Wheel Cactus Mapping – First Prize-winner announced
Posted on 1 July, 2011 by Connecting Country
In mid-May, Connecting Country launched an appeal for observations of Wheel Cactus to be lodged onto the Community Interactive Mapping Portal. A total of 13 locations for this noxious weed were lodged onto the mapper during the months of May and June. The majority of sightings were within the area bound by Joyces Creek, Baringhup and Maldon, with outliers occurring in Castlemaine, Maryborough and to the north near Bradford.
One of the Wheel Cactus submitters, Andrew Dimsey, has been randomly chosen as a prize winner to receive the book by Chris Tzaros, Wildlife of the Box Ironbark Region. Congratulations Andrew and many thanks to everyone who has begun the process of submitting Wheel Cactus observations from across the region.
We are still appealing for more Wheel Cactus observations, and more prizes will be awarded each month. Have you seen Wheel Cactus infestations in your local area that could be lodged? Or perhaps you’ve seen a new outbreak a long way from home. Assist in the efforts to control this growing menace by lodging your observation onto the mapping portal. If you’re unsure how to use the mapping system, there is a help guide on the web-page, or please feel free to drop into the Connecting Country office in Castlemaine for a quick tutorial (Office 14 and 15, 233b Barker St, Castlemaine – above the Good Table restaurant. Best to call us first if you’re coming into Castlemaine specifically for this tutorial.).
Further information on Connecting Country’s Wheel Cactus mapping project can be found by clicking here.
Wheel Cactus from the Tarrengower area (Photo from DPI).
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