The Field Trip headed off towards Mannum at 8.30 and the first stop was at Reedy Creek to demonstrate the effectiveness of mechanical removal of cactus in the area. Other short stops occurred to look at examples of different invasive cactus and methods of control, for example Opuntia ficus-indica, the…
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The first speaker, Mike Chuck (Australian Invasive Cactus Network), spoke about the Australian Invasive Cacti Initiative and the recognition now that cacti are a national rather than local issue. He concentrated on the threat cacti pose to the rangelands of SA. The first National Rangelands Audit was conducted in 2009,…
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A presentation organised by Connecting Country was held at the Maldon Community Centre on 13th March 2013. http://connectingcountry.org.au/03/dont-take-a-shotgun-to-the-cactus-even-if-it-is-annoying-you. The informative and entertaining event featured two speakers. The first was ecologist Geoff Carr, who gave a very passionate and informative talk about how many different plants are categorised as weeds in…
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The 2013 season of the War on Wheel Cactus was very successfully launched by Mount Alexander Shire Councillor Sharon Telford on Sunday 28th April. A record number of 53 Wheel Cactus Warriors turned out to join Sharon in what was a very productive and enjoyable day of cactus killing. We…
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next monthly field day Sunday 26th May 10.30 at Cairn Curran, follow signs from Cairn Curran Sailing Club. All welcome
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