There's a couple of local infestations on Long Spit that are likely to have originated from a garden in the Marion Bay Village. We will return to the known sites to treat these plants. We will also look out for occasional spanish heath and pine wildlings. If we have time, we will also tackle some pigs ear and other garden escapes behind the shacks. We will be working in thick, potentially wet (if there has been dew or it has rained recently) vegetation on the dunes. Recommend long trousers and boots. Bring warm clothes including a beanie and a drink, snack for a picnic and gloves. We will be mostly cutting and dabbing with herbicide. 

Coastal tea tree (Leptospermum laevigatum) is native to the coast of eastern Victoria and southern New South Wales. Its natural distribution in Tasmania is the Furneaux Islands and possibly the far north coast. However, it doesn't have to be far out of it's natural range to become an aggresive coloniser of coastal environments, replacing local native plants. It is recognised as a serious weed and is being actively managed in western Victoria, South Australia and WA.

https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/leptospermum_laevigatum.htm

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