OUR RURAL CONSERVATION AREA
Wandi Landcare volunteers are passionate about the Wandi environment, on their own properties and within the local area. Volunteers are a valued part of the local community managing our natural areas. The Wandi Landcare Group has been planting on Magenup lake since it started some 30 years ago.
Wandi Landcare volunteers with the assistance of the City of Kwinana hold regular tree plantings around Lake Magenup. Look for advice of plantings on our Facebook page and website.
The Parks and Wildlife Service is part of the new Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) in Western Australia they have mapped the areas where local volunteer groups are managing their bushland. To see the Wandi location and to visit the website click here.
To use the site untick REGIONAL POLYGONS, zoom + to enlarge the satellite image to find the site off De Haer Road Wandi, click on the marker for information or SEARCH for Wandi in the table on the left, scroll down to find Wandi and click on the down arrow to expand the information.
Wandi Landcare volunteers with the assistance of the City of Kwinana hold regular tree plantings around Lake Magenup. Look for advice of plantings on our Facebook page and website.
The Parks and Wildlife Service is part of the new Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) in Western Australia they have mapped the areas where local volunteer groups are managing their bushland. To see the Wandi location and to visit the website click here.
To use the site untick REGIONAL POLYGONS, zoom + to enlarge the satellite image to find the site off De Haer Road Wandi, click on the marker for information or SEARCH for Wandi in the table on the left, scroll down to find Wandi and click on the down arrow to expand the information.
landcare planting magenup lake 2021
Wandi Landcare Group hosted their planting at Magenup Lake on the 27th June 2021. The site was prepared by the City of Kwinana Environmental Department with the capable guidance of Angela Jakobs, Bush Care Officer.
Around twenty locals and visitors helped plant 450 tube stock but their session was cut short due to heavy rain. Many of the group returned to the Resource Centre planting and helped out, then gathered to discuss the morning with a sausage sizzle, fruit and juice. Our 2020 year of planting didn't eventuate due to lockdowns and associated covid19 rules.
Around twenty locals and visitors helped plant 450 tube stock but their session was cut short due to heavy rain. Many of the group returned to the Resource Centre planting and helped out, then gathered to discuss the morning with a sausage sizzle, fruit and juice. Our 2020 year of planting didn't eventuate due to lockdowns and associated covid19 rules.
ABOVE: Well we are here and ready to start with stacks of tree guards and keen volunteers.
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ABOVE LEFT & RIGHT: Job done, with lots of rain forecast it should give the seedling a good start.
LANDCARE WANDI LAKE MAGENUP 2020
2020 was a difficult year with COVID-19 restrictions across Western Australia, despite this we were able to hold our annual tree planting event at Lake Magenup – all be it slightly later in the year on Sunday 2nd August. We had around 30 volunteers show up and managed to plant almost 800 tube stock of local native plants which was a fantastic result (and nearly double the prior year!). Species such as Eucalyptus rudis (flooded gums), Melaleuca rhaphiophylla (Paperbarks), Juncus pallidus (sedges), and a variety of other native species to wetland areas including Hypocallyma angustifolium, Astatea fasicularis, Centella asiatica, Melalueca teretifolia and Melalueca laterita. This area is an important ecological linkage between the Jandakot Regional Park to the east and other semi-rural residents and other reserves to the west. There are many bird species present as well as Western Grey Kangaroos, and Southern Brown Bandicoots. The planting program is part of an ongoing project to establish a corridor of vegetation between these areas to improve habitat for our native species. This and other tree planting days held around the City are crucial to helping revegetate the land to benefit the environment and future generations.
landcare planting 2019
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RIGHT: Les has been a regular landcare member for some time and has only missed a few plantings in the area. It's locals like Les that have helped regenerate this degraded site created by land clearing for the early settlement of the Peel Estate 100 years ago.
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landcare planting 2018
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.ABOVE: 2018 was an understory planting for our Magenup Lake area, previous planting of trees are well established, now they will provide shelter for the new tube stock.
ABOVE: Not only do the trees give shelter to the new seedling but also a mob of local kangaroos. Kangaroos are welcome on this site , tree guards are used to protect seedlings from being nibbled by the locals.
landcare planting 2017
Sunny skies were welcome for this years planting so many have been rainy and cold. Preparation is key for our plantings and over the last few years City of Kwinana have prepared the site by pre drilling the holes a day before. As the volunteers arrive tree guards and stakes are being placed beside the holes in readyness.
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ABOVE: Planting can be a get down and dirty affair but everyone enjoys the work and fellowship. Once the seedlings have been planted everyone finishes off the job by installing tree guards and three supporting stakes.
Landcare planting 2014
Photos of the 2014 planting on Magenup Lake.
