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By Spencer Shaw, Brush Turkey Enterprises Mention mistletoe to some folk and they will cross themselves, produce wooden stakes, silver bullets, cloves of garlic and sprinkle holy water about liberally. The thought of a plant drawing on the bodily fluids of another plant for its surviv

Image : Shakespeare the Bush Regenerator (he actually looks like one!)* It may be a surprise to your good selves, but it is little know chapter of English history that before the immortal bard Shakespeare took up the pen to write his now famous plays, he was actually a Bush Regenerato

by Spencer Shaw Capparis arborea otherwise known until very recently a Capparis velutina and previous to that known as Capparis arborea (yes it has gone back to its original name!) is known by the common names of  Brush Caper Berry, Caper, Large fruited Caper etc… –  it really i

  By Spencer Shaw Spring has sprung and it’s a great time to think about how you can increase the habitat on your land for our local flora and fauna. From the smallest of backyards in town to working farms there’s something we can all do to improve our own quality of life and ens

  Sometimes a plant can be so common in your field of view that it’s easy to miss its significance and importance to ecosystems, it can so much a part of the landscape and so self sustaining that it can be forgotten in favour of all the rare and threatened plants and those things

As the cool fresh air of winter bites, chill winds find all those gaps in your clothing and frost greets us nearly every morning, well it’s a great reminder of the importance of the wood fired heater in making life a lot more pleasant! To keep a wood fired heater operating we need fir

by Spencer Shaw When we think of Hibiscus, we think of the classic exotic Queensland tropical garden flower, with a huge range of cultivars and spectacular colours. But beside these showy blow-ins, we have five native Hibiscus to the Sunshine Coast. First up is the Cotton Tree Hibiscu

By Spencer Shaw How time flies. It’s been 4 years since my first article for the Hinterland Times and in that time we’ve covered a whole range of ecological restoration topics, hopefully in an accessible, sometimes controversial and even humorous way.  Feedback is generally grea

By Spencer Shaw, February 2014 Choosing a career in the management of natural areas could be seen as a perfect career for those folks inclined to a bit of masochism. It appears the battle to save our natural heritage is always being lost – with forests cleared, wetlands filled,

By Spencer Shaw, January 2014 It’s getting that time of year when the temperatures are soaring, lawns withering, paddocks browning off , trees shed leaves, the bush fires danger is high and houses start to bake (unless they are well insulated) and if you don’t have air-conditioning in