Forward by Richard Rawlings, Land for Wildlife Officer, Brisbane City Council Jak Guyomar and Ginny Saunders live close to the shores of Moreton Bay in the Lota Creek Catchment in … Continue reading Property Profile: Remnant Scribbly Gum forests in Brisbane, Gumdale
Sometimes a plant can be so common in your field of view that it’s easy to miss its significance to ecosystems. It can be so much a part of the … Continue reading Flora Profile: Bleeding Heart
Header: The delicate white Campanella species are commonly found on Lantana sticks immediately after rain. Over the last 20 years I have become fascinated with fungi. During that time I … Continue reading A Fascination with Fungi and their Role in Restoring Rainforest
The Greater Glider (Petauroides volans) was presumed extinct in the western part of Brisbane, however recent photo evidence indicates something completely different. Land for Wildlife member, Prue Cooper-White, in Upper … Continue reading Greater Gliders in western Brisbane
After running for one month with 25 properties and 450 participants, the 2014 Land for Wildlife Open Property Scheme officially ended on the 31st May. We received overwhelmingly positive feedback … Continue reading Open Property Scheme
“What do you want with that terrible land?” and similar remarks were made to us by friends of ours about twenty years ago when we took up our place on … Continue reading Property Profile; From Salt Scald to Wetland, Kalbar
Header: Male Tilapia. Photos by Gunther Schmida Being a keen sherman and having a passion for the environment, the issue of pest fish is very close to my heart. Tilapia … Continue reading Tilapia in South East Queensland
The creek was flowing gently, the water cool and clear with a touch of tannin. The late spring algae was yet to take hold on the rocky bottom and the … Continue reading A Short Tale of the Eel-tailed Cat Fish
So many of our amazing local rainforest plants are poorly served by their common names, such is the tree we are talking about in this article, Synoum glandulosum subsp. glandulosum … Continue reading Scentless Rosewood
Above: Barbed Wire Vine (Smilax australis) in flower. What joy forest life here brings to inspire this little bush restorer! Whether it be the sense of magic that fireflies bring … Continue reading Property Profile: To Restoration, with Love