Seasons Wishes ...
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WELL, HERE we all are at the start of another year (as our calendars tell us) and I'd like to say congratulations to everybody out there doing their bit to restore habitat and ecological connections, on the Hinterland, on the Sunshine Coast and throughout South East Queensland.
First up, thanks to the first Australians, the Traditional owners of this land who shaped the land we now live in, over the millennia to be a land of diversity and wealth. Their song is writte...
The Fun of Discovery ...
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AFTER MORE than two decades of walking through the Rainforests of the Blackall Range it's still possible for me to come across a plant I haven't seen before, which is such a buzz!
On a bushwalk recently I was lucky enough to see two plants I hadn't seen before, Hairy Helicia (Helicia ferruginea) and Milk Bush (Neisosperma poweri). Also we found a new location for the rare Blackall Range Velvet Myrtle (Lenwebbia spp. Blackall Range). All three of these plants are either listed as Rare or are at least unco...
Guarding Your Stock and The Contentious Flying Fox Workshop
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YOU CAN plant without tree guards but when it comes to revegetation and planting large areas they can be a valuable aid in protecting the time and money you have invested. Tree guards protect your trees from several threats including weeds (why can't our trees grow as fast!), Weeding (oops, did I just spray my tree too!), frost (cold enough to freeze your leaves off!) and last but not least grazing animals (always up for a free feed!).
There are many tree guards available on the market from polyurethane ba...
Inspirational
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LAST Saturday, Karen and I went for a walk in a great patch of rainforest at Flaxton. The amazing thingabout this rainforest is that most of it was planted or regenerated over the last 5-15 years!Surprisingly, this isn't a national park or undertaken by a large organisation or community group. This is the work of a passionate and dedicated couple and the skilled bush regenerators they have assembled to help them with their project. Truly inspirational! So in this article I'd like to pay tribute to all ...
The Humble Gum Tree
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Gum Trees (Eucalypt spp.) are the iconic Australian tree. Hum trees occur in almost all Australian ecosystems from deserts, to the edge of Rainforests, from beach sides to mountain tops, from the tropics to the Australian Alps. Gum Trees literally frame the Australian character.
There are a few Gums that are small such as the Plunkett Mallee (Eucalyptus curtisii), but the vast majority of Gum's are big, some very big. The Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans) - tallest flower plant in the ...