Environment

Other articles in this series:

• Recently, WIRES Raptor Co-ordinator Melanie Barsony had her hands full with a fully grown Wedge-tailed Eagle that came into care. (Issue 254)
• New source of food for region’s sick and injured koalas. (Issue 254)
• Next working bee - 19 June, 8 to 10am (Issue 254)
• – Knockrow Wetland Restoration Project (Issue 254)
• Recently I’ve had the good fortune of leading a team of young people (17-24 yrs) in building a toilet at an aboriginal community near Nimbin. (Issue 254)
• There are many different species of possum that are native to Australia. (Issue 253)
• The next landcare day is set down for the morning of Saturday May 15th. (Issue 253)
• Coopers Creek Landcare was formed last year as an auspicing body to implement the various projects associated with the Reconnecting to Country program. (Issue 253)
• Gardening has experienced resurgence in popularity recently and many families are embarking on their own garden adventure. (Issue 252)
• There are many different species of possum that are native to Australia. (Issue 252)
• After a number of years of inactivity Upper Coopers Creek Revegatation Society Inc. known as UCCRS is reforming... (Issue 252)
• Next one April 17th from 8 till 10 am (Issue 252)
• “Everything we do on land and sea, Affects our water quality, Keeping watch is our responsibility, Its UP to you and me” Hip Hop songwriting was one of the highlights of the Water Watch Congress day held at Rocky Creek Dam on 17th March. (Issue 252)
• Here’s the second part of the composting toilets feature. In this instalment Rohan Stewart tells us about constructing a very do-able system for even beginning DIY’ers. (Issue 252)
• Building a vegetable garden of this sort is extremely attractive for those sites that have poor soil or invasive weeds. (Issue 252)
• We headed off on the Southern Ocean Seabird Study Association (SOSSA) Pelagic Tour which took us 20 nautical miles out to the continental shelf. (Issue 251)
• Friends of the Koala is hosting a workshop to be presented by internationally acknowledged koala authority, Steve Phillips. (Issue 251)
• Rosebank Landcare this month from 8 till 10am Saturday, March 20th (Issue 251)
• Some musings about composting toilets. (Issue 251)
• Coopers Creek Landcare (CCL) Inc has been created as an auspicing body to manage the Reconnecting to Country Project. (Issue 251)
• Introduction to Rescue and Rehabilitation of Native Wildlife cours… (Issue 251)
• TREEHOLLOWS & NESTBOXES Being the Year of Biodiversity it seems fitting to discuss the importance of tree-bearing hollows within the natural ecosystem. (Issue 250)
• Australia’s largest rehabilitation project that protects endangered lowland rainforest between the Clarence and Tweed Rivers has just been successfully completed by the Big Scrub Landcare Group and 11 partner organisations. (Issue 250)
• Next meeting from 8 till 10am on Saturday February 13th. (Issue 250)
• Is your household waterwise? (Issue 250)
• The wildfires raging this summer in koala habitat in the Northern Rivers are an acute reminder that koalas do not cope well with fire. (Issue 250)
• Merriment and cheer from the people at WIRES (Issue 249)
• Sassy the Sawshell Terapin, was found still attached to a fishing line at Coopers Creek swimming hole, locally known as the Rosebank causway. She was rescued in by some very helpful people who called WIRES immediately. (Issue 249)
• This young Brush Turkey is surviving very well after he was found by a cat upon hatching. (Issue 249)
• Rosebank landcarers met at the reserve in late November to continue clearing and widening the internal pathways to allow for easy mowing. (Issue 249)
• What you can do to help save koalas on the Northern Rivers. (Issue 249)
• WIRES article on Sugar Gliders. (Issue 248)
• The next landcare working bee will be held on Saturday November 28th, from 9 till 11am. (Issue 248)
• Building Fund for new Koala Care and Research Centre launched at AGM (Issue 248)
• A Closer Look at Two Popular Forms of Compost Toilet. (Issue 248)
• The past month has been busy for the Rosebank Brigade. At the end of September we had the annual Open Day, which, despite numbers being down on last year, was a success. The Brigade would like to thank everyone who came along with a special thank you to t (Issue 248)
• The Federal Rural Brigade has been busy training for the coming season which looks serious given the dry weather we have had and the build up of under growth. (Issue 248)
• WIRES received another late night call on the 24 hour rescue hotline… (Issue 247)
• The latest news on Rosebank Landcare at the Recreation Reserve. (Issue 247)
• … at the Big Scrub landcare day. A report on events. (Issue 247)
• Dogs and koalas – the quick and the dead. (Issue 247)
• A new landcare group has been launched in the Coopers Creek catchment. (Issue 247)
• An Introduction - First in a series on composting toilets. (Issue 247)
• …at the Recreation Reserve on Armstrong Road - update… (Issue 246)
• Thursday October 29, No cost, read on… (Issue 246)
• WIRES facts about snakes in a timely fashion for the season… (Issue 246)
• Amendments to the Game and Feral Animal Control Act… (Issue 246)
• YES are taking their next step towards a generation of eco-minded adolescents… (Issue 246)
• Many birds hit windows each year and many of these collisions are not even spotted... (Issue 245)
• EnviTE has been running Work for the Dole (WfD) teams since the outset of the program in the mid 90’s. This year, as EnviTE did not secure the funding contract from the Federal Government, the last of the EnviTE teams operating out of Lismore will wind up (Issue 245)
• Confusion between the two Richmond ‘Landcares’ – Richmond Landcare Inc, the network of over 70 Landcare groups, and Richmond Landcare Services which provides on ground support for groups and projects, has now been resolved with a new name and a new workin (Issue 245)
• The Spotted-tailed Quoll is mainland Australia’s largest carnivorous marsupial. It can be easily identified by its fur, which is rich red to dark brown, covered with white spots. (Issue 244)
• If you’ve got a rat problem and don’t want to risk harming other non-target animals then using a cat or poisons aren’t options available to you. Rat traps are all you’re left with. (Issue 244)
• The draft catchment management plan for the Wilsons River is now on public display for review and comment. (Issue 244)
• Greenfleet wants to plant native forest on your land for free! (Issue 243)
• Positive News article. (Issue 243)
• Youth focused event focused on climate change. (Issue 243)
• WIRES article on teh Royal Spoonbill. (Issue 242)
• Next meeting, May 17th from 9 till 11. (Issue 242)
• Logging of native forests in North-east NSW is both unsustainable and running at a loss, according to a report by the NSW Audit Office released this week. (Issue 242)
• NPWS will be carrying out further improvements at Rummery Park Campgrounds, during early May... (Issue 242)
• The latest on activities at the Rosebank Recreation Reserve (Issue 241)
• Information on this endangered species. (Issue 241)
• Climate Change, caused by human activities, is threatening the lives of billions… (Issue 241)
• Not a cent of the recent $42 billion bailout went to Landcare... (Issue 240)
• Latest from Rosebank Recreation Reserve - looking great, lots of weeds, more... (Issue 240)
• National Parks and Wildlife service have recently made improvements at Rummery Park Campgrounds (Issue 240)
• Endangered species Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus in freshwater wetlands in our area (Issue 240)
• Big Scrub Rainforest Landcare Group Field Day at Firewheel Nursery... (Issue 240)
• In late November flying-fox colonies in SE Qld (Canungra), Northern NSW (Lismore, Alstonville & Uki) and Central NSW (Blackbutt & Singleton) had significant numbers (100s) of dead baby flying-foxes and many other pups were found still alive, apparently ab (Issue 239)
• The government's Biodiversity Grants available in this area. (Issue 239)
• Rosebank Landcare turned 10 in January. (Issue 239)
• An update from the RRR team (Issue 239)
• Part 3 (Issue 239)
• Information on supporting the orangutans and rainforests in Indonesia and Sumatra. (Issue 239)
• WIRES article on baby birds. (Issue 238)
• Anaemia in Koalas in the Northern Rivers (Issue 238)
• The Reserve is looking fantastic with all the new plantings. The Trust is meeting on December 1st. (Issue 238)
• A new gardening book which outlines simple ways to design, build and maintain a waterwise garden in the Lismore area has been launched by Lismore City Council. (Issue 238)
• Indian Mynah birds have been seen locally at Rosebank and in the Whian Whian area. (Issue 238)
• We were very fortunate recently to have a house call from a young echidna who‚Äôd come to partake of the ants and little creatures inhabiting our old wooden house. (Issue 238)
• Local storm photo. (Issue 238)
• Part 2: Know Thine Enemy and Care for Their Predators. (Issue 238)
• Reconnecting to Country supports local communities to get together to design and implement local catchment management and education projects in collaboration with Widjabul custodians ‚Äì to care for our drinking water catchments. (Issue 238)
• (other names Australian Crane, Native Companion) (Issue 237)
• A general introduction on Rats. (Issue 237)
• Information on the new Climate Action Home Rebate. (Issue 237)
• Next meeting Saturday, the 15th from 9 till 11am. (Issue 237)
• Celebrating a decade of rainforest restoration by the Big Scrub Rainforest Landcare Group, Rous Water, and Rainforest Rescue. (Issue 236)
• Trial project for properties in high risk bushfire areas. (Issue 236)
• Tips on how to kill camphor trees. (Issue 236)
• Next landcare day will be Oct 18th (9-11am) (Issue 236)
• A WIRES article about a bird so rare it has never been photographed. (Issue 236)
• Wildlife Friendly Fencing (WFF) are encouraging landowners to ensure fencing is safe and effective for wildlife, people and lifestock. (Issue 236)
• WIRES article on the Short-Beaked Echidna. (Issue 235)
• The next Landcare Da will be held on Saturday September 20th from 9am till 11am. (Issue 235)
• How chemicals affect our native wildlife, soil & waterways. (Issue 234)
• Green Corps graduation (Issue 234)
• Next RRR working bee is going to be held on the Saturday morning, August 16th, 9-11am. (Issue 234)
• Everyone is invited to a public forum held on Tuesday 19th August. (Issue 234)
• As more of our native animals are moving into urban areas its important to provide a suitable habitat. (Issue 233)
• Rosebank Recreation Reserve News (Issue 233)
• The NSW Government is going to conduct a review of the NSW Forest Agreements for the northern NSW. (Issue 233)
• These 'supercats' are leaving native animals at risk. (Issue 233)
• An UCC's large carpet snake wrapped in a blanket. (Issue 233)
• CSIRO and Monash University have developed a chemical process that turns green waste into a stable crude oil. (Issue 233)
• Positive News article. (Issue 233)
• Wires information on the diminutive Southern Boobook Owl. (Issue 232)
• Article on the devastating loss of nutritional habitat for the koalas. (Issue 232)
• Next landcare morning will be on June 21st from 9-11am. (Issue 232)
• Byron Shire Council are launching a solar hot water campaign. (Issue 232)
• WIRES factsheet about the Black-Striped Wallaby. (Issue 231)
• Solar Power in South Australia & Solar Plant (Issue 231)
• The draft Plan of Management (POM) is now ready for you to comment on. (Issue 231)
• Known as the ‚Äòdinosaur tree‚Äô, the Wollemi Pine has been in existence for more than 90 million years and was around when dinosaurs still roamed the earth. (Issue 231)
• Rous Water has developed this new water source for the region‚Äôs water security. (Issue 231)
• Wires article on the Green Catbird (Issue 230)
• Byron Shire Council has recently received complaints about roaming pets. (Issue 230)
• Wildlife Rangers determine the distribution of Cane Toads in national parks. (Issue 230)
• The story of a woman who became a Northern Rivers Wildlife Carer. And information on how to become one. (Issue 230)
• A brief report on the Soil Care Expo held on 5th March 2008. (Issue 230)
• and Earth fortnight next year... (Issue 230)
• Our taxes supporting the Fossil Fuel Industry (Issue 230)
• Travelling on Air and Kite Powered Cargo Ship Articles. (Issue 230)
• An update on our Reserve. (Issue 230)
• A report on the happenings of the Rosebank Fire Brigade. (Issue 230)
• Part 2 in this series (Issue 230)
• WIRES team members have been kept busy this last month... And information about rat and mouse baiting. (Issue 229)
• If GM is planted in Australia next month then the biggest issue for the next twelve years will be famine in Australia. (Issue 229)
• Part 1 on why the number of bees are dwindling. (Issue 229)
• An update on what is happening at the Reserve. (Issue 229)
• Pictures on a local Kookaburra that was rescued. (Issue 229)
• Most Australian waterways have a number of this most abundant duck ... (Issue 228)
• There's been a sudden increase in reports of Indian Mynas ‚Ķ (Issue 228)
• LCC has a fluorescent light collection and recycling program ‚Ķ (Issue 228)
• LCC is offering mulch rebates under the 'Let's make every drop count' program ‚Ķ (Issue 228)
• The Nimbin Bush Walkers Club mix pleasure and progress ‚Ķ (Issue 228)
• Some handy hints on how to escape (and get back), even in the current wet season ‚Ķ (Issue 228)
• Soil Care Expo 2008, March 5 at Wollongbar ‚Ķ (Issue 228)
• Turn your old CDMA phone into plastic fence posts by recycling them now ‚Ķ (Issue 228)
• Fire permits are no longer required ‚Ķ (Issue 228)
• Invitation for all readers to share their observations of the world around us ‚Ķ (Issue 228)
• Info on Recycling collection points etc. (Issue 227)
• Australian Owlet-nightjar WIRES article. (Issue 227)
• Goonengerry Landcare Group has been rewarded a grant of $49,465 for their Revegetation and Restoration Project 2007 (Issue 226)
• For less than $500 you can put a 1KW interactive solar system on your roof. (Issue 226)
• A brief history of Cecil Jones and why the memorial cabins was dedicated to him. (Issue 226)
• Wires article about protecting Koalas in the Rosebank Region (Issue 226)
• Recent work has been done at the hall, outside and adjoining the supper bar. (Issue 226)
• VJ Plant File on Banana Bush (Issue 226)
• A co-ordinated program to survey and control wild dogs across the Northern Rivers (Issue 225)
• The Goonengerry Landcare Group is embarking on a long term project to reduce the numbers of feral animals in our environment (Issue 225)
• Pellet Heaters, much more environmentally friendly than the wood fire alternatives. (Issue 225)
• Progress in the RRR. (Issue 225)
• Further to the alterative torches article (Issue 225)
• Information on Lesuer\'s and other frogs. (Issue 225)
• Article on Rummery Park Cabin. (Issue 225)
• In 1982 the Nightcap forest was saved from being logged. Now its the 25th Anniversary of the event. (Issue 225)
• It is currently Fire Permit Season and will remain so for the next year. (Issue 224)
• Echidnas are currently active. Keep watch for them and give them a helping hand. (Issue 224)
• The story of Federal's favorite Miniature Schnauzer. (Issue 224)
• Green power, ACE courses of interest and Catching the Wave. (Issue 224)
• Sustainable House Day, Power usage in the home, and loads more... (Issue 224)
• All about ticks... (Issue 224)
• Continuing from last month's article on the need for sustainability. (Issue 224)
• Positive News Extracts from around the world. (Issue 224)
• A beautiful Barn Owl was rescued from the middle of Lismore Bangalow Highway. (Issue 224)
• An update on Rosebank Recreation Reserve. (Issue 224)
• NCCAG Info (Issue 223)
• NPWS has issued an alert to drivers to be careful of echidnas. (Issue 223)
• Positive News Extract (Issue 223)
• Rosebank Landcare and Reserve Trust News (Issue 223)
• This community bike ride from Rockhampton to Canberra and then on to Port Augusta via Melbourne is to raise awareness about problems with the nuclear fuel cycle and is presenting real renewable alternatives to fossil fuel power sources. (Issue 223)
• We invite our readers to report these animals to the VJ so that these details can be published with the intention of encouraging the pet owners to be more responsible. (Issue 223)
• Megabats, commonly known as flying foxes, are fruit and nectar eaters. (Issue 223)
• In recent weeks Feathertail Gliders have been found nesting in firewood and in bananas that had been brought into the house (Issue 223)
• Due to the dry conditions, fire permits are required for all fires. (Issue 223)
• WIRES story about an Albino Tawny Frogmouth. (Issue 222)
• NPWS (Issue 222)
• The Topknot Pigeon (Issue 222)
• Topknot Pigeon story (Issue 222)
• Next landcare, Saturday 21st of this month. (Issue 222)
• Follow up article from last months story (Issue 222)
• WIRES is putting out a gental reminder to keep your pets locked up. (Issue 221)
• Five new members of Green Corps graduated successfully. (Issue 221)
• Rosebank landcare to hold a working bee June 16 from 9am to noon. (Issue 221)
• An open day will be held Saturday June 30th. (Issue 221)
• June 17 Working Bee. 1 pm at 135 Three Chain Rd, Lismore. Then June 24th at 11:30am (Issue 221)
• Australian - USA war games: Talisman Sabre 2007 (Issue 221)
• EnviTE is a key player in providing opportunities for community groups. Read more... (Issue 221)
• Of the 300 Australian native skinks, the Blue Tongue is the largest ? (Issue 220)
• ?must involve the community. (Issue 220)
• Imagining history (Issue 220)
• Global music events fighting global warming? (Issue 220)
• ? about Global Warming? (Issue 220)
• WIRES article - Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Issue 219)
• Rosebank Recreation Reserve happenings? (Issue 219)
• Caring for native animals in the region since 1992 (Issue 219)
• When planting out an area there are some simple things you can do to ensure lasting success (Issue 219)
• Adnams Brewery Distribution Centre reversing greenhouse damage (Issue 219)
• Working hard helping local wildlife workers save our injured wildlife and enhance their habitat. (Issue 218)
• Rosebank Wildlife Monitoring Project. (Issue 218)
• Solar should provide all the electricity... (Issue 218)
• Next meeting in the greenwood on St Patricks Day, March 17. (Issue 218)
• Big tips on saving power and doing the Earth a favor. (Issue 217)
• When and where. Presentations on climate change. (Issue 217)
• Points to include when writing to politicians. (Issue 217)
• Some very good reasons to compost... (Issue 217)
• WIRES article on Eastern Whipbirds... (Issue 217)
• Next time to meet up: Saturday morning, February 24. (Issue 217)
• New 'green' buses in London use a combination of diesel fuel and electric power. (Issue 217)
• Koala activity this month... (Issue 216)
• Red-tailed and Yellow-tailed Cockatoos (Issue 216)
• Rosebank Landcare Update (Issue 216)
• Better pruning methods are needed for roadside trees. (Issue 216)
• Wind Turbine comes alive on November 16 (Issue 216)
• Treating your land wisely. (Issue 215)
• WIRES information on the good Noisy Miners and the feral Indian Mynah birds. (Issue 215)
• Rosebank Koalas. (Issue 215)
• Managing Community Involvement, Natural Resources Partnership Program Extended and The Economics of Weed Invasion. (Issue 215)
• The bush is not without its perils from many bitey things... (Issue 215)
• Next meeting Saturday November 18th at 9am. (Issue 215)
• Send us your composting tips and stories... (Issue 215)
• Landcare have been successful in their bid to have a Greencorp Team work with us on our new project - The Rosebank Habitat and Wildlife Rehabilitation Project. (Issue 215)
• WIRES discuss the goanna (Issue 214)
• A beautiful morning at the RRR? (Issue 214)
• Suzuki's ultimate tour, coming to Lismore October 11 (Issue 214)
• Visit to RRR (Issue 214)
• Successful compost stories invited? (Issue 214)
• Waratah Fencing Grants Program introduced. (Issue 214)
• Next working bee on Saturday, 9th September (Issue 213)
• Koala Month (Issue 213)
• WIRES - including snake tips (Issue 213)
• The fabled mushroom exists in these parts? (Issue 213)
• Wedge-Tailed Eagle and more (Issue 212)
• A slow recovery from the earthquake and tsunami? (Issue 212)
• Local mechanic recycles old cars (Issue 212)
• Forgotten walls in the forests? (Issue 212)
• New environmental forum online? (Issue 212)
• Rosebank Recreation Reserve, September 23 (Issue 212)
• Forests on the brink, government's head in the sand? (Issue 212)
• Big Scrub Rainforest Day (Issue 212)
• Humpback beached north of Cabarita (Issue 212)
• The last survivors? (Issue 212)
• Effective Rainforest Regeneration (Issue 212)
• Story of DGT and why it was formed (Issue 212)
• Environmental Defenders Office open in Lismore (Issue 212)
• Rosebank Hall, September 2 (Issue 212)
• Australian Wildlife needs your help! (Issue 211)
• The answers are glaringly obvious? (Issue 211)
• A bit of a rave about Landcare (Issue 211)
• Climate Change, Chavez in London, Learning on the Farm, War Child (Issue 211)
• WIRES article about the 'tiny critters' (Issue 210)
• Tree planters seek one million trees for the Big Scrub (Issue 210)
• 3m parabolic dish progressing well (Issue 210)
• Update from Rosebank Landcare, and next event? (Issue 210)
• ? to halt mega oil palm plantation project. (Issue 210)
• Thoughts on the future? (Issue 210)
• How to Kill and Replace Camphor Laurels (Issue 210)
• Successful Campor Control Tips (Issue 209)
• How we responsibly dispose of rubbish can help prevent injuries and death to wildlife (Issue 209)
• Come have a look at the Rosebank Reserve (Issue 209)
• Observations from Lydia (Issue 209)
• WIRES Daylight savings will come to an end this Sunday (Issue 208)
• UCC Revegetation Society's AGM April 23rd 2006 (Issue 208)
• Aims to nuture a strong sense of caring for forests in local communities (Issue 208)
• April 15 working bee at Rosebank Recreation Reserve (Issue 208)
• Rosebank Recreation Reserve (Issue 208)
• Profile of the Green Tree Frog (Issue 208)