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Renewing native grasslands in our cities

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Katherine Horsfall is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, researching urbanisation as a huge driver for the loss of native grassy ecosystems […]...

Mowing the trees instead of the grass

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Blake Nisbet, Nature Conservation Campaigner, on how Forest Fire Management Victoria is exacerbating a housing crisis for endangered wildlife Back in 1995, Victoria had...

Native forest logging on private land: Talk about noisy neighbours!

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | The State Government’s landmark decision to end native forest logging by 1 January 2024 was welcomed by the Victorian community, but is it really […]...

An A to Z of Australian plants

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Book review: Plantabulous! More A to Z of Australian Plants, Catherine Clowes. Illustrated by Rachel Gyan CSIRO Publishing, 2024, 64pp, ISBN 9781486317202 Pitched as...

Explorer’s Corner: Bush hygiene

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Advice on keeping our natural places free of unwanted nasties Let’s talk about outdoor hygiene. No, not how to stop smelly feet after getting […]...

Storytime in the deep blue sea

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Book review: Oceans at Night, by Vanessa Pirotta. Illustrated by Cindy Lane CSIRO Publishing, 2024, 32pp, ISBN 9781486317233 Books about the underwater world are...

Parks for life quiz

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | When was the Alpine National Park created? a) 1967 b) 2001 c) 1989 d) 1904 How many marine national parks do we have in […]...

Salty Science: Neptune’s Necklace (Hormosira banksii)

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Welcome to Salty Science, where we investigate life in the sea. This time Kaitlin Mussett looks at Neptune’s Necklace (Hormosira banksii) Commonly referred to...

Logging Shock: Endangered Greater Glider found killed by alleged illegal tree clearing

MEDIA RELEASE 15 May 2024 Conservation groups are furious after an endangered Greater Glider was found dead in a large habitat tree felled by Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) in […]...

Call action: Stop the destruction of grandmother trees

BREAKING: On 24 May Forest Fire Management felled another grandmother tree. Even after they were supplied all the data confirming its habitat value These rare trees are home to endangered […]...