As an alternative to nest boxes, chainsaw-carved cavities (also known as chainsaw hollows) are an innovative approach for creating additional habitat opportunities for arboreal, hollow-dependent species. In SEQ, over 130 … Continue reading Chainsaw Hollows: An alternative to nest boxes
High Density Living: Birds using tree hollows
Tree hollows are priceless. They are high rise apartments and maternity wards all in one. They provide homes for hundreds of different types of wildlife including birds, gliders, microbats, possums, … Continue reading High Density Living: Birds using tree hollows
Superstorm Recovery
The 2023 Christmas Day superstorm damaged many Land for Wildlife properties in the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim regions with trees ripped from the ground and debris widely scattered. As … Continue reading Superstorm Recovery
Greater Glider Recovery Project on the Sunshine Coast
Spot the nest box in this eucalypt forest on a sandstone ridge in the Mooloolah Valley. The eucalypt forests of SEQ are home to a variety of gliders including the … Continue reading Greater Glider Recovery Project on the Sunshine Coast
Book Reviews
It is a great time to be a young reader. There are so many books now available with a focus on the natural world here in Australia. We have an … Continue reading Book Reviews
Koalas and Koala Bells
Two and a half years ago we bought five acres opposite a bushland reserve. We fell in love with the sheer number of trees on the property. Unfortunately, there were … Continue reading Koalas and Koala Bells
Industrial Landcare in Action
About ten years ago, a neighbour to the Holcim Quarry in Kurwongbah approached the management of the quarry to ask if there was a possibility of doing some weed management … Continue reading Industrial Landcare in Action
Solved! The Mystery Call
On the warm evenings of summer 2021 we would go out to collect pesky Cane Toads that were attracted to our dam, and it was then that we started hearing … Continue reading Solved! The Mystery Call
Newsletter Archive
Contexualising Your Property in the Landscape
Discovering you have a weed list of 48 species on your property can be somewhat confronting. However, quantity alone cannot measure the task at hand – a list of 12 … Continue reading Contexualising Your Property in the Landscape