Workshop: the ecology and care of large old eucalypts – 28 April 2018
Posted on 17 April, 2018 by Tanya Loos
Large old trees, their ecology and care – a two hour workshop in Guildford on Saturday 28 April. This short workshop will be presented by Tanya Loos from Connecting Country in partnership with the Mount Alexander Shire Council. It includes a walk through the Guildford Recreation reserve.
Our old eucalypts are incredibly valuable to local fauna. Studies show koalas prefer large old trees as their branches are broad and comfortable. Old trees are superior nectar producers to their young cousins, with masses of blossom providing abundant nectar to honeyeaters, bees and flying foxes. Their seed production is better too, with old trees producing more and better quality seed.
And then there are the hollows! Hundreds of animal species cannot survive without the hollows that large old trees provide. Possums, sugar gliders, bats, rosellas, owls, geckos and many more critters need hollows to shelter and to raise young.
So come along and find out how we can care for these living treasures! We’ll discuss the mistletoe question (answer: leave it!), what large old trees really can’t stand, and what to plant beneath large old trees to keep them healthy and happy.
Saturday 28 April 2018 at 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Please book or make inquiries through Mount Alexander Shire Council: call 54711700, or info@mountalexander.vic.gov.au
Hi Tanya , sounds like a wonderful workshop, unfortunately I will be away. Would have loved to come. Karoline
Hi karoline, we will prepare a fact sheet for distribution after the workshop – hopefully that will be useful for you!
Very interested TereseBock
I have very old iron barks
Hi Teresa! That’s great to hear! Please book or make inquiries through Mount Alexander Shire Council: call 54711700, or info@mountalexander.vic.gov.au. There is still space at this workshop.