The Rotary Club of Maffra and Upper Avon Landcare have recently combined to construct and erect twenty nesting boxes in the Red Gum Reserve in Briagolong.
The nest boxes were cut out by Ted Mitchell from the Rotary Club of Maffra with timber donated by Peter Young of Briagolong. They were assembled by members of the Friends of freestone Creek group, Upper Avon Landcare group and members of the Briagalong community at a workshop held at the Recreation Reserve in Briagalong.
The boxes were erected in the Red Gum Forest by the incredibly talented team of Matt and Pat from Agile Tree Works. The boxes will accommodate several species of birds, mainly Eastern Rosellas and Crimson Rosellas, but they are also suitable homes for Ring Tailed Possums. Other boxes in a different design were purpose built for microbats. The boxes can be easily seen from the footpaths through the forest and will be constantly monitored by Landcare.
