Hardwicke Bay Revegetation Project

At Hardwicke Bay Community Centre, we helped plant and re vegetate plain areas of the bay. We did this by planting native South Australian plants and mulching the ground. My group, Wardli 3, were given pitch forks and we had to shovel large amounts of mulch into wheel barrows and take it to gardens nearby. This was very hard work. We were pretty stuffed by the time we finished two giant piles of mulch so we went in for lunch. At the Community centre, we had soup and bread an butter pudding waiting for us. It was very nice. After lunch, my group set off again to plant plants this time. The planting was pretty straight fourth

Q1. Why are weeds so bad for the environment? Name 3 weeds you have learnt about today

Weeds are not native therefore they interrupt with the ecosystem. They steel water, dirt, and the sun from other plants. Foreign weeds also send unnatural chemicals into the ground which affect other native plants. 3 weeds I have learnt are : 1: Box thorns
2: Kikuyu
3: Sour sob

Q2. What role do humans play in the distribution of weeds?

Humans can spread weeds by seeds accidentally being on the bottom of someones boot and bulldozers and big trucks disturb the ground which makes i harder for plants to grow there.

Q3. What are some of the common ways that weeds spread.

Some of the common ways are that the weeds may spread are that the wind can blow seeds to many different locations and birds and ants may also spread seeds by transporting them into other places.

Q4. Are weeds the same all over Australia?

No, this is because the weather, the soil and climate is different all over Australia.

Q5. Is climate change likely to add to the weed problem? if so, how?

Yes, because these foreign weeds can adapt to the climate better than our native plants making them thrive so they could even spread to other places inm South Australia.

Q6. Why do people volunteer to weed and plant local plants in public reserves and areas?

Because they want to make a difference and change a growing problem.

Q7. What can you do?

You could join these groups that do something about this problem or you and deel with the problem yourself by weeding the unwanted plants and planting native plants.