Workshop for native plant propagation

Students and other members of the Peninsula community will have the opportunity to learn native plant propagation and be involved in restoring rare bushland at Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus on Wednesday, March 4.

A free full-day workshop will be held as part of a project funded by a $10,000 grant from the Hunter Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority, according to Umina campus P&C vice-president Mr Mark Snell.

"Running until the end of May, the project aims to revegetate the southern side of the creekline at the campus," Mr Snell said.

"The revegetation will take place in three stages and students will participate as part of their ordinary school curriculum."

A specialist native plant nurseryman will present the propagation workshop and advise on equipment needed to undertake native plant propagation.

A professional bush regeneration team will be engaged to ensure weeding, erosion-control and planting out are successful.

Students will germinate locally-collected seed to grow species that form part of the rare Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland.

"The school is fortunate to have one of the few remaining examples of this woodland," Mr Snell said.

He said a total of less than 13 hectares of the Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland, which is on the State's list of endangered ecological communities, remains in existence.

As places were limited, bookings for the workshop were essential, he said.

For further information, contact Mark Snell on 4342 5333.

Press release, 24 Feb 2009 Mark Snell, Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus P&C