Biodiversity Events

The GreenWay Project’s Biodiversity Officer, Adam Ward, is currently working on several revegetation projects along the GreenWay with specialised contractors, Councils and community groups including the Cooks River Mudcrabs and Friends of Ewen Park.

The activities, which include gradual removal of weeds from escarpments (pictured), extensive native plantings and some species mapping, are consistent with the goals of the GreenWay “Trellis” concept - connecting the GreenWay habitat corridor into neighbouring properties. 

Also known as Bio-Linkages (or Bio-Links for short), these works are a key recommendation from the GreenWay Biodiversity Strategy, which is in the final stages of development.

The GreenWay Project is also partnering with Marrickville Council’s Sustainable Streets Officer, Ester Nyers, to implement community verge plantings in Constitution Road, Dulwich Hill.  These plantings will be completed in close proximity to 3 bushcare sites and the rail corridor, with the aim of increasing habitat connectivity.

Bush-It works at Richard Murden Reserve, Haberfield  

• Continued maintenance of the bushcare site including the erection of a semi-permanent barrier/sediment fence along the existing fence line between the bushcare site and the canal, in order to prevent weeds from spreading into core areas.  
• Bio-Links plantings: 2,000 native shrubs, grasses and groundcovers will be planted into existing mulched islands to increase structural and species diversity to enhance habitat value.

Apunga Ecological Management at Ewen Park & Foord Ave, Hurlstone Park

The Cooks River Mudcrabs have requested contractor works in the steep cliff areas of the Foord Ave bushcare site. These works will include:

• Treatment of couch Cynodon dactylon and nut grass (Cyperus rotundus)
• Weed removal on top of sandstone outcrop and on rock face. Weeds on site include asparagus fern (Asparagus spp.), Anredera cordifolia, ehrharta erecta, Acetosa sagittata and blackberry (Rubus spp.)
• Cut back of recent blackberry.

Apunga will also be caring out Bio Links plantings (approximately 2,000 plants) in Beaman Park, Earlwood.