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What is Bacchus Marsh rainfall? | as the river goes by

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As the river goes by. Two rivers meet in a valley between the ranges and the plains…. What is Bacchus Marsh rainfall? July 17, 2015. March 5, 2016. I moved to Bacchus Marsh on a bit of a whim and only got the bug for understanding the bioregion afterward. Certainly, I’ve never lived somewhere so dry. Our average annual rainfall, about 505mm (roughly 20 inches) is a bit more than the average for Australia (which was 486mm for 2000-09: ABS. But that’s not saying much! A few kilometres south of Bacchus mars...

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Riverside meadows of yesteryear | as the river goes by

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As the river goes by. Two rivers meet in a valley between the ranges and the plains…. Riverside meadows of yesteryear. August 11, 2015. March 5, 2016. What did our urban and rural riversides look like before they were urban and rural? A lot of our riversides and creeks are verdant, but fundamentally weed patches. Those that aren’t bulldozed straight with a concrete channel down the middle, or used for illegal rubbish dumping, anyway. Ingliston Gorge is probably a good example of the “useless land h...

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Disjunct Distribution: the Bacchus Marsh White Cypress-pines 30 years on | as the river goes by

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As the river goes by. Two rivers meet in a valley between the ranges and the plains…. Disjunct Distribution: the Bacchus Marsh White Cypress-pines 30 years on. June 27, 2015. October 16, 2016. What’s an inland, arid region tree doing hundreds of kilometres south of its native range? How did it end up here? White Cypress-pine stand near Bacchus Marsh. Along the Rowsley escarpment and nearby at Melton *. There are a couple of isolated populations of ancient White Cypress-pine,. Reported of our local stands:.

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About | as the river goes by

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As the river goes by. Two rivers meet in a valley between the ranges and the plains…. Two rivers meet in a valley between the ranges and the plains. Bacchus Marsh is the modern name of the valley. The ranges to the west are bounded by the abrupt escarpment of the Rowsley Fault, dissected by the Lerderderg and Werribee river gorges. To the north, the ascent to the extinct volcano Bullengarook. The Volcanic Plains Grasslands ( what’s left of them. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Musing...

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DIY native grass lawn | as the river goes by

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As the river goes by. Two rivers meet in a valley between the ranges and the plains…. DIY native grass lawn. July 5, 2015. March 6, 2016. Some have now renounced lawns completely. A waste of water! You could be growing vegetables there! Or, alternatively, why not astroturf it or concrete it? In the 1970s, white pebbles were fashionable as a rock mulch to replace lawns (they can look great, until a sea of weeds pops up between them). I guess what really determined me to give it a go was the state of my ex...

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5000 trees! Grow West planting at Rowsley | as the river goes by

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As the river goes by. Two rivers meet in a valley between the ranges and the plains…. Grow West planting at Rowsley. July 21, 2015. March 5, 2016. The annual planting day for Grow West. Was this Sunday. Grow West is an alliance of catchment, landcare and environmental groups engaged in revegetating areas of degraded farmland between Bacchus Marsh and Ballan. The main work is constructing a revegetated wildlife corridor linking key state parks. The southern link crosses the Parwan Valley. Here’s som...

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Ben Courtice | as the river goes by

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As the river goes by. Two rivers meet in a valley between the ranges and the plains…. Rainshadow plant communities: relictual or refugial? November 5, 2016. November 6, 2016. Will dry-climate species spread from their current rainshadow niches, where they are a botanist’s curiosity item, to recolonise the surrounding, warming landscape? Are they waiting in these refuges for the opportunity, or merely relics on their way out? Continue reading →. Birds in apple orchards: a Miner pest? October 16, 2016.

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Harlequin Bug Hell | as the river goes by

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As the river goes by. Two rivers meet in a valley between the ranges and the plains…. June 21, 2015. March 5, 2016. The Harlequin Bug, Dindymus versicolor. Is a native Australian insect that can become a pest in gardens and agriculture. You can buy poison to kill it; I wouldn’t put poison in my garden if I can avoid it. Heidi, the blogger at A Year In A Gippsland Garden. Photo from A Year In A Gippsland Garden – visit that blog. For more excellent pics and discussion). See table reproduced below). Previo...

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Introduced weeds of the Werribee River | as the river goes by

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As the river goes by. Two rivers meet in a valley between the ranges and the plains…. Introduced weeds of the Werribee River. June 21, 2015. March 5, 2016. Here’s a list I prepared for a talk on weeds at a tree planting day by the river. These are all species I have observed along the river in Bacchus Marsh. Bob Reid said he might see if he can make a list of native species from the river as long as this. It’s a very disturbed environment with a lot of invasive weeds! Rubus fruticosus sp. agg. You are co...

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as the river goes by | Two rivers meet in a valley between the ranges and the plains… | Page 2

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As the river goes by. Two rivers meet in a valley between the ranges and the plains…. Indigenous plants for a degraded site. April 7, 2016. Our local Friends group. Asked me to work out plant lists for autumn/winter plantings along the river. How to work out a plant list? With all the changes wrought since colonization, and further coming with climate change, what species are appropriate? One that didn’t make it. April 1, 2016. April 7, 2016. Previously I posted about. The drama of the white-plumed honey...