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Weeds, Biodiversity and Australia’s Land and Water Stewardship Practices

 Posted by al on November 17, 2009  Education  No Responses »
Nov 172009
 
Weeds, Biodiversity and Australia's Land and Water Stewardship Practices

Weed Management in Australia is a high energy industry. It is based on mowing, slashing, burning, mulching, spraying, grazing. Whilst prevention is the obvious first step in weed management, Australia’s horticultural and agricultural industries have offered little help. These industries are  responsible for many plant species being used, sold, distributed and promoted prior to them then taking hold as weeds. These industries also appear to offer herbicides as an acceptable answer to mainstream Australian weed …»»

Living with and managing Fireweed in SE Qld and NE NSW

 Posted by al on September 26, 2009  Education  No Responses »
Sep 262009
 
Living with and managing Fireweed in SE Qld and NE NSW

Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis), is a beautiful yellow flowering herbaceous weed that has spread throughout NE NSW and SE Qld (and also elsewhere in Australia) due to poor land management. It is a health risk to stock and native animals and can invade poorly managed lands easily with its profuse production of wind born seed. Weeds and their spread are usually indicators of nature trying to “fix” itself after mismanagement – overclearing, over grazing and over …»»

Land and Water Stewardship in the Mt Warning Caldera Region – food for thought

 Posted by al on March 22, 2009  Advocacy  No Responses »
Mar 222009
 
Land and Water Stewardship in the Mt Warning Caldera Region - food for thought

The Mt Warning Caldera Region of NE NSW and SE QLD has many disturbed, weed infested poorly managed lands and waterways. Lantana, Camphor Laurel and other environmental and declared weed species abound. There is a trend for revegetation and habitat restoration projects, (land for Wildlife, landcare, caring for our country etc) to incorporate herbicide spraying of weeds, into the projects. Many projects are along waterways. Growing by Organics-food Gardens & Sharing : Article at Bluecray …»»

Macleay’s Swallowtail – a beautiful green and brown butterfly

 Posted by al on March 15, 2009  Photos  No Responses »
Mar 152009
 
Macleay's Swallowtail - a beautiful green and brown butterfly

A number of years back, I was living in the rainforest nearby to Rosebank, between the Nightcap National Park and the Whian Whian State Conservation Area . This area of the Mt Warning Caldera Region is rich in biodiversity, with beautiful NSW State managed conservation (protected) areas. I became acquainted with the Macleay’s Swallowtail Butterfly, whilst living there. It is a beautiful green and brown Swallowtail.  I would often see it high in the Eucalypt …»»

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