Property Profile: Bird Banding at Cornubia
Our 10 acre property in the Mount Cotton area is made up of 3 distinct zones, namely the garden area of around 1 acre, a treed field of about 2 … Continue reading Property Profile: Bird Banding at Cornubia
Smith’s Rainforest Nature Refuge, Upper Brookfield
Few Land for Wildlife partners in Brisbane share a history with the land as long and as rich as that of the Smith family who have owned and farmed their … Continue reading Smith’s Rainforest Nature Refuge, Upper Brookfield
Pink Underwing Moth: Rarity found on a Land for Wildlife property
Many rare and interesting plants and animals are found on Land for Wildlife properties. The photograph here shows one such animal. It is displaying large blue-black ‘eyes’ and barring rows … Continue reading Pink Underwing Moth: Rarity found on a Land for Wildlife property
Property Profile: Remnant Scribbly Gum forests in Brisbane, Gumdale
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
Flora Profile: Bleeding Heart
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
A Fascination with Fungi and their Role in Restoring Rainforest
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
Greater Gliders in western Brisbane
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
Open Property Scheme
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
Property Profile; From Salt Scald to Wetland, Kalbar
“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
Tilapia in South East Queensland
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