AUGUST is a great month to enjoy our natural environment. Here on the Range we have the Festival of the Walks, while down on the coast the wallum wildflowers will be coming into bloom. Growth is resuming and spring is in the air despite the fact that it’s still winter, at least according to the calendar. Several wattle species have of course been flowering since July and brightening up those cold days.
What better time to head out into our forests, parks and bushland to learn more about our plants and wildlife and at the same time just enjoy what nature has to offer us. It’s even good for our health! Joining a guided walk is a great way to meet people with similar interests and also to benefit from the knowledge of the guide.
Barung has been supporting the revegetation program at Russell Family Park in Montville and many of the trees and shrubs are now well established.
A guided walk through this area on Sunday 22nd is a good opportunity to have a look and gain an idea of both the identity and growth habit of a range of the species commonly used in our individual planting programs. Some less common species could well be there too. The park behind the shops is already becoming a more attractive and interesting place to visit.
Hopefully, many of our native plants will flower and fruit this year, providing both food for our wildlife and a good stock of seed from which to grow next season’s plants. It’s never guaranteed as rainfall patterns, biennial bearing and hungry critters all have an impact.
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