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Contents

• Enjoyment Day - 15th of September, this Sunday!
• Glenthorne National Park Update
• NR AMLR Volunteer Celebration Day
• Sedge Snippets
• When to plant, what, for who?
• Map to Paradise - Movie Screening
• Dark Emu
• Protect our Heritage
• Miss Something?

Enjoyment Day - Sunday, the 15th of September!

NOTE: Change of Time of access – 10.00am to 3:30pm on the Sunday.

The forcast for Sunday is partly cloudy with a Max of 25^°C.  How good is that! We will be very busy planting the remainder of our 2019 plantings. weed control (hand weeding around plants and brush cutting) and guarding and mulching plants previously planted.

Other things you may like to bring:

• A pair of Binoculars
• A chair, or rug, to enjoy afternoon tea on.
• Somethig to share (Snacks, nibbles or sweets).
• Drinks & Cups

Things to do at Glenthorne:

• Enjoy yourself  (After all, it is an "Enjoyment Day")
• Have a chat with us on your ideas for Glenthorne National Park.
• Learn from us, what exciting things you can become involved with, to establish this new Park for Generations to come!
• Walk along the water course
• Read a book, Capture the event on canvas!
• Explore the Billabongs
• Bring the children to explore. (Or bring the Adults to help you explore!)

To find us, go through the Main Gates on Majors Rd, Say "Hi" to the Security Guard as you sign-in on the way through.  Go down the entrance road into the property (heading south) until you reach the large pine tree near the Old Barn. (A Bitumen Parking area is available by turning right at the large pine tree and following the road to behind the old CSIRO buildings). Once you are at the large pine tree, follow the road through the gate, along the dirt track, to where you will see our vehicles and equipment.

As always on a property with Gates, Please always leave gates as you find them. If open then leave them open, if closed, then close them after you go through.

Visitors are always welcome, and we are happy to show people around our revegetation sites and the heritage structures later in the day after Afternoon Tea.

Please call Alan on 0411 595 910 if you have any difficulties but there will be volunteers at the gate around 10 am.

If you are coming along, please respect the property and its wildlife and we hope you enjoy your visit.

Glenthorne National Park Update

• Working towards an extended "Glenthorne National Park", a group recently met a Sheidow Park to start working towards a "Friends of the Upper Field River".  This is an exciting development, where local residents, passionate about reducing weeds, and promoting Native Vegetation and restoring Native Habitat, can get involved to improve the areas around their homes.
• There are initiatives to establish "Butterfly Gardens" in a few of the local small reserves in Trott Park and Sheidow Park.
• These initiatives are a combined effort by the Dept. of Environment and Water, the City of Marion, and the Friends of Glenthorne.
• Stay tuned for initiatives that may be closer to where you live.

NR AMLR Volunteer Celebration Day

Did you click on last month's link, and it didn't seem to give you a "Regsiter" button? Well, we were told there was something wrong with the website at the time, but it should be fixed now.

Did you miss last year's day at Urrbrae Wetlands?  Don't miss this years celebration at Marble Hill, a magnificent venue, if you've not visited this beautiful property.

You do need to Register for this year’s 2019 volunteer celebration.

Sunday 29 September, 10 am – 3 pm. at Marble Hill, SA.

Join the "Natural Resources - Adelaide & Mount Lofty Ranges" managment board for a day of learning, meeting new people, catching up with old friends and plenty of fun!
Join in three, 30-minute workshops, such as plant propagation, Kaurna cultural carving and wildlife monitoring. Get in quick to secure your top three picks!

Volunteer groups celebrating major milestones will also be recognised at the event.

Together we will celebrate the passion and achievement of volunteers who are conserving and restoring the unique environment across the region.
For more information and Registration  Registrations are Essential, so click here

Sedge Snippets

If you would like to receive a very, very, very informative email, then subscribe to "Sedge Snippets" Visit the "Subscribe" webpage, and enter your details.

If you change your mind, and don't want to receive them any more, it is easy to click on the "UnSubscribe" link at the bottom of the emails you receive.

See Sedge Snippets (put out by  DEW - AMLR)

When to plant, what, for who?

Are you always looking for something better to plant? Do you consider who may also benefit?  Birds, Bees, Butterflies? 

The "Adelaide Living" website (Adelaide City Council) have a webpage that may help you with this. See https://living.cityofadelaide.com.au/what-to-plant-for-birds-bees-butterflies

They suggest you may like to see the The Adelaide Gardens Planting Guide, (pdf) which recommends a list of native plants. Some of their top picks are (and they provide planting information):

• Muntries - Kunzea pomifera - Beautifully fragrant and extremely tasty, muntries are appearing on menus and jam labels all over Australia. This hardy shrub has fluffy flowers which contrast beautifully against its purple fruit which are also loved by native birds and insects.
• Paper Flower - Thomasia petalocalyx - This purple and pink flowering shrub is a favourite among bloom-lovers. Although it will be tempting to pick all the star-shaped flowers, leave them in place to attract a huge array of butterflies, birds and native insects.
• Drooping Sheoak - Allocasuarina verticillate - Rich in cultural significance, this tree can grow in a pot or as a grand tree in your garden. This conical has been used by Aboriginal groups across generations for everything from structural to medicinal use. The flowers and fruit attract native birds, butterflies and bees.
• Creeping Boobialla - Myoporum parvifolium - If there was ever a plant that does it all, this is it. Not only did it make the SA Country Fire Service list of fire-retardant plants, it also attracts lizards, birds and butterflies! If that’s not enough to woo you then it also acts like living mulch and weed suppressor and has lovely white flowers.
• Sweet Apple-berry - Billardiera cymose - Forgetful owners rejoice, this climber handles drought so even if you neglect it in summer it’s unlikely to join your graveyard of houseplants. This plant that produces flowers and small fruit with a sweet aniseed taste which attracts native insects and birds… unless you eat all the fruit first.
• Ruby Saltbush - Enchylaena tomentose - This evergreen shrub is a flowering and fruiting plant that can live in a pot on your porch or in the ground. It’s hardy and produces tasty fruits which will have all the native birds, lizards and hipsters forming a queue to your porch.
• Pigface - Carpobrotus modestus (Inland) or Disphyma crassifolium ssp. clavellatum (Round Leaf)  - Fruit and leaves eaten raw or cooked by indigenous peoples. Note: Fire retardant plant. Grown on embankments or as a colourful foreground plant in mixed native landscapes. Especially suited to well-drained and saline soils. Profuse flowering. Attracts native butterflies and insects.

Map to Paradise

We are looking for some nature-loving friends to help spread the news that The Map to Paradise will return to Adelaide on the night of the 25th September, GU House, Glenelg.
The film is an adventure-filled tale about the birth of the global movement to protect the sea, featuring Prince Albert II of Monaco and the President of Palau. Hollywood Actor Martin Sheen. See the Movie Trailer
Here is the Facebook event / ticketing link
We hope you can help spread the word by inviting friends on Facebook and sharing the event! Indie films like The Map to Paradise rely on word of mouth.
Event Cinemas is hosting this special night of screenings nation-wide on the 25 September to coincide with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Review to help advocate to get more of the sea protected.
There will be a Q&A after the film about ‘keeping places wild’ with Q&A with Professor Rob Fowler, Environment Law, University of South Australia & Dr. Cristian Monaco, Marine Scientist, University of Adelaide.

Dark Emu

In 2014, Bruce Pascoe wrote a book called Dark Emu that challenged the belief that the First Australians were hunter-gatherers.

In researching his book, Bruce examined the journals of the early explorers and found evidence of a complex civilisation that was using sophisticated technologies to live, farm and manage the land.

The ABC have a fascinating series of short videos that explain this further. Click this link.

Or, go to the ABC Education Website: education.abc.net.au, and in the Search Box, type "Bruce Pascoe"

Protect our Heritage - People's Forum

When: Wednesday 18th September, 6-8pm,
Where: Norwood Concert Hall, 175 The Parade, Norwood.

Proposed changes to planning rules will impact on every South Australian.

Your home, your street is under threat.

Do you really know how powerless youare to stop high-rise infill in your neighbourhood, or to protect our precious historic buildings?

Find out 1) What has BEEN LOST, what is AT RISK, and what WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.

Speakers:

• Prof. Brendan Gleeso, Melbourne Sustainability Soc. Institute
• David Logan, GML Heritage, Sydney
• Karen Redman, Mayor of Gawler
• Dr.Darren Peacock, National Trust of South Australia

For more information

email: convenor@protectourheritage.org.au

Facebook protectourheritageSA

Miss Something?

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Regards,