The plan for Thursday, 16th November, is to do some maintenance weeding along the track north of the Blacks Walk bridge before making further inroads into BW-31.
The objective is to do a quick weed in BW-35, BW-27 and BW-33 before returning to BW-31 for another session there. Our main camp will be near the playground boardroom table (see purple star) but we’ll start on the north side of the bridge and work our way back. There is Great Brome/Panic Veldt in BW-35, general weeds elsewhere – though a patch of Queen Anne’s Lace in BW-27 that all need to come out before they seed.
Once we’ve restored order in those beds, we’ll keep weeding northwards in the challenging BW-31.
Last Week
Last week we finished off BW-32 and made a good start in BW-31. BW-32 is looking great !
Conditions (last updated 06:15 16/11/2023)
Weather
Rain: There’s a 10% chance of rain while we are working.
Storms/Weather warnings: No warnings applicable.
Wind: mild strength SSW winds while we work.
Temperature: It should be a cool/mild 11-16 degrees while we work.
UV: The sky should be cloudy – but the UV potentially ranging up to a possible >7 means we need our sun protection.
EPA Air Quality: Good.
Thunderstorm Asthma Forecast: None.
Risks to highlight
- Please bring water to maintain your hydration.
- Mozzies are about in shaded spots and still-ish air – best to have bare skin protected. We have repellent available.
- Wear appropriate clothes for the conditions – including a hat, long sleeves and closed-toe shoes.
- Hi-vis clothes/vests are recommended especially near the Garie Street road access to the car-park. Please take care when on the path to dump weeds etc.
- There are stumps, branches, lumps etc that may present trip hazards and eye-hazards under twiggy shrubs etc. We have some safety glasses in the PPE bag if you feel you need them.
- COVID, flu and RSV are still around – in fact, COVID cases have risen markedly. Please don’t come if you have any symptoms.
- No recent bull-ant incidents in BW but there has been in BW-31 – so please be vigilant….
Apologies: Peter, Nicky, Graeme(?).
The Blackburn Creeklands 