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Sweet Dreams

When the sun goes down at the end of the day, what happens in the forest? Many of us may think as we settle in for the evening that plants will also be taking it easy during the night – the hard day’s work of photosynthesis is over and surely it’s time for them to st
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The Maleny Strangler Strikes Again

Deep in the forests of Maleny is lurking a silent killer. The victims are often taken by surprise and their death is slow and drawn out. But don’t worry too much, unless you do a Rip van Winkle and fall asleep for a few decades in the forest, these guys won’t be able to ge
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To Weed or not to weed, that is the Question.

  A year ago, on the Blackall Range we were treated to the sight of big flocks of Topknot Pigeons Lopholaimus antarcticus cruising around the skies. To witness these big groups of birds can be an inspiring sight for many. However when I mentioned that the large number of Topknot&
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Water dispersed seeds

Rain, rain and more rain please! Well that’s what we where all saying just a month or so back and gee its good to have the old ‘gravity challenged’ H2O doing its stuff again.While on the subject of water have you ever pondered its ability to spread seed?Many stream a
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