Grass Tree Monitoring - Brisbane Ranges National Park

Join VNPA (Victoria National Parks Association) in their NatureWatch program monitoring grass trees on Saturday, option to stay for Sunday for the 'Back to Steiglitz' Festival and explore the fascinating history of the township. Activities at the festival include Billy Cart Races, Rope Making, Gold Panning, Market Stalls and more. You’ll need camping gear if you are staying for the weekend. Camping gear can be hired from the club's gearstore the Tuesday before the trip. 

What you’ll be doing:
Re-establishing permanently marked plots and photographing, measuring and carrying out assessments of the health of grass trees, collecting of soil samples to be analysed for the presence of Phytophthora cinnamomi, a soil-borne water mould that produces an infection and causes the root of the plant to rot.

Registration:
Email Christine from VNPA directly: 
You can also sign up below (or email me: conservation <at> mumc <dot> org <dot> au) and I'll assist with your registration and coordination of transport.