…ionational/programs/earshot/bush-regen-2/6309200 Bushcare – Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiNIoqHU3sw Bushcare Blue Mountains: South Lawson Park 2017 (6:40) A short film celebrating the beauty of our natural environment and 20 years of dedicated volunteer bush carers working in the Blue Mountains to restore Australian native bushland. As an urban-natural interface, South Lawson Park is an example of successful land regeneration achieved t…
…impact of over 300 weeds in New South Wales. Search or browse weeds names (common or scientific); recognise a weed by its physical description and image gallery; and find out about its impacts, where it occurs, how it spreads and its preferred habitat. Control options are described for each weed. General, state or regional biosecurity duties under the Biosecurity Act 2015 are displayed for each weed. https://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/ Local land Servic…
…be sent a Zoom link. Please note there is a limit of 100 tickets for this webinar Jessie Malpass Communications Officer, Science for Wildlife Mob 0421 816 705 www.scienceforwildlife.org www.facebook.com/ScienceForWildlife www.facebook.com/koalaspotters/…
…ted. Plants with multiple stems or suckers can be treated effectively by a combination of drill& inject and scrape and paint techniques, as long as all stems/suckers are treated. Summary of Sample Size and Results TECHNIQUE Size of Holly Stem in mm 0-9 mm 10-24 mm 25-39 mm 40-54 mm 55-69 mm > 70 mm July 2014 total total @Sept 2012 CUT & PAINT sample 7 18 13 10 3 2 53 91 number alive 0 4 2 0 1 0 7 % failure 0 22% 15% 0 33% 0 13% 8% SCRAPE & PAINT…
…ines the extensive history, commitment and success of one of the Blue Mountains first bushland groups, Popes Glen Bushcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=610sas330EQ…
…lonies they are ok as honey producers and fantastic as pollinators. http://www.aussiebee.com.au/savebees.html Sydney’s Stingless Bee, Ms Jenny Shanks, University of Western Sydney Following Anne’s presentation we got to see inside a stingless bee (Tetragonula carbonaria) hive and learn about their nesting behaviour and biology. Building Nest Blocks for Blue Banded Bees, Mr Les Dollin, Australian Native Bee Research Centre (pic tured at left) A how…
…ps://www.nswrspca.org.au/bushfire-appeal Animal Rescue Collective (ARC) Welcome to Animal Rescue Collective and Fire/emergency support. This is a joint project of many rescue groups around Australia and is a registered business name os part of the MKC. *** 24/12 XMAS Eve. Blue Mountains is in flames. Supply drops continue to Lithgow, Bathurst, Colo, Braidwood, emergency runs of 1 tonne each in Pellets, Water, Materials.. To read more or make a don…
…book. Bring: Some lunch as we’d love to picnic. It’s also a chance to catch up with scattered friends, chat Warmly, stay dry and safe Rowe “Permaculture enables what is morally required and scientifically necessary” Bill Mollison Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute bmpi.com.au Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live…
…are inside this issue, and also on our new website: bushcarebluemountains.com.au which Erin has also been hard at work on, together with Hugh Todd (Explorers Reserve Bushcare Group). A temporary farewell to Tracy – she’s taking leave for 12 months, and we’ll be finalising her replacement as soon as we can. I hope to be able to tell all Tracy’s groups who will be working with you in Tracy’s absence soon. A recent highlight of this Autumn (how warm…
…the ways Council is providing services online for you. https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/media-centre/blue-mountains-elibrary-always-open http://bluemountainsculturalcentre.com.au/virtualinsight/ https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/coronavirus…