Gold for Gardens at Floriade
The Australian National Botanic Gardens has taken out the gold gong for its native bush-inspired creation at this year’s Floriade spring festival in Canberra. Landscape architect and desginer, the […]
Monthly Archives: September 2011
An easy walk, so much to see
Telegraph Creek Nature Trail is just brilliant! An easy walk, so much to see, and several seats where you can sit and really take in the flowers, birds, trees and […]
Flatback turtle census on Field Island, Kakadu
This magnificent creature is a flatback turtle which is listed as nationally vulnerable. In fact it’s the only marine turtle that has been globally assessed as ‘data deficient’ — which […]
Rescue mission to the top of Mt Imlay
We’ve just slogged 886 metres to the top of Mt Imlay laden with some precious cargo — 23 seedlings of one of Australia’s most endangered trees, the Eucalyptus imlayensis. […]
Calling all stamp collectors!
Check out Australia Post’s amazing new issue of stamps based on the colourful marine life of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The Cocos Islands include Pulu Keeling National Park, one of […]
Looking out for black wallaroos
One of the places that I really enjoy as a Kakadu seasonal ranger is Gun-warddehwardde Lookout, at Nourlangie art site. Gun-warddehwardde means ‘many rocks’ in Gunjeihmi, a local Aboriginal language. Each […]
Swag of species found at Credo Station
I’m one of five BHP Billiton environmental staff who exchanged desks for a few days in the field with a team of Bush Blitz scientists — and the change of […]
Bush Blitzers find fossil remains at Credo Station
The fossil remains of brood bee cells are one of the fascinating finds made by scientists during the recent Bush Blitz at Credo Station in Western Australia’s goldfields. Scientist Remko […]
