Our bushcare volunteers led by Jasper Johnson and Keith and Michele Christiansen decided to link Clean up Australia Day with their Landcare site. with students from Deception Bay High School and 20 REF volunteers it didn't take long to clean up the site, although the high tide prevented us from removing litter on the other side of the creek. Highlights included a visit from a large Mud Crab, plenty of bird onlookers and a skull we are still trying to identify! A very productive morning!
27th November 2022: Bushcare at Maine Terrace Deception Bay
When Keith and Michelle connected with REF, they had an idea to start a new Bushcare group with our help and the Moreton Bay Regional Council. The site is located at the shore end of Maine Terrace at Deception Bay. The site itself is comprised of a mangrove-lined creek with a narrow buffer zone comprising of Eucalypt, Casuarina and Melaleuca. There is also a layer of saltmarsh vegetation adjacent to the creek edge (marine couch along with sedges and seablite). The creek was loaded with fish and crustaceans moving in with the incoming tide. Prone to rubbish from further up the creek and drain system along with the presence of weeds including Rhodes and Signal Grasses, Mile-a-Minute and Groundsel, work from a dedicated team could make a big difference to the quality of the site. With 18 volunteers attending the this first session, it is hoped this site could become a registered Bushcare site, especially with so many locals willing to make a contribution. Watch this space in 2023!