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Become friends of Rosenthal Scrub

Rosenthal Scrub is seven hectares of remnant natural bush in south west Warwick, accessed via Bracker Road, Mardon Road, Schoch Road, Everest Road and to the end of West View Road.
The Society for Growing Australian Plants, Warwick Branch, aims to preserve this unique environmental park for the enjoyment of future generations for education, bushwalking and bird watching by the people of Warwick and by visitors to our city.
Rosenthal Scrub is unique. Much of Warwick city was covered by this ecosystem. Today, less than 10 per cent remains.
The Society will be holding an Open Day on Monday from 11am
to 2pm.
There will be information, speakers and guided walks.
Please RSVP by tomorrow if staying for a barbecue lunch, for catering purposes.
This remnant natural bush is at risk of destruction by urban development, rural land clearing and roadside development.
Protection of its bio-diversity for the enjoyment by future generations is urgent. Identifying the unique plants, recognising the threats to their long-term viability, together with knowing and removing these threats (eg, weeds) are steps towards preservation of biodiversity.
SGAP Warwick and Condamine Headwaters Landcare Group plan to hold a number of information, training and working events.
These include the formation of ‘Friends of Rosenthal Scrub’; field days with speakers on this environment, plant and weed identification; information work-shops on management of uniquely biodiverse environments; and working bees to remove weeds, set up an information booth and to label unique plants.
The SGAP Group is calling for friends interested in participating in caring for Rosenthal Scrub to contact Darell Fletcher, SGAP Warwick, on (07) 4664 8218, Susan Savage, SGAP Warwick, on (07) 4664 4074 or Catherine Potter and Karen McKechnie at Landcare Warwick  on (07) 4661 9909.
This project is jointly overseen by SGAP Warwick and Condamine Headwaters Landcare Group with assistance from Southern Downs Regional Council, Warwick Scout Group, Warwick State High School students and teachers, and Friends of Rosenthal Scrub.
Funding for this project was provided by Caring for Country Program, Australian Government.

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