The Kholo area is blessed with several Land for Wildlife properties and vast protected areas managed by Brisbane City Council, SEQ Water and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. The environment … Continue reading Neighbours and Nestboxes
Articles
Tree Ageing using a Resistograph
Earlier in the year I visited a property in North Maclean as part of a Land for Wildlife assessment. While wandering around with the property owner I spotted a giant … Continue reading Tree Ageing using a Resistograph
Priority Species at Stony Creek
In this article I wish to share with you some of the fauna that live on our Land for Wildlife and Voluntary Conservation Agreement property at Stony Creek, by focussing … Continue reading Priority Species at Stony Creek
Butterfly Host Plants of SEQ and northern NSW
Recent covers of this Land for Wildlife newsletter give away my personal interest in the ecology and beauty of butterflies. Knowing a bit about butterflies offers me a window into … Continue reading Butterfly Host Plants of SEQ and northern NSW
Native vs. Weedy Commelinas
Commelinas are a group of groundcover herbs commonly referred to as dayflowers due to the fact that the delicate flowers only last a day or so. In south-east Queensland (SEQ) … Continue reading Native vs. Weedy Commelinas
Platypus eDNA
The Platypus is a unique and fascinating creature. It is one of two species of monotreme (egg-laying mammals) found in Australia, the other being the Short-beaked Echidna. The Platypus is … Continue reading Platypus eDNA
Lerps – One of nature’s sweet offerings
Australia is still revealing its sweet secrets to its new human inhabitants. Indigenous peoples have known about, valued and celebrated its sugary delights for thousands of years. In pre-sugar farming … Continue reading Lerps – One of nature’s sweet offerings
Caring for the Lockyer Uplands
In 2015, a small group of landholders in the western Lockyer met to discuss their concerns about the condition of their local conservation park, Dwyers Scrub. The park protects a … Continue reading Caring for the Lockyer Uplands
Indigenous Cultural Burning
I live on Yuggera/Ugarapul country in the Lockyer Valley. In April 2019 I hosted a Traditional Cultural Burning Workshop at my Land for Wildlife property in Grantham. This workshop was … Continue reading Indigenous Cultural Burning
Bandicoots of SEQ
Most Land for Wildlifers in south-east Queensland (SEQ) will have had some sort of encounter with a bandicoot at one time or another. Whether it is waking to find a … Continue reading Bandicoots of SEQ