The annual debate over the practice of removing Cootamundra Wattles from Canberra Nature Reserves (including the Red Hill Reserve) has been ignited by a letter to the Canberra Times of 13 August 2015. More…
A response was published on 20 August 2015. More…
Cootamundra Wattle (Acacia baileyana) is a Class 4 Pest Plant in the ACT and is important to control due to its invasive nature. It can be found on Red Hill in dense stands where it crowds out other local plants.
The Red Hill Regenerators remove dense stands of these plants by ‘cut and daub’ methods. Where older plants are found we try to use the ‘frilling’ method which helps to retain bird nesting habitat.
More information can be obtained from the Molonglo Catchment Group and here.