Category: Parks
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FEP Open Day – 8 March
FEP Open Day for Parks Week 2025 will be at Williams Park, Highfields. There is a full program for the day with something to interest people of all ages and backgrounds. Knowledgeable guides will lead walks to observe birds, insects, local geology, and nocturnal animals.
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FEP Open Day – 8 March
The Friends of Escarpment Parks is hosting our Open Day at Williams Park in Highfields this year on Saturday, March 8th as part of Toowoomba Regional Council Parks Week. FEP has recently started working there and although it is not a large park, it has the added interest of Klein Creek running through the middle.…
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SOLD OUT – Redwood Park Madeira Weed Challenge
SOLD OUT – 31 January 2025 Fifteen volunteers are invited to clear a half acre of rampant, smothering Madeira Vine. Redwood Park is home to many vulnerable species and has great biodiversity. Friends of the Escarpment volunteers are unable to bring this particular area under control on their own. They need 4 hours of your…
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2025 annual work plans
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2025 Open Day – Date claimer
Each year in March Toowoomba Regional Council celebrates Parks Week. FEP participates by hosting an Open Day in one of the parks where FEP members work. In 2025 TRC Parks Week will be 3 – 10 March. FEP will host its Open Day event at Williams Park in Highfields on Saturday, 8 March. The event…
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Microforest survey
Microforest Sentiment Survey. Daniel James, a student at UTS, is studying micro forests and has requested FEP members assistance in completing a survey on micro forests https://forms.gle/nJJA7R8nnzLabvhr9
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Park visit – 26 October
Our next Park Visit will be held Saturday 26th October at 9:30 am. The park chosen is Williams Park at Highfields which has only recently come under the banner of FEP. This pretty park is described as a hidden gem in the heart of Highfields and is set on one side of Klein Creek. It is…
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Spring Planting – Stage Two
Fifty people attended the planting day. Stage Two of the microforest has now been planted, bringing the plant total of stages one and two to just under 1000 plants. All of these plants are found naturally growing in Hancock St Park. Plants were grown for us by Crows Nest Community Nursery, and we also obtained some…
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Care and maintenance
During the last four months volunteers have continued with regular watering, weeding and mulching. The plants in the microforest have grown well and some are now in flower, despite the cooler weather. The table below shows the rate of growth of several species since planting in April. Some are growing more quickly than others. The…
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Planting Day – a huge success!
Machinery was used to cultivate the soil to a depth of 30cm and a layer of 10cm of compost was incorporated into the soil. The process aims to simulate the ground level of a forest ecosystem. The soil was then evenly raked over in preparation for planting. Stage 1 planting took place on 1 April 2023.…