…phillipnelson100@gmail.com the convener of the Pollinator website and we will start to compile a list of who’s who – and where… You can get an idea of which bees you have on site by checking how they are closing up the nest hollows in your Bee Home. Check out Megan Halcroft’s www.beesbusiness.com.au – a very valuable resource! And this spring remember Pollinators need Food – flowers, shelter and water. And if your Bushcare site does not have a Bee…
…dden 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 below to read the book review – Orchids of the Blue Mountains by Sabine Hanisch and Ben Jasiak; how their daughter discovered a long lost orchid…
…te in the Hollows for Habitat citizen science program, you can register at www.hollowsashomes.com or email Dr Adrian Davis hollows.ashomes@gmail.com to find out more. We’ll start off with a presentation and some light refreshments in the community centre at Blaxland Library, then venture outside for a dusk-time walk to look at potential habitat – and hope we might see some of the inhabitants! Come prepared with long sleeves, and sturdy footwear. R…
…ain the integrity of the bushland. Find this Fact Sheet on Council’s website https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/documents/watching-for-weeds-and-taking-care-of-your-bushland-after-a-fire Other Interesting Articles https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2020/01/to-help-the-bushfire-recovery-pull-out-weeds/…
…nic to start you off if you are keen to start but need some help. Or you want to explore the platform. This is where you will find information on the Blue Mountains project. The dashboard is currently empty as the bioblitz has not started yet. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?project_id=141363 To download iNaturalist to your device https://www.inaturalist.org/ or use the app from wherever you get your apps. Find out more about the Great So…
…ese lands. The term of any such licence will not exceed one year and renewal is only available through reapplication. Submissions need to be made by 5pm Wednesday 2 August 2017. blue mountains have your say here https://www.bluemountainshaveyoursay.com.au/NBRT with an online submission form. With a link from our council website as well here http://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/yourcouncil/publicnoticesexhibitions/nbrtlicencerenewal20172018…
…more information: http://www.willowwarriors.org.au/adventure/Yellomundee.pdf Coordinated by : Yellomundee Aboriginal Landcare Group Link to Google map to show the location https://www.google.com.au/maps/ms?msid=204683743541307312840.0004fd0b238b48d87dd25&msa=0 (Turn left immediately after Shaws Creek Bridge) …
…ntains, https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/4320357/shell-shocked-turtle-concerns-during-nesting-season/ Bushcare volunteers are invitied to come along and join us construct the floating Turtle Habitat and learn how these systems operate on 14th May, 2019 at Glenbrook Lagoon. To book, click on the link below. https://www.bushcarebluemountains.org.au/event/turtle-habitat-islands-construction/ The UWS is asking Sydneysiders to help with th…
…ntent/conservation-practice/threatened-species/foraging-and-habitat-ecology-of-the-yellow-tailed-black-cockatoo). Further, if you know of any YTBC nesting sites in the Blue Mountains and wider areas that would be extremely useful to researchers investigating the breeding ecology. If you have any further information, questions or queries, particularly regarding locations of breeding/nesting sites, please contact Jessica: j.rooke@student.unsw.edu.au…
…floating eco habitat designed to provide a safe nesting place for turtles, from leading turtle expert Dr Ricky Spencer (Western Sydney University). https://www.facebook.com/bluemountainscitycouncil/videos/2734772646614369/?v=2734772646614369…