Green Team Makes Big Impact at Blackham

On Thursday 30 October, students in Years 4 to 6 from the South Green Team visited Blackham to work in conjunction with former Para Wirra Park Ranger Steve Taylor as well as volunteer members of the Friends of Para Wirra group to undertake weed surveying and eradication.

The students were specifically looking for any evidence of the highly noxious (and toxic) pest species Ornithogalum thyrsoides (chincherinchee) and Moraea flaccida (cape tulip). 

Thankfully, no chincherinchee was detected, but they did find a couple of outbreaks of cape tulip on the southern boundary, which they mapped on phone apps iNaturalist and Avenza for future reference and continual treatment.

This activity has proven to be the flagship collaboration with Friends of Para Wirra, and given the success of the day, plans are in progress to continue the collaboration into 2026.

Source Katrina Cole, Head of Experiential Learning