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Author Archives: Mt Gravatt Environment Group
Building community and training the next generation
By: Laurie Deacon Twelve community members and one dog – 34 hours of volunteer work. It is a real pleasure to be out getting my hands dirty building habitat and building community. The team were busy setting up irrigation systems … Continue reading
Pollinator Link display for events
By: Michael Fox Purpose built portable Pollinator Link® now available for Community Nurseries, catchment groups, Community Gardens, Habitat Brisbane Bushcare events, schools, etc. . . . . . The display is lightweight, easily transported and quickly customised with a local … Continue reading
Griffith Mates return to the garden
It was a great Sunday afternoon with Griffith Mates students having fun and working with community members at Mt Gravatt SHS Pollinator Link Garden. An interesting mix of students mostly from China, Korea, Taiwan and India and doing degrees in Business, Finance, Law and Engineering! Continue reading
Pollinator Link Events
Restoring Habitats: Corridors and linkages – the dots that join us BCC Community Conservation Partnership Program Date: Sunday 11 September 2016 Time: 8:30am – 4 pm Location: Griffith University EcoCentre, South Ring Road, Nathan Campus, Nathan RSVP by 2 September 2016: … Continue reading
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The Hidden Beauty of Pollination by Louie Schwartzberg
By Sandra Tuszynska Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg is passionate about nature and its hidden treasures. His film Wings of Life, was inspired by the vanishing, humble honeybee. Take a sneak peak at what seems like a must see feature for nature lovers, as Louise describes … Continue reading
How to grow a tiny forest in your backyard
Forests don’t have to be far-flung nature reserves, isolated from human life. Instead, we can grow them right where we are — even in cities. Eco-entrepreneur and TED Fellow Shubhendu Sharma grows ultra-dense, biodiverse mini-forests of native species in urban … Continue reading
Welcome Mitchelton Organic Gardners
By: Michael Fox Saturday morning and I’m listening to Annette McFarlane’s Gardening Tips on 612 ABC Saturday Breakfast, while I make breakfast. At the end of the segment Annette tells Katrina she is heading for Mitchelton Library to meet with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne-Mary McLoughlin, Annette McFarlane's Gardening Tips, BCC Mitchelton Library, butterfly life-cycle, DIY in-garden composter, Mitchelton Library, MOGI Mitchelton Organic Gardners, Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio aegeus, Pied Butcher Birds Cracticus nigrogularis, water for wildlife, worms
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Get “Into Horticulture”with Calyx
By: Michael Fox Thanks to Gaye Gahler at Calyx Horticultural Services for the excellent article in the latest edition of Into Horticulture. Visit The Queensland Gardening Pages site to find a rich deep resource of local gardening knowledge which, like any exciting garden, … Continue reading
Hiding in plain Site
By: Michael Fox Tawny Frogmouths with their bushy eyebrows and their “I’m watching you stare.” are real characters in our suburban backyards. Hiding in plain site is the fourth in my Pollinator Link articles for the Living in the Shires … Continue reading
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