Mudgee District Environment Group
Mudgee District Environment Group has slammed the Glencore Ulan Coal Mine assessment of water impacts from the sixth proposed extension of mining under the Great Dividing Range at Ulan, north of Mudgee. The group has written to the NSW Planning Minister, Paul Scully, outlining key issues that have not been […]
No New Weir. Don’t Damn The Macquarie. Healthy Rivers Dubbo has launched a community powered campaign featuring television, radio and newspaper advertisements to highlight concerns about plans to dam the Wambuul Macquarie River at Gin Gin, between Narromine and Warren. Next month the Detailed Business Case for the proposed ‘Macquarie […]
You might have noticed the odd mushroom or other strange fungus popping up in the garden or around town. This above-ground growth is the reproductive structure (fruit) produced by mycelium. The mycelium is the growing structure and you can’t usually see it as it’s underground and has fine branching tubes. […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
Watching small birds in your garden is a delight. You might catch sight of the red flashes as small red-browed finches dart through bushes, or hear female wrens chattering amongst themselves about the wonderful blue coloured male showing off. These are some of the delights you experience when you have […]
Flying foxes are intelligent and remarkable. These unique animals help regenerate our forests and keep ecosystems healthy through pollination and seed dispersal. Many other species of plants and animals rely upon them for their survival and wellbeing. Flying foxes, like bees, help drive biodiversity, and faced with the threat of […]
Australia’s fruit bats (aka flying foxes) are doing it tough. Some species have declined by 95% in the last century — with further decline predicted. These sensitive animals are particularly susceptible to heat, and unforgiving Aussie summers have led to mass-deaths of fruit bats. Here are five great reasons why we should […]