Another of Helens Blokes

22nd October

Anthony Bailey of Tatong .

This site did not qualify for a DPI grant , so Anthony ordered his own seed and contracted us to sow it. Unfortunately Anthony was working at his Berrigan property on the day we visted but we spoke many times on the phone .

Helen was very organised with a timetable and map drawn up for day , (to make best use of our time) , and her picnic basket packed.

Small site along a roadside .

Fully herbcided and grazed .

Fence not completed but marked.

The landholder wanted 'swirly' lines to create a more natural effect.

Soil a little dry and even dusty in a few spots. This site was too wet to get onto athe week before !

Helen's Bloke number 2

Ian Cuming . Tatong

Helen Repacholi DPI Grant

A long 2.5ha site adjacent to the Benalla -Tatong roadside.

Site sprayed twice with herbicide.

Soil condition on the site excellent , moist and warm .

Paddock access boggy ( as can be seen from the photo )

Local CFA man visits to inform us we are sowing a north - south ' wick for fire' .

Ian assured him access gates for fire trucks will be (have been ) installed where appropriate.

Helen asserted that formal discussions on a regional CFA level about corridors and revegetations projects have taken place.

Four rows were sown . Understorey only in the first three rows .

Overstorey & understorey in the row nearest the paddock fence .

Gaps for Power lines and road access .

There is a high potential for natural recruitment of red gum from the roadsides given the favourable seasonal conditions . This will need to be monitored.

Helen's Blokes . Number 1

22/10/2010

Bob Whytlaw of Tatong.

Resowing of a 'failed' site done last year .

Bob reported that plants germinated then went black and died . He is worried so we a seeding it again at no cost to the landholder. Helen & I checked it earlier in the year and decided to put some more seed in . I hope it comes good this time !

1ha of riparian woodland.

Stock have been excluded .

The strips had been strayed twice .

Soil moisture was excellent.

The red gums are regenerating well on their own , we added 400 gms of understorey .

Bob is one of Helen's favourite blokes and she guided us to his site .