Living with and managing Fireweed in SE Qld and NE NSW

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 … Continue reading

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

Australian habitat loss – an ongoing heritage from moneybags

Australian habitat loss – an ongoing heritage from moneybags

A short slide show, based on the central eastern coast of Australia – Mt Warning Caldera Region.  Environmental Advocacy Pictures, photography and collages  in this slide show examine:- * local extinction *  habitat loss * discernment of habitat loss consequences from people with lots of money and power doing inappropriate things * … Continue reading

Environmental Advocacy Collages and Photos June – November 2009

Environmental Advocacy Collages and Photos June – November 2009

Environmental Advocacy Collages & Photos for Educational use. These photos (and some Artwork) are mainly for the Mt Warning (Wollumbin) Caldera Region of NE NSW & SE QLD, Australia. If you are an educator wishing to obtain a better quality image of these Environmental Advocacy pictures for educational purposes, then please contact … Continue reading

Kings Forest Submissions 2012

Kings Forest Submissions 2012

Public submissions for the Kings Forest Development were discussed last night at a community public information night in Cabarita, on the Tweed Coast of Northern NSW. Over 60 individuals and representatives of a number of Community Groups and alliances turned up to hear speakers on a wide variety of critical issues, concerning … Continue reading

Crow (Corvus) Links

Crow (Corvus) Links

Al’s CROW links: Bluecray Journey for Wisdom in the Land blog – CROW search results : should show most of my CROW stories – about Baba, Benoit and Lucy – the children of the Crows – they grew up next door to me, and became my friends, particularly Benoit. They have now … Continue reading

Education Links

Education Links

Education, especially when it incorporates CONTINUITY and places Environmental Learning above Economic Learning, is extremely valuable. This is so, both for Australians and indeed, the entire WORLD.  THE  THREE “R” – reading, writing and arithmetic, when integrated fully within an ENVIRONMENTAL learning base, can give our youth incredible knowledge and prepare them … Continue reading