Portland Coastal Cliffs are gearing up for a short one-hour session of fun and fitness this weekend. Together they will be tackling some Coastal Tea-tree. Did you know that Coastal Tea-tree is not supposed to be growing at Nuns Beach?
Coast Tea-tree is an environmental weed within the Glenelg Shire Council and doesn’t belong at the beach.
Removing Coast Tea-tree reduces fire risk.
Removing Coast Tea-tree increases habitat value, structure and species diversity.
Check out the Portland Coastal Cliffs Facebook page for more information.
The image below shows the three types of Tea-trees we get in and around the Portland district. The one with the red cross is the Coastal Tea -tree. This extract was taken from SEA Landcare’s publication Native or Weed? This is a free resource available on SEA Landcare’s webpage as a download.
If you are interested in getting involved with the Portland Coastal Cliffs you can join them this Saturday. They we will be at the beach between 9:30-10:30 am. See the groups Facebook page for more details.
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