Pelican Blacksmiths Field Day (Lake Macquarie)

The Pelican Blacksmiths Landcare Group is holding a field day to celebrate the completion of the NSW Government’s Environmental Trust program at Soldiers Road Reserve, Pelican (near Swansea) on Sunday 28th February 2010 from 9 am to 12 pm.

The three year grant “The Protection of Rainforest and Swamp Forest at Soldiers Road Reserve” provided more than $40000 for resources for the protection and rehabilitation of the site as well as community engagement and the highlighting of onsite cultural heritage. The grant spanned from 2007-2009 and was divided into three stages, one area per year, with each area worked on in mosaic blocks.

The project has seen the riparian zone of an unnamed watercourse restored and improved the water entering Lake Macquarie. It has also improved biodiversity, natural habitat, connectivity, visual amenity, and provided social benefits to local residents and visitors to the site.

The field day in February will include a guided tour of the Soldiers Road site complete with native plant identification by Carl Fulton, Landcare Vegetation Officer. They will look at all the highlights of the site that became possible due to the Environmental Trust grant, as well as the wonderful natural elements of this urban bushland environment.

Please RSVP by phoning the Lake Macquarie Landcare Resource Centre on 02 4921 0392. The cost is free with a morning tea and a BBQ lunch. Please dress appropriately. Wear covered shoes, and bring a hat and sunscreen.

Information sourced from Lake Macquarie Landcare Inc.