Springbrook Weedbusters

Hello Springbrook W**d Busters!

We have our monthly bush regeneration meetup this Sunday 21st June and we are at a NEW LOCATION! We are moving up the mountain to higher altitudes for the next few months, so please take note of our new site.

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Bilborough Court Bush Regeneration Meet Up
Sun June 21st
9-11am

We are moving up the mountain to Bilborough Ct to help connect some regrowth to remnant. This is a site that one of our individual members, Ceris Ash has been working on for many years. You will be able to see her inspiring work and what can be achieved by a few hands! If you haven’t yet met Ceris, you are in for a treat! Ceris is an eco-warrior of the mountain with extensive ecological knowledge of Springbrook and a dedicated advocate for protecting nature.

Please take note of the new meeting spot for this meet up
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🚙 8:55am - Meet at the cul-de-sac of Bilborough Ct - see map location https://maps.app.goo.gl/47sF6JJofUSWu2SdA?g_st=ic
Then the team will walk in by foot to the regen site

🌿 9am-11am - Bush regen at the Bilborough Court site to tackle predominantly Tobaccos to assist the naturally occurring regen at the site.

What to bring:
👩🏽‍🌾 Gloves
💦 Water bottle
🧢 Hat
🦺 Long sleeve shirts and pants
🥾Closed in toe shoes

If you have any queries on the day or if there is wet weather and you want to check whether the event is still going ahead, please email springbrookw**[email protected]

Cheers!

Cheers!

⭐️ NEW OPPORTUNITY ALERT ⭐️

Ⓜ️+Ⓜ️ Introducing the new Monitoring & Maintenance Crew (or the M&M Crew as we like to call it). This is an extra monthly morning weekday meetup devoted to the monitoring and maintenance of both plants and birds. It's only a 90 min session and has a light physical component.

🌱 Monitoring and maintaining regen and restoration sites is essential for ensuring the work is successful and continues to improve. By monitoring the trees we have planted and the w**ds around them not only are we better equipped to know what actions to take next but we can also monitor the success of the site. Secondly, birds can be great indicators of ecosystem health. By monitoring the birds around our site as well as other regrowth and remnant sites, we will be able to get an indication of the success of our restoration as a healthy ecosystem over time.

Our first M&M meetup is this Wed 10th June. Here are all the details!
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🚙 7am - Meet at the Settlement Day Use Area - Induction into the M&M Crew.

🐦‍⬛ For this event we will be doing 2 x 20 min bird surveys (one across the road near the campground, the second at Carrick Creek restoration site).

🌱 Following this, we will be counting the trees planted at our site (from March and Dec 2025) to monitor their success.

👩🏽‍🌾 Whilst we may do a little bit of light w**ding at our site, we will only be hand-w**ding, so the only tools required for this session are gloves. All experience levels are welcome. If you have any binoculars, please bring those as well (although they are not compulsory).

For any queries, please reach out to springbrookw**[email protected]

Thanks for all those who attended the Australia Bird Monitoring Workshop with Springbrook W**d Busters. What a wonderful afternoon it was! Even with the wet-weather it was amazing to see everyone’s commitment.

In this workshop, participants learnt about:

🦜 Birdata: BirdLife Australia's nation-wide bird monitoring platform

📋 How to conduct standardised bird surveys

🌳 Key Biodiversity Areas within Springbrook National Park

👩🏽‍🌾 How to monitor bird species compositions over time alongside the Springbrook W**d Busters restoration site

🐦 Bird identification tips from local bird specialist, Melissa Whitby

After some afternoon tea, everyone braved the rain and actively surveyed some sites in the National Park including the W**d Buster restoration site. We saw lots of birds including a cute pair of Tawnys nestling together.

Citizen science is essential for conservation as there just isn't enough funding or experts to monitor the diverse range of fauna, flora and ecosystems across Australia. If you are keen to contribute to conservation locally in Springbrook, join the W**d Busters mailing list to hear about upcoming events and opportunities.
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📧 springbrookw**[email protected]

🌱 A small but mighty crew! Never underestimate the power of just a few motivated people. These guys tackled invasive w**ds - making a big dent in our Carricks Creek Restoration site. This work will help free up some of the natural regeneration occuring at the site and pave the way for our spring planting where we can continue our restoration efforts of this threatened ecosystem riddled with w**ds.

💦 And it happened to be the only time the rain stopped - it was meant to be!!

What w**ds are you dealing with in your area?

Want to learn birding with a purpose? 🐦‍⬛Then don't miss out on this free conservation event in 'Bird monitoring for conservation alongside land care projects' this Sun May 24th. Tickets are free but must be booked. We still have a few tickets left but as we will be doing some bird walking in the National Park after the presentation, numbers are capped.

🐦 BirdLife Australia Workshop: Bird Monitoring for Conservation
Sun May 24th
2-4:30pm
Springbrook Community Hall
Bird monitoring

Learn about:
🪶 Birdata, BirdLife Australia's nation-wide bird monitoring platform
📲 How to conduct bird surveys to contribute to conservation
🍃 Key Biodiversity Areas and how you can support them
🌳 Monitoring of the Springbrook W**d Busters restoration site
🦜 Bird identification tips from local bird specialist, Melissa Whitby

🍰 Afternoon tea will be provided.

BOOK HERE
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BirdLife Australia bird monitoring workshop with Springbrook W**d Busters Join Springbrook W**d Busters, BirdLife Australia and local bird specialist Melissa Whitby for a workshop in bird monitoring, bird ID and survey tips.

🐦 BirdLife Australia Workshop: Incorporating Bird Monitoring into land care projects
Sun May 24th
2-4:30pm
Springbrook Community Hall

‼️ Have you got your tickets yet? ‼️

Curious about birding, bird conservation and how you might monitor changes in bird populations as forests regenerate? Then jump into this exciting workshop and bird survey in Springbrook National Park!

🦉Join Birdata and Springbrook W**d Busters for an afternoon workshop on monitoring birds alongside bush regeneration and restoration. In this workshop you will learn about:

* 🪶 Birdata, BirdLife Australia's nation-wide bird monitoring platform
* 📲 How to conduct standardised bird surveys to contribute to Birdata's database
* 🍃 Key Biodiversity Areas and their significance to bird conservation
* 🌳 Monitoring of the Springbrook W**d Busters restoration site
* 🦜 Bird identification tips from local bird specialist, Melissa Whitby

Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in some bird surveys in the Springbrook National Park in both remnant forest and restoration sites.

🍰Afternoon tea will be provided.

What to bring:
* 🐦‍⬛ Binoculars (if possible, though not necessary)
* ☔️ Wet weather gear
* 💦 Water bottle

BOOK HERE
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https://events.humanitix.com/birdlife-australia-bird-monitoring-workshop-springbrook

Please note, tickets are free however numbers are capped so you do need to book

Friends of Parks Queensland Watergum

We have a website page! Thanks to Friends of Parks Queensland, we now have a dedicated page on their website where you can catch our latest events, updates and resources. Check it out today!

And if you aren’t near Springbrook, check out other groups that you can volunteer with near you!

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Springbrook W**dbusters - Friends of Parks Queensland Springbrook W**dbusters are conservation volunteers in the Gold Coast hinterland. Join them for habitat restoration, citizen science, and more!

🍃 Join us for our Birds and Bush Regen Event this month!

🌲 As our regular W**d Buster meetup falls on the weekend of the Great Glossy Count, we'll be starting a little earlier this time to survey up Carricks Rd for Glossy Black-cockatoos to contribute to this east coast-wide annual survey. Data collected during the Great Glossy Count will support vital recovery planning, conservation, and habitat management for these threatened species.

🌱 Some of you may have attended one of our tree plantings or bush regeneration sessions at Carrick Creek last year. If so, you might have noticed we planted some Allocasuarinas (She-oaks) which are the Glossy Black-cockatoos main food source. For those who haven't yet worked in this area, this is our restoration project trying to improve the riparian creek zone and connect and restore a threatened ecosystem. It is full of w**ds and needs our attention! So we are combining bird monitoring and w**d management this month.

Details:

🚙 7:55am - Meet at The Settlement Day Use Area

🕛 8am - Great Glossy Count - Springbrook National Park/ Carricks Rd

🌿 9am - Bush regen at our Carricks Creek Restoration site:
- Poisong privets and large tobaccos
- Clearing around natives being smothered by w**ds
- Removing invasives including African Boxhorn, Easter Cassia, and Lillium Formosas

🍰 11am - Morning tea

What to bring:
👩🏽‍🌾 Gloves
💦 Water bottle
🧢 Hat
🦺 Long sleeve shirts and pants
🥾Closed in toe shoes
🐦‍⬛ Binoculars (if you have)

See you there!

Friends of Parks Queensland