Friends of Marino Conservation Park

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Friends of Marino Conservation Park Volunteer days: 9am on 1st and 3rd Thursday, and Last Sunday of every month.

Meet at Nimboya Rd Car Park entrance.The Marino Conservation Park contains the last vestiges of coastal heath remaining in Adelaide.

Darcy from Seeding Natives up at the park today spraying the grasslands for annual w**dy grasses. We will still be able ...
18/09/2026

Darcy from Seeding Natives up at the park today spraying the grasslands for annual w**dy grasses. We will still be able to get on and remove seed after he's finished.

A dedicated group of 4 this morning, Peter, Emily, Gary L, and Rob with invalid Alan watching. We tackled Wild Oats in t...
13/09/2026

A dedicated group of 4 this morning, Peter, Emily, Gary L, and Rob with invalid Alan watching. We tackled Wild Oats in the grasslands, stripping off the seed heads and baking it. The team worked energetically and filled a number of bags, but there's still lots more to go and then we need to start on the Brome seed. The warmer weather might be a welcome change but the grasses are all flowing and producing a massive crop of seed. Weather permitting, anyone who is free tomorrow morning is welcome to come along and have a go.

Report from John on Thursday's activities: Five intrepid souls braved rainy prospects to work on removing larger Wards w...
04/09/2026

Report from John on Thursday's activities: Five intrepid souls braved rainy prospects to work on removing larger Wards w**d from southern heath, filling large bags several times over. Early morning tea when drizzle disrupted progress. A big patch in centre of southern heath discovered, also with Euphorbia, that will get concentrated attention next bushcare day.

Spring brings with it a new burst of flowering plants at the park, some of them small and delicate while others are loud...
02/09/2026

Spring brings with it a new burst of flowering plants at the park, some of them small and delicate while others are loud and dominant but they're all beautiful. Here are some early arrivals. Scaevola abide.(fanflower) Caeisa callisthenics (bluegrass lily) Bulbine bulbosa (native leek)Hakea rugosa (dwarf hakea)
Glycine rubiginosa (twining glycine)

A lovely morning in the park today with near perfect weather. Gary used the slasher to clear paths and boundaries in the...
30/08/2026

A lovely morning in the park today with near perfect weather. Gary used the slasher to clear paths and boundaries in the eastern side of the park while everyone else worked on handw**ding Wards W**d and Euphoria in the western heath near the Goat Track. Alan with his bad back sat and watched and Rob took some photos of the early spring flowers in the heath. John finished up spot spraying clumps of wild oats in the landfill grasslands. With the warm weather following the recent rain, you can almost watch the w**ds growing. Next Bushcare is on Thursday 3rd Sept.

Be prepared! Tomorrow's 'to do' list is: W**ding in the heath, and that means buckets, bags and belligerance.
28/08/2026

Be prepared! Tomorrow's 'to do' list is: W**ding in the heath, and that means buckets, bags and belligerance.

The Conservation Park is looking lush and green and the first spring flowers are showing their colours.An enthusiastic g...
26/07/2026

The Conservation Park is looking lush and green and the first spring flowers are showing their colours.

An enthusiastic group of eight volunteers answered the call to duty and spent a busy morning planting casuarinas and lemon beauty heads after spending some time removing ward's w**d from the buffer zone opposite the western heath.

A really enjoyable and productive day in the park today thanks in particular to Geoff for all the organising and prepara...
23/07/2026

A really enjoyable and productive day in the park today thanks in particular to Geoff for all the organising and preparation. A year 4/5 , class from Seaford Primary came up to the park with their teacher and several parents to plant around 100 native tubestock. Thanks to the work of Geoff on preparing the site and the volunteers in putting out plants and guards and getting the holes ready for planting, the children had a great time planting. When they had finished, Geoff took the class up to the lighthouse for a look around. Already we are in the early stages of planning for a similar event next year. Good work everyone.

17/07/2026

Geoff's report from yesterday's Bushcare Day:
8 volunteers were on deck yesterday to prosecute a number of tasks including...w**d control on the perimeter of the new grassland, in the northern section west of Peter's Gully through to the heath and in the northern section of the heath (hand removal).
A group also 'direct seeded' grasses (and vittadinia) in various plots throughout the heath buffer. A productive morning!

A great morning in the park today. First, a new member, Brian Domroese who is keen to get involved. We had people going...
28/06/2026

A great morning in the park today. First, a new member, Brian Domroese who is keen to get involved. We had people going in all directions today. John continuing spraying in Bundara West, Geoff drilling ready for the schools planting next month and doing some spraying, while new committee members Viv and Roxanne together with Marion tackled w**ds in the grasslands buffer and Rob introduced Brian to the joys of onion w**d eradication. Peter was spraying areas in the grasslands buffer zone and Alan respraying soursobs in the carpark and the start of the trail. John also finished off some of the photo points in the heath. A very successful day and very enjoyable morning tea. Next Bushcare day is this coming Thursday which could be a bit wet ... watch this space

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Bundara Road
Marino, SA
5049

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