WIMAP Newsletter Number 4 - Wollongong City Council

START CREATING A HABITAT GARDEN WITH PLANTS FROM GREENPLANBy creating a habitat garden you will deter Indian Mynas from coming into your yard as well as create asafe haven for our native wildlife.Wollongong ratepayers can purchase local indigenous trees, shrubs, ground covers and grasses fromthe Greenplan Nursery at a low cost. Qualified Horticultralists and Friends of Wollongong BotanicGarden Volunteers are on-site to give advice on plant selection for your garden. The Birds inBackyards website also has a wealth of information in regards to getting started on creating a habitatgarden - http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/.Greenplan is open on the third Friday of every month between 7:30am and 2:30pm on NorthfieldsAvenue, Keiraville. Be sure to bring your rates notice on the day. Payment by card (not AMEX) orcheque; no cash will be accepted. Native plants are limited to 25 plants each financial year.SIGHTING AND TRAPPING RECORD SHEETS AVAILABLE ONLINESighting and Trapping Record Sheets can be downloaded from the Wollongong City CouncilVertebrate Pest Species pagehttp://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/services/sustainability/Pages/ VertebratePestManagement.aspxNEW CAR / TRAP STICKERSWe now have weatherproof WIMAP stickers available to stick on your trap or to use as a car sticker.If you would like a sticker to be sent out to you please let us know via e-mail or calling42 27 8138.FREE BIRDWATCHING WORKSHOP AT KORRONGULLA WETLANDAVAILABLE TO WIMAP PARTICIPANTSCouncils Bushcare is organising a birdwatching workshop to be presented by experiencedbirdwatchers Alan Cousins and Charles Dove on a Saturday 12 th October, 2013 at KorrongullaWetland, Primbee. WIMAP participants are invited to join in on the free workshop. If you would liketo attend please contact our Bushcare Officer, Paul Hellier on 4227 8109.