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

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 … Continue reading

Macleay’s Swallowtail – a beautiful green and brown butterfly

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 … Continue reading

Transplanting Native Seedlings and Roadside Revegetation

PK sees that Transplanting Native seedlings for at risk sites is a great way to keep small micro habitats happy

Roadsides that are weed infested, can often be changed by careful long term care and management. Road verges that  that are often mowed, are wonderful sources of plant material for native habitat revegetation purposes. Included, in this concept of road verges, are also stock routes and other transport corridors, rail and powerline … Continue reading

Philosophy of Environmental Destruction in the Name of Healing

Philosophy of Environmental Destruction in the Name of Healing

The Directions loving vision to heal + habitat = more habitat and more biodiversity killing to heal + habitat = less habitat, less biodiversity The Agricultural Chemical and Machinery Industries‘ direction within mainstream society has endowed future populations of  our world with: fast food production, decreased biosphere activity fast development increased production … Continue reading