I was strolling around Pt Elliot on the coast south of Adelaide SA recently & happened to come across, right next to the Pt Elliot Surf Lifesaving Club, this small but wonderful project to encourage people to plant indigenous coastal plants, not only to save water, time & energy but also to attract birds & other wildlife. This small project is all the more remarkable, I'm confident, for being set amidst some of the most weedy coastal terrain in Australia. It'll be interesting to see if it survives the ravages of weed invasion & human interference.
I see its an SA Govt backed project Woko. Who else is involved? Is it done through the surf clubs?
Hi Night Parrot. Also involved are Surf Life Saving South Australia, Nursery and Gardening Industry South Australia & the Alexandrina Council. I plan to let the Alexandrina Council know what a great thing they've started at Pt Elliot in the hope they'll extend it to other areas of the coast.
That's a great idea by the SA Govt and I wish them all the luck in the world because they will need it. Native plant regeneration isn't always popular.
The Tweed shire council are doing their best to stop people poisoning trees. As you said Woko, "the ravages of human interference".
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/tweed-shire-council-hits-back-at-residents-poisoning-trees-to-allow-ocean-views/story-e6frg6n6-1226951166781
Samford Valley Qld.
Assuming that the trees were vandalised by the wealthy seekers-after-ocean-views then it would be poetic justice if sea level rise claims their houses.
A similar thing occurred at Mt Lofty summit overlooking Adelaide. A new fancy restaurant was erected & bushland destroyed so that diners would have uninterrupted views of the city. The SA government was the bushland destroyer & ignored protests from environmental groups. Interestingly, since the bushland canopy was opened up the area has been invaded by feral annual weeds. The government will need to spend lots of tax payers' money to control these weeds before they dry off in summer & present a huge fire danger - right next to a fire observation tower! As a society we certainly know how to thoughtlessly put ourselves at risk by wrecking the environment.