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 Contents:

• Happy New Year to you!
• First 2016 Enjoyment Day – 17^th January 2016
• 2016 activities – David Paton revegetation, Nari Reserve and more

Happy New Year!

Maybe this is now "Old" news to you, but we are excited about our new year at Glenthorne Farm.

We are looking forward to developments as an outcome of last years, "Community Vision Day" we held last May. See the report of this day here. (PDF format)

January Enjoyment Day

Our next Enjoyment Day is this Sunday, 17th January, 2015 from 10.00am until 2.00pm, and all are welcome.

Join us for a walk along the creek line to check on past revegetation efforts and to also survey the bird life. Bird records collected by the Friends over a number of years, currently number around 90 different species and numbers have been increasing in recent years. It is always interesting to see what water birds are currently utilising the large dam area as the water levels fall over summer. We will be watering the seedlings which were planted in recent months and also reviewing the current weed situation for action in coming months.

We usually have tea or coffee and a discussion of recent events from around 1.00 pm.

We will be on site from 10.00am to 2.00pm and if you arrive after 10.00am please call Alan on 0411 595 910 for entry instructions.

 2016 Activities

The projects that we want to focus on this year are the following:

• Assisting Associate Professor David Paton plant understorey native plants in his 5 hectare patch of Grey Box Grassy Woodland once the winter rains begin. It will be wonderful to contribute to this important patch of local biodiversity while at the same time learn from one of our best known revegetation and ornithological experts. The Community is encouraged to join the planting event. Details will be advised.

• Working on the City of Marion – Nari Reserve Grey Box Planting Project. The Friends have met Biodiversity Officer, Jerry Smith, at the reserve to survey options and plans are underway to start working on the reserve next year with approximately 500 native Grey Box woodland plants. Attempts will be made to include local residents as well as local school students in a Community Planting Event. More information to come later on when this will be held and how you can be involved.

• May 2016 – About Time History event – to be confirmed.

• 16^th October 2016 Tour of Glenthorne – part of the 30^th Friends of Parks 2016 Forum event.

Regards,
Martin
Friends of Glenthorne - Chairperson

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