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Bush Heritage Nardoo Hills Reserve visit

Posted Mon, 14/05/2012 - 16:50 by tonyf
19/08/2012 10:30 am
Australia/Victoria

Sunday 19 August 2012 (non-members welcome) 10.30am– 3pm

Come and join Bush Heritage’s Victorian Reserves Manager Jeroen van Veen for an exclusive visit to Nardoo Hills Reserve. This 817 ha supports a large diversity of vegetation communities including grey box grassy woodland, box-ironbark and mallee, providing vital habitats for a range of wildlife. Since Bush Heritage acquired the first property in 2004 and actively managed it for conservation outcomes, the transformation has been remarkable.

The backwards spiral continues - Baillieu Government axes threatened species officers

Posted Tue, 03/04/2012 - 22:01 by karl

The Baillieu Government has continued its relentless attack on environmental conservation with the upcoming dismissal of DSE threatened species officers around Victoria. In June of this year, 10 of the 11 staff who make up the south-west biodiversity team will not have their contracts renewed, with similar cuts expected in other regions of the State. The implications of this move are alarming. Many species of flora and fauna in south-west Victoria are on the brink of extinction and require urgent proactive management. The government’s dismissal of threatened species officers will ensure that next to nothing is being done to save these species, thus totally ignoring its legal requirements under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 and the Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. If you would like to learn more about this serious issue, see the link below to an objection letter the IFFA committee has prepared to be sent to the Baillieu government. Members are encouraged to write their own objection letters to the government to let them know how we feel about this serious issue.

Indigenotes 23-1 March 2012 Return of the Wet

Posted Sat, 10/03/2012 - 12:33 by tonyf

cover thumbnailThere's information in this issue about:

  • our next trip - to see the penguins at St Kilda
  • the return of the wet
  • home gardening
  • recent IFFA activities
  • grasslands
  • and lots of other stuff.

Download here.

SPIFFA newsletter

Posted Fri, 03/02/2012 - 16:05 by tonyf

Southern Peninsula Indigenous Flora and Fauna Association
Here is the latest version of the SPIFFA newsletter.
February Speaker

Our first monthly meeting for the year is this Monday the sixth of February
The speaker is Harry Breidahl a marine/coastal ecosystems (among other things) expert, prolific author and educator

Indigenous Land and Sea Management

Posted Mon, 30/01/2012 - 13:47 by tonyf

The Ecological Management and Restoration Journal's much anticipated special issue on Indigenous Land and Sea Management - is now freely available online.

How to Propagate Indigenous Plants, workshop by Judy Allen

Posted Sun, 22/01/2012 - 16:15 by tonyf
04/02/2012 10:00 am
Australia/Victoria

Saturday 4th February 2012 at 10.00am to midday at the Victorian Indigenous Nursery Co-op in Yarra Bend Road Fairfield (Melway 44
H2-off Yarra Bend Road).

IFFA’s next activity will be a workshop on how to propagate indigenous plants run by Judy Allen, who produced the video Seeding the Future. Judy has extensive experience in the indigenous nursery industry and has done a significant amount of teaching about this at all levels.

New Ecological Management and Restoration Project Summary Website

Posted Fri, 16/12/2011 - 11:34 by tonyf

The Ecological Management and Restoration Journal has recently launched a new website dedicated to sharing ideas and reporting on interesting ecosystem rehabilitation or restoration projects in Australasia. LINK

Nearby nature? Indigenotes 22-4 December 2011

Posted Wed, 14/12/2011 - 22:32 by tonyf

Indigenotes 22-4 cover

  • Nearby Nature under threat - Melbourne's Growth/Submissions due by 20 December!!!
  • News of the coming propagation workshop
  • David Pitts's garden
  • Victorian Volcanic Plains Conservation Network and Myrtle Rust
  • Direct Seeding for restoration and landscaping
  • Evans Street Grassland and IFFA's walk

Nearby Nature only a Distant Dream

Posted Mon, 28/11/2011 - 23:03 by tonyf

‘Nearby nature’ is under threat. The time has come defend nature that people can walk to reach with a short cycle or drive.
The Biodiversity Conservation Strategy for Melbourne’s Growth Areas Draft for Public Consultation is open for comment until December 20. Under it, large areas that could be the nearby nature of future communities are to be destroyed.

Myrtle rust encroaches on Victoria

Posted Mon, 28/11/2011 - 15:05 by tonyf

Myrtle rust (Uredo rangelii) is a serious fungal disease affecting the plant family Myrtaceae, which includes many Australian natives commonly found in Victorian gardens and parklands.
Myrtle rust is widespread on the eastern seaboard of New South Wales (NSW) and in south-east Queensland. Locations range from commercial plant nurseries, public gardens, parks and streetscapes to large areas of bushland.
Under the right conditions, myrtle rust may slow regeneration of native forests after harvesting or bushfire and could, in extreme circumstances, change forest biodiversity.

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