Completed Project: Lupin Elimination Challenge, October 2020

This project is now closed. The information below is retained for historical purposes only.

Love the Environment?

Then start the next long weekend, Fri 2nd Oct 2020 with our “pop-up” event, the

Long weekend
Lands End
Lupin Elimination Challenge

Experience this Biodiversity Hotspot.
Enjoy amazing views to Kangaroo Island.
Stop the Lupins as they attempt to “walk” the Heysen Trail.

When
Friday 2nd Oct 2020
3.00 pm – 4.30 pm

What
Easy hand pulling of lupins and cutting and bagging of seed pods.
No experience required.

Bring
Your love of nature.
Secateurs and gloves if you can.
Loan tools (sterilised) available.

Where
Directions: From Main South Rd (Flinders Dr), Cape Jervis, James St, Lands End Rd, park at the end.
Walk: 100 m to coastal cliff, and 100 m path down loose limestone to the Heysen Trail (medium difficulty).

Or download our flyer to get all the details.

Join us afterwards for BYO drinks at the beach

Contact: Carolyn Schultz 0448 909 881

The Cape Jervis Coastal Community Group has many supporters including District Council of Yankalilla, Landscape SA – Hills and Fleurieu, Warren Bonython Heysen Trail Foundation, Coast Protection Board, Cape Jervis Progress Assocation and the Normanville Natural Resource Centre.
This will be a COVID-safe, socially-distanced, family-friendly event.

Completed Project: Plant for Weed Swap, May 2020

This project is now closed. The information below is retained for historical purposes only.

We are very excited to announce our success at getting funding for a Community Participation Grant from the Coast Protection Board. Even the native plants are celebrating, native cranberry (Astroloma humifusum) at its starry best in Autumn!

Astroloma humifusum

We received $8046 from the board and generous cash donations from the Normanville Natural Resource Centre ($1000) and Cape Jervis Progress Association ($800), with additional support from District Council of Yankalilla, and Natural Resources – Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges. This meaning that we will be able to successfully complete all of our outcomes.

1. organise a social media campaign aimed at Cape Jervis residents inviting them to participate in a “local plants for weed swap”, providing targeted weed information and local plants to interested community members.

click here to find out more and order your plant pack

2. develop an educational / nature play activity suitable for self isolating students and home schooling parents, and provide resources to Yankalilla Area School to promote interest in coastal biodiversity and Indigenous food plants.

3. promote rare coastal plants and their habitat value through new signage, a carved gum nut art installation, and habitat for wildlife with the addition of habitat logs.

4. employ contractors to control “red alert” weeds, predominantly woody weeds (Acacia cyclops and olive) and Gazania to continue volunteer efforts to “build resilience for vegetation remnants by improving connectivity between remnants”.

A home-isolation gift for Cape Jervis residents

Covid-19 has had a huge effect on our lives. The volunteers of Cape Jervis Coastal Community Group (CJCCG) would like to offer you one thing we know about: local plants.

While at home self-isolating, or social distancing, how about swapping some weeds in your garden for some local plants instead? You get rid of weeds, and we give you plants to replace them!

All you need do is send us a picture of your weedy patch and we will deliver to your door, a pack of seedlings, plant tags, fertiliser, soil wetter, tree guards and stakes, and a copy of Coastal Garden: A planting guide … an entire kit for planting out your new patch! The plants? Well, what would you like? We have four different packs of 12-15 plants on offer, for early to mid June.

To take advantage of this offer, send a photo or sketch of your selected spot, and indicate your first and second preferences for the pack you would like to receive, together with your name, address and phone or email contact, by Thurs 4th June 2020

via SMS to 0448 909 881 (Carolyn) or 0406 384 425 (Liz)
or email, carolyn.schultz165@gmail.com
or post on our Facebook page, CJCCG.CoastCare

Select a plant pack (1st and 2nd preference)

□ Small pretties and ground covers
□ Small to medium shrubs
□ Medium to tall trees
□ Rare plants or those needing extra TLC

We hope to hear from you soon

This program is brought to you by CJCCG, thanks to grant funding from the Coast Protection Board, with support from the District Council of Yankalilla & Natural Resources -Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges

Not sure if you have any weeds?

Check out these common weeds, that are often garden escapees from coastal gardens.