Category Archives: Wildlife Corridor

Wildflower Forest Regeneration Project

Posted on 07/06/2025 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox The project aims to restore the biodiverse pre-clearing habitat of Mt Gravatt Showgrounds to attract birds, bees and butterflies creating a wildlife corridor between Mt Gravatt Reserve and Bulimba Creek. Working with the Mt Gravatt Showgrounds Trust … Continue reading →

Posted in Bushcare, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Ausco Modular, Bactivate, bees, Birds, Brachychiton acerifolius Illawarra Flame Tree, Butterfly, Christine Dewer, Indigofera australis Australia Indigo, Mt Gravatt Showgrounds Trust, Queensland Herbarium, Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) | Leave a comment

Community members planting Wildflower Walk

Posted on 08/10/2024 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox A beautiful sunny morning and thirty-three community volunteers gathered to plant two hundred and fifty local natives for the next stage of the Mt Gravatt Showgrounds Wildflower Walk. Christine Dewar, Environmental Scientist, has designed the methodology for … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Showgrounds Precinct, Uncategorized, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Ann Moran, B4C Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee, Bactivate, Butterfly, Christine Dewar, Community, Community nurseries, environment, Environmental Scientist, local natives, mirco-biology, Mt Gravatt Showgrounds, nature, Paten Park Nursery, Pinky Singh LNP, Queensland Herbarium, Regional Ecosystems, rewilding, SOWN Save Our Waterways Now, trees, urban forest | 2 Comments

Help expand Mount Gravatt Outlook Reserve

Posted on 05/02/2024 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox This sale of the William”s family farm is a unique opportunity to increase the wildlife habitat of Mt Gravatt Outlook Reserve by 11% providing greater security for our growing population of Koalas and other wildlife. Professor Carla … Continue reading →

Posted in Wildlife Corridor, Wildlife of Mt Gravatt Reserve | Tagged Koala Phascolarctos cinereus, Pollinator Link, William Farm sale | Leave a comment

Ausco Modular Team returns to Showgrounds

Posted on 25/08/2023 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox The Ausco Modular Team loved the event in June when we planted the first stage of the new Wildflower Walk and Pollinator Link habitat to build a wildlife corridor connecting Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve. This week we … Continue reading →

Posted in Showgrounds Precinct, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Ausco Modular, Mt Gravatt Showgrounds, Rhinoceros Beetle larvae Xylotrupes gideon, Swamp Paperbarks Melaleuca quinquenervia, Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides, wildflower walk | Leave a comment

Ginninderry is Planting for Pollinators

Posted on 27/06/2021 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Watching bushland being bulldozed to build more houses is always heart-breaking so it was inspiring to learn about a developer, Ginninderry, that is restoring, not destroying habitat. April in Canberra, I attended the inspiring Planting for Pollinators: … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged ACT for Bees, Canberra, Climate Adaptation, Conservation Corridor, Ginninderry | 2 Comments

Bee Guardian Project – Stage 2 Trial

Posted on 18/01/2021 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox I am often asked: “How do I to get native bees to move into my Bee Home?” People are often thinking of the Native Stingless Bees Tetragonula sp. which, unlike solitary native bees, form colonies and make … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Bee Guardian Home, cocoon, Crown Bees, https://pollinatorlink.org/2021/01/14/native-solitary-bee-home-trial/, iNaturalist App, Kit Prendergast, Leafcutter, Mason Bees UK, resin bees, solitary native bees, Stingless Bees Tetragonula sp. | Leave a comment

Native Solitary Bee Home Trial

Posted on 14/01/2021 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Australia has over 2,000 species of solitary native bees of which twelve have been identified within Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve. My first introduction to these special locals was wondering about the green insect flying past while we … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Cr Fiona Hammond - Marchant Ward, Crosby Road Bushcare, Crown Bees, Guardian Bee Home, Leaf Cutter Bees Megachile sp, Mr Fothergill's Small Bee And Insect House, Native Sarsaparilla Hardenbergia violacea, Plant Local to Feed Locals, Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus, Seventh Brigade Park, solitary native bees, Terry Hanson Reserve, UK Mason Bees | 4 Comments

Understanding community participation in urban conservation

Posted on 21/11/2020 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Understanding the motivations and challenges of community members already engaged in creating urban wildlife habitat, is a valuable step in building communications strategies to drive behaviour change across the broader community. Therefore, Jake Slinger’s university research thesis … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Community Nursery, GroNative, Habitat Tripod, iNaturalist App, Jake Slinger, Plant Local to Feed Locals, pollinators, urban conservation | Leave a comment

Women dig in for the environment

Posted on 10/03/2020 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Laurie Deacon Sunday was International Women’s Day 8th March and I ran the usual Pollinator Link® bush corridor regeneration at Mount Gravatt State High School with the neighbours. We had three wonderful young local women attend the weeding and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Bec Morgan, Cavendish Road High Junior School, Duke of Edinburgh Program, International Women's Day, Koala, Mt Gravatt SHS | 1 Comment

Get with the Buzz at Elorac Place

Posted on 11/11/2019 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox The Pollinator Link® team was proud to be invited to be part of the Health and Wellbeing Expo organised by the Elorac Place Community Centre in Ellen Grove. It was a pleasure to experience the community spirit … Continue reading →