Municipality
Hobart
Funding Status
Partially Supported
Achievement Plans
1. Control invasive plants in an urban gully, containing a creek, 2. Research the natural history of the area and re-vegetate with endemic plants, 3. Understand the wildlife that utilise the gully and assist in improving their habitat, 4. Develop a long term plan to prevent the gully degrading again in the future.
Methods
We are first controlling the woody weeds in the midstory of the gully before any planting of native species occurs. During and after plantings, surrounding understory weeds will be controlled. Large patches of weedy shrubs, such as blackberry, will be monitored to determine if it is being utilised as habitat by wildlife before an attempt is made to control it. Wildlife monitoring and control of understory weeds will be an ongoing process.
Natural Values
The gully is one of a few small areas of bushland surrounding the UTas Sandy Bay Campus and provides a refuge for local wildlife, particularly bird species. Some large, hollow-bearing Eucalyptus globulus trees are present in the gully, and swift parrots and Tyto species owls have been observed in the gully in the past. Roadkill records suggest that Bennett's wallabies also use the gully. Improvement of the space has the potential to benefit both wildlife and humans, either university students or local residents.
Amount
$1k - $5k
