Bushland Areas - Weed Control Program

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The City's contractors commenced the annual bushland reserves environmental weed control program in July and have completed the grass control program. The contractors will be continuing with bulbous weed control until mid-October.

The control environmental weeds is being undertaken in the following bushland areas:

Shenton Bushland
Allen Park
Hollywood Reserve
Birdwood Parade
Point Resolution
Mount Claremont Oval Reserve
Mount Claremont Community Centre
Swanbourne Estate

The City will be focusing on the control of bulbous weeds, and annual and perennial grass weeds using the herbicides listed below:

Metsulfuron-methyl: used to control bulbous weeds
2 2-DPA (Dalapon): used to control bulbous weeds
Glyphosate: used in conjunction with metsulfuron-methyl to control bulbous weeds
Fusilade: used to control annual and perennial grass weeds.

Signage will be displayed whilst these works are occurring.

For further information, please contact Vicki Shannon, the City's Environmental Conservation Coordinator on (08) 9273 3500, or email vshannon@nedlands.wa.gov.au.

The City undertakes environmental weed control to improve biodiversity values and to reduce the negative impacts environmental weeds that weeds cause to the ecosystems, for example they compete with the native plants, thereby reducing the species and diversity for both flora and fauna.

Environmental weeds causes erosion, alters water availability, changes soil nutrients, increases the likelihood of bush fires, and changes the vegetation communities within bushland areas.

Categories: Bushland and Cultural Heritage

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