Yackandandah Creek

Taken on Feb 11 2012 these photos show the box elder problem where the Yack Creek crosses the Kiewa Valley Highway

Box elder seedlings

Acer negundo "widely planted as an ornamental is a fast growing tree that invades bushland, particularly along watercourses. Now a major riparian weed of a few streams in temperate zones and has the potential to spread to many similar areas" http://www.weeds.org.au
Box elder seedlings
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Box elder seedlings

Near the Yackandandah Creek
Box elder seedlings
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Box elder seedlings

A carpet of regrowth of this invasive species Acer negundo
Box elder seedlings
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Box elder seedlings

Regrowth in Feb 2012 after control implemented in 2011
Box elder seedlings
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Box elder seedlings

Acer negundo is an invasive weed of riparian habitats in this case the Yackandandah Creek
Box elder seedlings
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New bridge

This bridge replaced the old one damaged in flash flooding event in 2011
New bridge
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Yackandandah Creek

Its hard to imagine this benign creek turning into a raging torrent
Yackandandah Creek
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Yackandandah Creek

Here we heard the calls of an Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog - Litoria fallax http://frogsaustralia.net.au/frogs/display.cfm?frog_id=152
Yackandandah Creek
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