Bootleg bike tracks

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Ongoing illegal mountain bike tracks threaten the biodiversity and heritage values of Box-Ironbark forests in the Greater Bendigo public land estate Increasing harm is...
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Gone with the winds

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Shannon Hurley, Nature Conservation Campaigner, on the reception to Winds of change, and further developments with offshore energy The publication in March of...
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A blaze of concern: The Mt Cole Grevillea’s survival saga

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | There is a very real possibility that this beautiful and unique flowering plant will face extinction in the wild unless we properly resource and […]...
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Spotlight on Wombat

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Dr Sera Blair, Naturewatch Coordinator, on looking forountain Skinks and Brush-Tailed Phascogales in the Future Wombat-Lerderderg National Park From November 2023 to...
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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 […]...
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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...
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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...
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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 […]...
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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...
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