…groups working in the catchment, and contributed photos of their sites. A ‘search’ of finding the 12 plants labelled plants in the Reserve proved popular amongst the children, particularly using the bushcare stickers and gaining a free plant when completed. The large orthophoto proved of interest to many to work out where they lived in relation to creeks and the Blue Gum Forest. Some beautiful large photos of swamps and bushland in the catchment…
…In this Issue Keeping Cats Safe at Home Project Connecting to Nature Update Farewell to Linda Thomas Resolving a Bushcare Challenge Vale Chris Watson Sandstone Plateau Vegetation Green Waste Processing Sustainable Disposal of Weed Waste for Bushcare To view the online Gecko use the link below https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/documents/gecko-newsletter-autumn-2022 https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/docs/Gecko%20Autumn.pdf…
…can manage their ecological, biodiversity and natural resource management data. Becoming part of these projects may be sorting though data, viewing photos, or physically going in the field to collect data or monitor programs. Here are a few citizen science projects Citizen Science for Bushfire Recovery and Resilience Find over twenty citizen science projects focused on Bushfire Recovery and Resilience in the Biocollect – Atlas of Living Australia…
…ww.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/Hollows-as-Homes/Hollows-as-Homes You can register at www.hollowsashomes.com or email Dr Adrian Davis hollows.ashomes@gmail.com to find out more. Learn about how tree hollows form, the role they play in supporting our wildlife and what wildlife that you’re likely to spot using them. You’ll learn how to take different tree and hollow measurements, why particular characteristics of trees and hollows are important to different an…
…g page Book now via www.trybooking.com/221354 For more information, contact Georgia Adamson on 0419 287 478 or varuna@varuna.com.au Alternatively, please feel free to share the facebook event on your Facebook page Facebook event link https://www.facebook.com/events/1068799833211321/ About these talks The Mick Dark Talk for the Future honours the generosity and legacy of Varuna’s patron, Mick Dark, and aims to inspire community discussion of enviro…
…s://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 and also about the multi-billion dollar Bush Blitz project – a project finding thousands of new species. https://www.bushcarebluemountains.org.au/orchids-of-the-blu…
…scover long lost orchid – “Sydney Morning Herald” (29 April 2020) https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/homeschooling-break-led-eight-year-old-to-rediscover-long-lost-orchid-20200429-p54ocs.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook In that article there is mention of “Bush Blitz” – an excerpt from the article is below: The multi-billion-dollar project (“Bush Blitz”) began in 2010 and has uncovered thousands of new species. Before the C…
…ollow the advice given by your healthcare provider. • Stay informed on the latest developments about COVID-19. Follow the advice given by your healthcare provider, your national and local public health authority, or Council on how to protect yourself and others from COVID-19. • National and local authorities will have the most up to date information on whether COVID-19 is spreading in your area. Therefore, they are best placed to advise what peopl…
…eamwatch was renamed as Waterwatch for all areas outside of Sydney Water’s area of operation. Since it all began, there have been over 1,100 Streamwatch groups who have monitored water quality at over 1,060 sites, and have contributed almost 31,000 data sets to the online database. These groups have been spread across greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Illawarra and Southern Highlands regions. As of June 2019, the Streamwatch program is in transf…
…y Weeds are plants that have the potential to pose a biosecurity risk to human health, the economy, the livability of our city and the environment. This will help us: view a map of priority weeds across the catchment reduce the impact of weeds detect new weeds Once you return home, simply download the iNaturalist App, then upload your smartphone photos to iNaturalist. A combination of artificial intelligence and citizen science will identify the s…