Category Archives: Wildlife Corridor

Certified Pollinator Link Gardens Launched

By: Michael Fox Register your Certified Pollinator LinkTM Garden today and receive your complementary fence sign. Imagine your backyard alive with colour and birdsong. The quiet hum of bees in your veggie patch. You leave the city behind as you … Continue reading

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Kids and tadpoles – backyard magic

Re-posted from Mt Gravatt Environment Group  By: Michael Fox Mt Gravatt Environment Group member Morag always has hundreds of Green Tree Frog Litoria caerulea tadpoles which she shares with local children. I remember as a child watching the amazing transformation as tadpoles … Continue reading

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Native bees love Red-flowering Gum

. Re-posted from Fox Gully Bushcare  By: Michael Fox A hive of Stingless Native Bees Tetragonula sp. are a fascinating and helpful addition to your Pollinator Link garden, particularly if you aregrowing Macadamia, Avacado, Strawberries, Rockmelon, Watermelon, Mango, Blueberries or Citrus (Kin … Continue reading

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Christmas at the Pollinator Link

By: Laurie Deacon I hope and pray that you all make time for peace and real joy with your dear family and friends this Holy Season. That the message that comes from the birth of Jesus Christ may give you … Continue reading

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Micro Mozzie Catchers

By: Michael Fox Our second Pollinator Link article in Living in the Shires magazine looks at that great friend of our weekend backyard barbecue events, Micro-bats. I met the magazine editor, Susan Prior, this week and discussed her article, Nancy … Continue reading

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Grannies Ginger Nut Biscuits, Citizen Science and bees – 2015 National Tree Day Mt Gravatt SHS

By: Laurie Deacon 6am: I am up baking Grannies Ginger Nut Biscuits. It’s exciting. It’s going to be a big day. 9am: I join Mt Gravatt State High School teacher Andrew Walsh, long time champion of environmental sustainability, and my … Continue reading

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Hard work, laughter and fun building Pollinator Link

By: Laurie Deacon Thanks for your care and inspiration in local area folks, especially to Griffith Mates leaders Sienna, Amir, Imeshika and Kimmim … and our really local man Sheamus!! Indeed a great day was had at our local Mt Gravatt … Continue reading

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Pollinator Link at Biodiversity Seminar Series

By: Michael Fox I joined two other speakers at the Brisbane Biodiversity Seminar Series to share our vision of urban wildlife corridors – Pollinator Links. Download PDF copy of presentation My presentation shared the need for and complexity of creating … Continue reading

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The Shortest Hike in the World

The Shortest Hike in the World. via The Shortest Hike in the World. A backyard adventure story shared by Jane on Mildly Extreme

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Abbeville Community Garden part of Pollinator Link

By: Michael Fox Visiting Abbeville Community Garden and meeting that community was a real pleasure, not to mention the amazing chilli chutney and cheese on offer. Barbara tells me the event was organised to celebrate receiving grant from Brisbane City … Continue reading

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