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Category Archives: Wildlife Corridor
Ginninderry is Planting for Pollinators
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
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Tagged ACT for Bees, Canberra, Climate Adaptation, Conservation Corridor, Ginninderry
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Bee Guardian Project – Stage 2 Trial
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
Native Solitary Bee Home Trial
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
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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
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Understanding community participation in urban conservation
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
Women dig in for the environment
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
Get with the Buzz at Elorac Place
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
What’s in your garden today?
By: Michael Fox Thanks to Georgia Nierfeld for great video of a Bee Hawk Moth Cephonodes kingii in her family’s Pollinator Link® front garden at Chandler. Georgia also found a female Great Carpenter Bee Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aruana. Australia’s largest solitary bee the … Continue reading
Posted in Bushcare, Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve, Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor
Tagged Bee Hawk Moth Cephonodes kingii, Brush Caper Berry Capparis arborea, Butterfly, Caper White Belenois java, Georgia Nierfeld, Great Carpenter Bee Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aruana, moth, Native bees
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Proud Builders: New Homes for Solitary Bees
By: Michael Fox Providing Water, Food and Shelter are the key to bringing Birds, Butterflies and Bees back to our urban habitats. The Construction Team gathered at Downfall Creek Environment Centre to build new homes for our homeless … Continue reading
Christmas Gift Ideas
By: Michael Fox Looking for Christmas gift ideas for others or for yourself? Two excellent books I have read this year are Habitat by AB Bishop and Feeding the Birds at Your Table by Darryl Jones. Habitat: A practical guide … Continue reading
Habitat for community and wildlife
By: Laurie Deacon The Mt Gravatt State High School Pollinator Link® garden is a thriving habitat for wildlife and building links with the community. Twenty-one volunteers from Griffith Mates and local streets joined students and family members. Results: 50 hours … Continue reading
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