Category Archives: Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve

Cubs in Mud – Backyard Beehomes

Posted on 16/06/2013 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox References and Links “Seeing the kids having fun took me back to my time as a Cub and Scout Leader. Things have changed a bit since then. There are girl Cubs now and next week they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Bushfood, Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve, Mt Gravatt Environment Group, Pollinator Link, Wildlife of Mt Gravatt Reserve | Tagged Backyard beehomes, Blue Banded Amegilla cingulata, Bushfoods, Buzz pollination, Leaf Cutter Bees Megachile sp, Len Kann, Native Ginger Alpinia caerulea, Photography, Sugarbag Stingless Bee Trigona sp., Teddy Bear Amegilla sp | Leave a comment

Gliders in urban space and Camphor Laurel – a useful weed?

Posted on 17/04/2013 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox At the March Habitat Brisbane Citywide Meeting Dr Ross Goldingay shared valuable insights into fragmentation of Glider habitat in urban areas and Professor Carla Catterall showed us how the unloved Camphor Laurel can be a valuable friend … Continue reading →

Posted in Bushcare, Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve | Tagged Camphor Laurel, Carla Catterall, Habitat Brisbane Citywide Meeting, habitat fragmentation, Mimosa Creek, Reforestation, Rose-crowned Fruit-dove, Ross Goldingay, Squirrel Gliders | 2 Comments

Blue Banded Bee and Crane Fly up close

Posted on 24/03/2013 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Macro-photography allows us to see insects in a completely new way. Why a Blue Banded Bee? Macro-photography shows the vivid blue bands that give this special native bee its name. Australia has over 1,500 native bees most … Continue reading →

Posted in Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve, Wildlife of Mt Gravatt Reserve | Tagged Alan Moore photography, Blue Banded Bee - Amegilla cingulata, Buzz pollination, halteres, macro-photography, Orange Crane Fly Tipula sp., Photography Workshop | Leave a comment

Mt Gravatt students build Pollinator Link for wildlife

Posted on 17/12/2012 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Sheamus O’Connor “Give me a turn at planting!” One of the students from Mount Gravatt State High School protested down at Site 1 of the Mt Gravatt Environment Group Pollinator Link Project. Over the past two weeks, progress has … Continue reading →

Posted in Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve, Mt Gravatt Environment Group, Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Glindemann Creek, Grey Ironbarks Eucalyptus siderophloia, Guinea Grass Panicum maximum, Holland Park, Laurie Deacon, Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve, Mt Gravatt State High School SHS, Pollinator Link, Scented Top Grasses Capillipedium spicigerum, Sheamus O'Connor | Leave a comment

Pollinator Links launched at BCC Habitat Brisbane Citywide Meeting

Posted on 05/09/2012 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox The Pollinator Link concept was well received at the BCC Habitat Brisbane Citywide Meeting this week. This was an important test of feasibility as the audience included experienced BCC Habitat Offices with university qualifications in environmental science, … Continue reading →