…would like to know how to help our wildlife then contact Bushcare. https://www.bushcarebluemountains.org.au/join-bushcare/ You can download the Blue Mountains Fauna Project Inventory on Council’s Native Animals webpage. on https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/bushland-management/native-animals Check out Blue Mountains Conservation Society – What Blue Mountains Fauna Is That? Its primary source of information is the Blue Mountains Fauna Inventory. You’ll fi…
…tree Fellowship Registration Curious and want to find out more? We have an online information sessions coming up where you will have a chance to meet the team and ask Matt and Lina, our programs guides, any questions you might have – please register for the info sessions via the links below. Thursday May 11 @ 11am For further information, visit our webpage: https://conservationvolunteers.com.au/cva-leadership-blue-mountains/ Nelly and the Grasstre…
…ual provides detail and guidance around the ongoing functioning of the Bushcare Group. It sets out the processes and standards to be followed by volunteers and staff so that there is consistency in service delivery and clarity for participants. Ask your Bushcare Officer for a copy or download here www.bushcarebluemountains.org.au Volunteering with Bushcare Volunteering with Bushcare provides the new volunteer with a shortened version of the manual…
…egic Weed Management Plan 2017, and can be found on: Department of Primary Industries website https://greatersydney.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/722368/Greater-Sydney-Regional-Weed-Mgmt-Plan-29-June-2017_FINAL-web-res.pdf or download the FREE NSW Department of Primary Industries weed app NSW Weedwise app Where you will find the weeds listed for the Blue Mountains including a profile of the weed and your Biosecurity duty under the Bio…
….gov.au/council/asbestos .View this Working safely with Asbestos around the home Fact Sheet Useful Links: Rural Fire Service – https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/ RFS – Standards for Asset Protection Zones https://ww.rfs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/13321/Standards-for-Asset-Protection-Zones.pdf Blue Mountains City Council Guide: Best local native plants for use in bushfire prone locations www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/documents/guide-best-local-native-pl…
…is website. https://www.bushcarebluemountains.org.au/ Beyond that, you can download PDFs of our paper newsletters back to 2006. The Gecko Newsletter is a range of stories collected and formatted for print and PDF. We encourage volunteers to write articles that would be of interest to Bushcare Volunteers. Since March 2019, the PDFs of these newsletters have been stored on the Council website, and may be downloaded on the council website here: https…
…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…
…elete then try again for this answer only!! To RESET ANSWERS (all answers) scroll down the screen below the crossword and CLICK Reset Answer (red button) To PRINT a Hardcopy scroll down the screen below the crossword and CLICK Print My Puzzle (purple button) Answers to Week I: Weeds of the Blue Mountains Across 3. Mother 6. Cat 9. Elder 10. Boneseed 12. Cassia 14. Cherry 15. Lantana 20. Broom 21. Ochna 22. Cestrum 24. Balloon 27. Ma…
…Julianne D Livingston http://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/n1676/pdf/ch04.pdf Memoirs Of The Museum Of Victoria 56(2):461-466 (1997) Hidden Biodiversity: Detection Of Cryptic Thynnine Wasp Species Using Sexually-Deceptive, Female-Mimicking Orchids (Abstract) – Colin C. Bower and Graham R. Brown https://museumsvictoria.com.au/media/4804/jmmv19975639.pdf http://peonyden.blogspot.com/2011/01/wasp-orchid-chiloglottis-reflexa-comes.html CLICK…
