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Posted at 07 Aug 2015 at 16:15h in Community Biodiversity Events 2015, Cross-border Community Events Calendar, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by
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Get involved in the art and science of woodland birds! [caption id="attachment_11560" align="alignright" width="250"] Woodland Birds Through the Lens flyer[/caption] On Friday August 28 at 7pm, BirdLife magazine photographer and ecologist Dean Ingwersen is giving a free talk at City Hall, Mount Gambier. Currently leading the Regent...

Posted at 07 Aug 2015 at 16:15h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Swamp Gum Woodlands by
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Swamp Gum woodland sites received a further boost recently with planting of understorey species in three lower South East sites. [caption id="attachment_12427" align="alignleft" width="300"] Swamp Gum grassy woodland in Honan Native Forest Reserve[/caption] Rare species were planted out to create new colonies in Honan and Warreanga Native...

Posted at 07 Aug 2015 at 16:13h in Photo of the Month, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by
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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Veined Helmet-orchid, SA[/caption] This photo of a Veined Helmet-orchid was taken in the Upper South East of SA, when the crew was out translocating orchids (other species) as part of the Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East (RUEC) project. You can see...

Posted at 24 Jul 2015 at 19:30h in Community Nursery Project, News by
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One year after the initial site planting, dedicated Portland Community Garden members attended an activity day last Saturday, 18 July. Jobs on the day included planting an additional 450 plants, weeding the beds, and removing guards from established plants. [caption id="attachment_12158" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Volunteers hard at...

Posted at 24 Jul 2015 at 19:29h in Brady Swamp Restoration Trial, Community Nursery Project by
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Temperatures recently plummeted as south-eastern Australia experienced a extreme cold snap - but we didn't let the coldest winter blast in fifteen years interrupt our planting day plans! Nine dedicated (and rugged up) staff and volunteers headed out to the site north of Dunkeld to plant...