Friends of the Pines is an organisation that hopes to improve local habitat Vision -To enhance the natural environment of the Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve by: -Enhancing areas of high quality vegetation through continued weed works -To promote and enhance areas of highly degraded areas with re vegetation -To link areas of fragmented vegetation through re-vegetation for fauna spp dispersal -To foster a greater understanding of natural habitat in the Frankston North area -To engage local residents in the preservation of the natural habitat with the Pines FFR Goal The group’s goal is to: -Woody weed removal of exotic species in Monterey 9 block, complementing previous volunteer efforts. -Exotic species removal within the Centenary Triangle. -Emergent weed removal to maintain diversity in previous Woodland Block re-vegetation site. -Maintenance of mulched sites in Ron’s Block by hand pulling of emergent weeds. -Weed sweep of Link Track Block to remove any existing or emergent Sallow Wattle.