Tulya Wodli (Adelaide Park Lands)
The Tulya Wodli (Park 27) site is located along the banks of the River Torrens near Bonython Park in the Adelaide Park Lands. The project is restoring the native vegetation in an area that was cleared of native vegetation when the Torrens Weir was constructed in the 1860’s.
The site was originally a River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) and SA Blue Gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon) vegetation community which would have transitioned into areas of Mallee Box (Eucalyptus porosa) woodland on the upper banks of the river. The area became infested with woody weeds and other planted exotics after clearance, leaving only small patches of native sedges and rushes along the water’s edge.
This project is improving habitat diversity by replacing weeds with local native trees, shrubs and sedges, and the vegetation works are designed to require minimal ongoing maintenance.
“The amount of native habitat we have provided using sedges and mid canopy layers has resulted in a dramatic increase in fauna noticed at the site” said Jock Conlon from the Million Trees Program.
“Lizards, frogs, turtles, native fish and even an echidna have been seen.”
This site has also proven to be a great local provenance seed source for local growers and has been used by the Adelaide City Council (ACC) for surrounding projects. The Council has planted over 100,000 local native shrubs, trees and groundcovers in the Park Lands in partnership with the Million Trees Program.
More information can be found in this Adelaide City Council report (pdf).
