Mudgee District Environment Group
Global warming is already changing the world before our eyes — let’s see what has happened in your lifetime, and what’s in store for your future. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-06/how-climate-change-has-impacted-your-life/11766018?fbclid=IwAR0dMOTYbWEF89VGAuZhY_4o5wq0f7WhJt5o1ySZ5zilsqdD0-1JxYOL7lI
Ed Hawkins knows a thing or two about the impact of colour and what we think and feel when we see different colours. He uses colour to communicate. So, is Ed Hawkins an artist?…or a designer? NO – Ed is a U.K. Climate scientist. In 2018, Ed developed a ‘warming […]
‘Bacteria in the ocean produce 50% of the world’s oxygen. If you thought trees were important – yeah, they are, but they are only half the story. Without microbial photosynthesis in the ocean, you don’t have enough oxygen on the planet to breathe’, says US microbial ecologist Jack Gilbert. Most […]
The worst part of being a plant is that if you don’t like the place where you were born, you can’t pick up and move. With roots firmly anchored in the ground, a plant is stuck in one location for life, which may be less than a year but could […]
In a recent report to the Federal Government, Australia’s National Soils Advocate Major General Michael Jeffery, stated that ‘soil is a critical national strategic asset’. Whoa! That’s food for thought isn’t it, when as gardeners or farmers we might complain about the quality of our soil, and perhaps not consider […]
Send a clear message to NSW Planning of the wide spread community concern and Australia-wide support that The Drip gorge and Goulburn River needs real protection – not just empty words and inadequate conditions…… Lodge a short submission using your own words, thoughts or impressions Date due in: Sunday 20th […]
‘Ponder the most exuberantly alive natural places in Australia, and the mind immediately jumps to Kakadu or Broome’s Roebuck Bay or Queensland’s tropical rainforests—spectacular beauty spots heaving with life. But while these far-flung areas hog the attention of tourists, many of the most important areas for Australian wildlife—though much less […]
Usually when the dust settles inside, the jokes are quick to come, e.g. ‘When was the last time you did the housework?’ If the dust is on the car, you will be implored by the style police ‘Wash me!’ But what about the dust that enters your airway and settles […]
Robyn Williams is all about the pleasures of frugality. No, not comedian Robin Williams…the other one…our very own Aussie science broadcasting legend Robyn Williams! He has been presenting The Science Show on ABC Radio since 1975, Ockham’s Razor since 1984 and In Conversation since 1997. In his book ‘Turmoil’ Robyn […]
On Saturday 27th July 2019 sparks were flying as Friends of Adams Lead (FOAL) members and the RFS conducted an ‘eco-burn’ at this beautiful reserve near Gulgong. Adams Lead contains mature remnants of Grassy Box Woodland which is classified as an Endangered Ecological Community! So what was going on? Co-ordinator of […]