The Goodradigbee River Willow mapping and monitoring project is part of the Willows out of Our Rivers project that is mapping willows by taxa across South East NSW to update the data available of willow distribution. At the same time where resources are available Black Willows and Grey Sallow Willows are being treated where we have landowner consent. If we find evidence that other willows are seeding we will also be helping landowners with managing these willows where resources are available.

The river between Flea Creek and Billy Grace Reserve was mapped in October 2008 and 60 black willows and one gallery of 100 black willow seedlings found and treated where we had consent. Some of the black willows require landowner consent before they can be treated.

The Kangaroo River willow mapping and monitoring project is part of the Willows out of Our Rivers project that is mapping willows by taxa across South East NSW to update the data available of willow distribution. At the same time where resources are available Black Willows and Grey Sallow Willows are being treated where we have landowner consent. If we find evidence that other willows are seeding we will also be helping landowners with managing these willows where resources are available.

Work has not commenced on this catchment.

The Willow Warriors MacDonald River Black Willow monitoring project commenced in September 2008 when 2 members of the willow warriors’ landcare group and 6 Students from Pacific Hills Christian School at Dural, doing their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award, had a willow treatment training day on the lagoon on the St Alban Common. On the way home willow warriors Ian and Jeff, noticed many black willow seedlings that were growing into view amongst the reads along the river and decided a monitoring paddle along the river was urgently needed. The river needs rain in the catchment so you can paddle the river otherwise it is a series on ponds in the sandy bottom and occasion drifts of deep soft sand making the walk challenging. In November 2008, after some rain, we organised a four day camp on the river with the group from Pacific Hills Christian School at Dural and we were also joined for two days by 5 DofE candidates and Jono from Macmasters Beach SLSC. Over the four days we paddled and walked the 23 kilometres from the Upper MacDonald Bridge to St Albans Cemetery treating about 800 black willows and mapping another 70, where we ran out of time to treat them. This included many female plants that were in flower as dispersing seed at the time we treated them.
We poison the willows using roundup bioactive, and with our trusty tool kits, which include chisel and mallet, folding saw and secateurs, we either cut and paint, scrap and paint, or stem inject the willows.
We have done another 3 trips to do follow up and extend the treatment down to Lower Macdonald and the junction with the Hawkesbury River. We have contributed 740 volunteer hours in total and treated 1,100 black willows. In addition we have had two other activities on the St Albans Common Lagoon treating an estimated 500 black willow stems on private land at the southern end of the lagoon. This has contributed another 70 hours to the project. We have also started working our way up Mogo Creek treating the isolated black willows up along the creek and have treated 50 to date on four properties.

The Molongalo River willow mapping and monitoring project is part of the Willows out of Our Rivers project that is mapping willows by taxa across South East NSW to update the data available of willow distribution. At the same time where resources are available Black Willows and Grey Sallow Willows are being treated where we have landowner consent. If we find evidence that other willows are seeding we will also be helping landowners with managing these willows where resources are available.

Work has not commenced on this catchment

The Mongarlowe River willow monitoring project is part of the Willows out of Our Rivers project that is mapping willows by taxa across South East NSW to update the data available of willow distribution. At the same time where resources are available Black Willows and Grey Sallow Willows are being treated where we have landowner consent. If we find evidence that other willows are seeding we will also be helping landowners with managing these willows where resources are available.

The Friends of the Mongarlowe River have carried out a weed mapping project along the Mongarlowe River and mapped the location of willows including two black willows. the group are contacting landowners to gage their support for a willows control program as part of a riparian project to protect and endangered Macquarie Perch.