Tag Archives: water for wildlife

Fourteen months to wildlife haven

Posted on 29/01/2018 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Allison’s garden is a great example of a habitat haven created for wildlife and people. A typical suburban two-dimensional grass and dirt garden converted to a thriving wildlife habitat in just fourteen months. All without losing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Backyard Bee Home, Bleating Tree Frogs Litoria dentata, brids, Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula, butterflies bees, Cadaghi Corymbia torelliana, Climbing Guinea Flower Hibbertia scandens, Common Crow Euploea core, Fairy Wrens., Finger Lime Citrus australasica, Food for wildlife, frog pond, Green Tree Frogs Litoria caerulea, hoverflies, Native Sarsaparilla Hardenbergia violacea, nest box, Orange Caterpillar Parasite Wasp, Orchard Swallowtail Papilio aegeus, Pacific Blue Eyes Pseudomugil signifer, Puddling Place, Shelter for wildlife, Stingless Bees Tetragonula sp., Sun Parasol Giant Pink Mandevilla hybrid, water for wildlife | 1 Comment

Pollinator Link Display – Paten Park Native Nursery

Posted on 27/03/2017 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox I know Backyard Bee Homes are valuable Shelter for our native bees, however, I was still amazed to a prospective tenant checking out the accommodation before I even finished up setting up the Pollinator Link Display. Pollinator … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged bee homes, bee hotels, Blue Banded Bee - Amegilla cingulata, Green Heart Fair, Leaf Cutter Bees Megachile sp, Paten Park Native Nursery, resin bees, shelter, Teddy Bear Amegilla bombiformis, water for wildlife | 2 Comments

Welcome Mitchelton Organic Gardners

Posted on 30/06/2016 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Saturday morning and I’m listening to Annette McFarlane’s Gardening Tips on 612 ABC Saturday Breakfast, while I make breakfast. At the end of the segment Annette tells Katrina she is heading for Mitchelton Library to meet with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Anne-Mary McLoughlin, Annette McFarlane's Gardening Tips, BCC Mitchelton Library, butterfly life-cycle, DIY in-garden composter, Mitchelton Library, MOGI Mitchelton Organic Gardners, Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio aegeus, Pied Butcher Birds Cracticus nigrogularis, water for wildlife, worms | Leave a comment

Inviting Squirrel Gliders into Bill Hewitt Reserve

Posted on 10/03/2016 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Matthew Campbell, ALP candidate for Coorparoo, met with community representatives from Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee (B4C) , Whites Hill State College P&C and other local community members about the future of Bill Hewitt Reserve. . . … Continue reading →