FRIENDS' OF R D EGAN-LEE RESERVE
The Group is supported by Knox City Council
Group of Pterostylis nutans (Nodding Greenhood) orchids; photo by Ian Simpson
The Friends' Group was launched on National Tree Planting Day the 2 August 2009
About Egan-Lee
Egan-Lee Reserve was named after a Knox engineer and is approximately four acres of open woodland featuring grassland species such as sedges and tussock grass. Orchids, like the group above also feature in spring.
Where is it?
In Knoxfield, Victoria, Australia off Wallace Rd
Map Reference: Melway 73 A3
Aims
- to promote the importance of RD Egan-Lee Reserve as part of the wildlife habitat corridor
- to assist and encourage people to leave the Reserve as they found it
- to enhance existing indigenous vegetation and biodiversity by re-planting suitable plants when and where and where necessary
- to encourage residential participation and support for the Reserve
Meetings and Events 2010
Clean Up Australia Day 7 March 2010
Please meet at the 2nd Scout Hall
10 am to 12 Noon
To see the Egan Lee entry click on the "Find a Site" button and type in "3180"
Weeding Day Sunday 15th of August 2010
Please meet at the Playground, Wallace Rd
10 am to 12 noon
Contact Nadine Gaskell 0438 324 456 or James Rose 0419 378 311
Meetings and Events 2009
Mayor David Cooper planting a tree; photo by Irene Fullarton
National Tree Planting Day 2 August 2009 - Details of the 2,000 tube stock planted
Grasses
* Poa ensiformis, Dianella longifolia, Lomandra longifolia, Danthonia sp, Themeda triandra,
Sedges, Rush (around drains and wet areas)
* Carex appressa, Juncus procera
Ground Cover
* Chrysocephalum semipaposum
Shrubs
* Goodenia ovata, Pommaderis aspera, Coprosma quadrifida,
Trees
* Eucalyptus ovata, Eucalyptus melliodora, Eucalyptus radiata, Allocasuarina littoralis
National Tree Planting Day 2009 photos
Old Tree; photo by Ian Simpson
Some of the wildlife in Egan-Lee
Adult Frogmouth; photo by Marion Cornwell
Baby Frogmouth; photo by Marion Cornwell
Knox City Council Sites of interest
Knox City Council, Friends Groups in Knox,
Contact
Interesting links
PlanetArk National Tree Planting
