Scenic Rim BioBlitz
For a weekend in late October last year, over 20 people descended onto four adjoining Land for Wildlife/Nature Refuge properties in the southern Scenic Rim for a BioBlitz. Most attendees … Continue reading Scenic Rim BioBlitz
From Green Blur to Valued Diversity
When we bought our large bush block in the 1980s in the foothills of Toowoomba’s escarpment, the bush around us appeared to be an indistinct blur of green. As 20-somethings, … Continue reading From Green Blur to Valued Diversity
From Paddock to Ephemeral Wetland
When we bought our 20 acre property back in 1990, it was all bare paddocks. We moved here because we wanted somewhere with heavy soils with good grass for horses … Continue reading From Paddock to Ephemeral Wetland
Celebrating the 5000th LfWSEQ Property
In March 2021, the Land for Wildlife program in SEQ reached a milestone with the registration of our 5000th property. Congratulations Timotheos Firestone on being our 5000th LfWSEQ member and … Continue reading Celebrating the 5000th LfWSEQ Property
A Farm Forestry Success Story
I purchased my cleared and run-down farm many years ago with the intention of turning it into what is now called farm forestry. As a consequence the landscape has been … Continue reading A Farm Forestry Success Story
Release: The ultimate aim of wildlife carers
Rescue, rehabilitate and release. We don’t often talk about that last word but it is the ultimate aim of wildlife rescuers – to release wildlife back to where they were … Continue reading Release: The ultimate aim of wildlife carers
Tips and tricks from our restoration along London Creek
In 2014 we bought a 40ha block of land adjacent to our house property, which is already in the Land for Wildlife program and primarily managed for conservation. We acquired … Continue reading Tips and tricks from our restoration along London Creek
Caring for Australian Wildlife
It is the humblest of people who usually surprise and impress me the most. Land for Wildlife member, Sharon White, who is a dear friend and ‘almost a neighbour’ on … Continue reading Caring for Australian Wildlife
Ecology, Community & Restoration
We purchased our property at Hunchy on the Sunshine Coast in 1990 but did not move here from interstate until 1997. Like typical absentee owner properties, the weeds grew and … Continue reading Ecology, Community & Restoration
A Labour of Love
If we’re smart, we never stop learning. It seems that with every new hobby, sport or interest we take up, we are reminded of how little we actually know about … Continue reading A Labour of Love