Tag Archives: Plant Local to Feed Locals

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 →

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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 →

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Planting Habitat Tripod Crosby Road Bushcare

Posted on 30/05/2018 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox I joined the Crosby Road Bushcare team last Saturday to plant up the Habitat Tripod with vines and shrubs that will create safe habitat for small birds like Fairy Wrens to nest.       Vines and … Continue reading →

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Plant Local to Feed Locals

Posted on 21/05/2018 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox I just read an interesting article in Canadian Geographic: Inside the mysterious decline of Earth’s insects Why are insects important? If we want to bring beautiful birds like the Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti back to our urban gardens we need … Continue reading →

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