Weed management is an incredibly important tool to protect biodiversity. Here is an inspirational video from the Australian Wildlife Conservancy on their weed management at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary in central Australia.
Friends of Berowra Valley support the NPWS with some bush regeneration groups around the Berowra Valley National Park.
Bellamy Street Pennant Hills
Bellamy Street Pennant Hills is the entry to Bellamy Trail which is part of the Berowra Valley Regional Park and allows dog walking. This is also the entrance to the Benowie Walking Track which is part of the Great North Walk and the Berowra Valley National Park. It is mapped as a Peppermint-Angophora Forest. The Atlas of Living Australian shows a large diverse species list with 1208 species including 22 mammals, 136 birds, 27 reptiles and 9 amphibians.
Find out more about this group.
Redgum Ave Pennant Hills
Redgum Avenue Pennant Hills backs on to Berowra Valley National Park and is mapped as a Peppermint-Angophora Forest. The Atlas of Living Australian shows a large diverse species list with 1228 species including 15 mammals, 115 bird, 25 reptiles and 7 amphibians. We run a volunteer group on the 1st Wednesday of every month 9.30am to 12pm, for more info:
Redgum Ave Ecological Restoration
Stringybark Ridge
Stringybark Ridge is a part of Berowra Valley National Park and is a very special ecological community. We run a volunteer group on the 4th Friday of every month 10am to 12pm, for more info:
Stringybark Ecological Restoration
Provest Creek
Provest Creek is a part of Berowra Valley National Park and is fed primarily by stormwater collected in the local urban catchment. At the top of the catchment is Montview Oval which was created from an old landfill site. A quarry operation mining clay shale and fireclay was also in operation from 1960 to 1975.
Since then the area has been left to naturally regenerate. There are massive weed plumes along the creekline but also enough native flora to support a diverse range of fauna.
We run a volunteer group that meets the first Tuesday of every month 10am-12pm. If you are interested in getting involved then send an enquiry through our contact form.
For more info:
Provest Creek Ecological Restoration
Hornsby Shire Council Bushcare
There are many opportunities to be involved as a Bushcare volunteer through Hornsby Shire Council. They run an amazing volunteer program where each session has a trainer and all tools and equipment are provided.
This map shows you the location of volunteer groups across the Hornsby Shire as well as the times that they meet. Click on the group link and you can join up by clicking on the More Info link associated with the group.