What’s the first image that pops into your head when I say the words ‘biological control’? I can almost guarantee that it’s the Cane Toad. Cane Toads were introduced from … Continue reading Madeira Vine and Cat’s Claw Creeper: Biocontrol on the Sunshine Coast
Parramatta Grass, along with most of the weedy Sporobolus grass family, has become a huge and increasing problem for landholders. This article discusses a couple of control methods and is … Continue reading Parramatta Grass: A new control method
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
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
Chain Ribbon Root Orchid (Taeniophyllum muelleri). Above right and middle images were taken by Rob and Carla on their property. Image left shows the fruit and was taken by Glenn … Continue reading Discovery of a Chain Ribbon Orchid
NOTE: Quinlans is a property owned by the Australian Koala Foundation. The property was named in honour of Peter and Julanne Quinlan, committed conservationists, who generously bequeathed this property to … Continue reading Quinnie’s story of habitat restoration on Oakey Creek
Header: Red-necked Wallabies are some of the regularly-seen wildlife on David and Alison’s property. In the mid-1990s in retirement, we decided to have a ‘tree change’ from small acreage in … Continue reading Property Profile, Into the Forest, Maleny
A few years ago I heard on the native grapevine that a Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) had been taken into care by wildlife carers near Maleny. The story goes that … Continue reading Lucky Luke Uncovers a New Potoroo Population
When I bought our property in 1975 it was mainly a kikuyu paddock. Back then, Witta was a rural area of dairy and beef cattle properties. Initially we ran beef … Continue reading Nesting Birds: No Room at the Inn
Studies from around the world have shown the importance of refuges, or refugia, for wildlife especially during difficult climatic periods such as ice ages. During ice ages, the climate cools … Continue reading Sunshine Coast: A Kangaroo Refuge