Ring Ian Grenda on 0412015807 or email iangrenda@live.com for more information and to place orders for free bags of rust which can be picked up on the day.
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