Tag: FEP
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Microforest creation
Why create a microforest at Hancock St Park? This project has received funding support from the Queensland Government’s Community Sustainability Action grant program and an environment grant from Toowoomba Regional Council. Hancock St Park is an endangered ecosystem (classification 12.5.6: https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/regional-ecosystems/details/?re=12.5.6). The park is a tiny spec of the original natural world, of Rangeville Toowoomba. It is an…
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About Hancock Street Microforest
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Located in Rangeville, Toowoomba, Hancock Street Park is surrounded by urban development but offers locals and visitors an opportunity to connect with nature. The park is just over 3.7 hectares and contains bushland vegetation of significant environmental value. In 2016 the Friends of the Escarpment Parks (FEP) started working with Council to eradicate weeds and…
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Hancock Street Park Microforest
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Friends of the Escarpment Park (FEP) have been successful in obtaining funding from the Qld Government and the Toowoomba Regional Council to develop a Microforest on a 580sqm grassed parcel of land. The land is managed by Toowoomba Regional Council and is adjacent to Hancock Street Park. The project will follow the Miyawaki method of…
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The Escarpment Park Friend – Oct 2022
This issue includes a report on the Redwood Park Open Day with bird list, information from the Queensland State of the Environment Report, comment on Toowoomba Regional Council vegetation protection, and more.