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Friends of Andrew Yandell Habitat Reserve

Locality: Greensborough, Victoria

Address: St Helena Road 3088 Greensborough, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 This looks great! Please share your thoughts if you attend!

25.01.2022 Bird count Starts today...my first bird this morning was a Currawong stealing a chook’s egg!

24.01.2022 Working bee dates for 2020 New start and finish time: 9am - 11am? Sunday 22nd March woody weed removal... Sunday 24th May woody weed removal Sunday 19th July woody weed removal Sunday 16th August - woody weed removal September Walk and Talk Spring Outdoors event Sunday 8th November thinning There will also be another End of Year Celebration for the Friends Groups, most likely in October.

24.01.2022 The critically endangered Dainty Spider-orchid (Caladenia amoena) is sadly on its last legs in the wild, with less than 100 plants remaining scattered across th...e suburbs of Melbourne. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria has been working as part of the Caladenia amoena Recovery Team funded by Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, to get numbers up as quickly as possible. Dr Noushka Reiter has successfully germinated and grown a couple of hundred seedlings that will, in the future, form the basis of a seed orchard and reintroduction program for this species. Amazing work from the team! Image: Julia Franco #RBGVscience

22.01.2022 Banyule Council is hosting a friends group celebration this Sunday...let me know if you are interested and I can send you the details

22.01.2022 If you are looking for some local plants, pop into La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary

18.01.2022 A great working from home or remote learning activity.

18.01.2022 Did you know that there are more than 5,000 plants and 1,200 vertebrate animals native to Victoria? Today is Threatened Species Day, a day when we can all learn... about our native flora and fauna and commit to their protection, so we thought wed take the time to introduce you to just a few of these species. Were proud to work with conservationists, researchers and volunteers every day to protect our native plants, animals, and ecosystems. While how we work has changed over the last few months, our commitment to protecting our environment hasnt, and were working harder than ever. #ThreatenedSpeciesDay #TSDay2020 #CMAsGetItDone Threatened Species Commissioner Lily DAmbrosio MP DELWP PortPhillip

18.01.2022 What a beautiful bird

17.01.2022 Would you like to enhance wildlife in your neighbourhood? We would love to hear from you !! The Banyule Sugar Glider project is doing this by monitoring and sup...porting sugar glider habitation by putting up nesting boxes and increasing suitable vegetation. If you live in Lower Plenty, Briar Hill, Greenshills, St Helena and some of Eltham North, Join us by registering for a nesting box in your backyard, and we will monitor glider movement and hopefully you will see them yourself! Contact Sophie or Jane on [email protected] #pickmyproject #sugarglider #banyulewildlifecorridor #nestingbox See more

17.01.2022 Dont forget to sign up for a sugar glider nest box

17.01.2022 An annual visitor to Greenhills

16.01.2022 Can anyone help?

16.01.2022 Hope you can come along to this great event! And dont forget to share with your friends

15.01.2022 Hi everybody, We have our last working bee for Yandells this Sunday, and were finishing the year off with some thinning up in ECB 3. That is the area up the top of the reserve below the two enclosed areas and well be focussing on the western side (near the corner of Ridge and Cairns). I have attached a map and Ill put some up around the reserve on Sunday morning.

15.01.2022 Only one week to go! Don't forget to register. Register at: https://zoom.us//regi/tJctcuqtrDouHtYbz1UL7V0OrA2T0mdYOnKL December’s presenter is Dr Jodi Rowley,... Curator of Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology at the Australian Museum and UNSW Sydney (The University of NSW). Jodi will be presenting Adventures in amphibian conservation about expeditions in Asia and FrogID, a national citizen science project. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or suggestions via Facebook, our contact page or [email protected]. Hope to see you on 3rd December!

15.01.2022 Please put these dates in your calendar...more information to come! June 23rd Friends of Andrew Yandell Habitat Reserve woody weeds September 22nd Friends of Andrew Yandell Habitat Reserve woody weeds October ECB larvae counts... November 10th or 17th Friends of Andrew Yandell Habitat Reserve thinning in ECB area See more

15.01.2022 There are some great events coming up in the Spring Outdoors program this month. The link to the program is : https://www.banyule.vic.gov.au//Major-even/Spring-Outdoors Coming up, we have: Friday 11th October - at Banyule Flats reserve Middle Yarra Frog Census 7:00 pm 9:30 pm register at www.trybooking.com/BDVXC Saturday 26th October - at Banyule Northern Grasslands - Wildflower Walk 10:00 am - 12:00 pm register at www.trybooking.com/BDTFQ... Sunday 27th October at the Old Shire Offices, 60 Beverley Rd, Heidelberg - Breakfast with the Birds register at www.trybooking.com/BDSBL See more

14.01.2022 https://fb.me/e/1SCh4TIqj?ti=icl

14.01.2022 Join us for lots of activities in the Reserve this Spring

14.01.2022 What do you think? Any designers out there would would like to do a poster for us for up and coming activities?

13.01.2022 Its not too late to pop into the Greenhills Neighbourhood House to hear about the Banyule Sugar Glider Project

13.01.2022 Beautiful morning in the reserve today

13.01.2022 Today feels likes a great day to take a walk through the reserve and think about what you will do after lockdown to protect our threaten species. Our little reserve is home to a number of threaten species including the Eltham Copper Butterfly and Swift Parrot.

12.01.2022 Beautiful time to visit the reserve! Please post your photos. Thanks for the inspiration David

12.01.2022 Don’t miss this opportunity to give feedback.

11.01.2022 Its all happening in the reserve this weekend! Friends Group meets 10-12. Sugar Glider project 2-4

11.01.2022 For those interested in creating an biodiversity friendly garden

10.01.2022 https://facebook.com/events/s/eucalypts-of-north-east-melbou/286866982413813/?ti=icl

10.01.2022 Happy Wrensday! Did you know that Australia has nine species of fairy-wren? These little beauties are some of our boldest, brightest and most charismatic birds.... You’ll find them all across Australia, and they are instantly recognisable by their long tails and legs and short rounded wings. The plumage between both sexes differs greatly breeding male fairy-wrens have brilliantly coloured plumage, like this very appropriately named Splendid Fairy-wren! Splendid Fairy-wrens are communal creatures. They preen, forage and raise their chicks together in small flocks, run by a single female. These families only have one breeding male and up to six helpers, including offspring from previous seasons. They are found mostly in dense shrublands, heathy woodlands and mulga and mallee forest across inland and south-western Australia. Which fairy-wren species have you counted during the Aussie Backyard Bird Count? Let us know below! There’s still plenty of time to join in on the #AussieBackyardBirdCount fun! Sign up today at https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/ Splendid Fairy-wren by Vik D

10.01.2022 In 2008, the Australian Government banned the importation of Savannah cats to Australia. New scientific research shows that Australian wildlife dodged a bullet.... Savannah cats are a cross between a domestic cat and the much larger African serval, which is a skilled hunter. Theyre bred in some countries for the designer pet industry. In 2008, a commercial pet breeder applied to import Savannah cats to Australia. At the time, the Australian Government had limited information to assess the risk, but applied the precautionary principle. A new study now demonstrates the very real and significant risk that Savannah cats would have posed to Australian wildlife. If they had escaped or been released, they would free roamed across 97% of the country. Cats already prey on at least 151 species of native mammals in Australia. An additional 29 native mammal species would have come under threat from Savannah cats! This case study shows that Government regulation can be very effective. It will also be used in assessing the risks of future proposals to introduce hybrid designer pets. To learn more, head over to: http://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au//banning-savannah- : Savannah Cat (close up). Photo: Jason Douglas, Public Domain.

09.01.2022 Beautiful morning in the reserve @banuylecitycouncil

09.01.2022 One of my favourite plants! Hopefully we will see it flowering in the Reserve soon.

09.01.2022 Hi All, unfortunately we have had to cancel this weekends working. If you get a chance please get out and enjoy our beautiful local environment....

08.01.2022 A great local activity to get involved in!

07.01.2022 Earlier this year I posted some photos of a Sugar-glider in our suburban backyard in Greensborough during daylight, which I considered an extremely rare opportu...nity. Well since then weve now had four daytime sightings! On this recent occasion, I witnessed this particular glider being chased around our yard for close to an hour, by approximately 20 Pied Currawongs. They seemed more interested in menacing it than doing any real harm, although some did manage to give it a few pecks. Here is the action about 6-7m off the ground, conveniently level with the top of our roof. See more

07.01.2022 Want to keep counting the birds in your backyard? We’ve loved hearing how so many of you have enjoyed taking part in the #AussieBirdCount. Maybe you’ve even lea...rnt how to identify a new species or two! If you're already missing counting birds, why not get involved in our Birds in Backyards program? Birds in Backyards is a research and education project led by our Urban Birds team and it’s all about the birds in YOUR backyard! Unlike the Aussie Backyard Bird Count which is only once a year, the Birds in Backyards program has quarterly seasonal counts. The spring count ends in just a few days, but the summer count kicks off in December and goes until the end of January. All you need to do is a 20 min survey (just like the Aussie Backyard Bird Count!) and tell us about your garden and the birds that visit it. By doing so, you’re helping the Birds in Backyards team understand more about what habitat attracts different bird species. These findings are then posted on the website which has a wealth of info on planting your own bird-friendly garden, bird baths, nest boxes and more! To get involved, check out: https://birdlife.org.au/all-about-birds/birds-in-backyards Follow the Birds in Backyards team on Instagram: @birdsinbackyards and Twitter: @UrbanBirdsOz or join the Birds in Backyards Facebook group. a Pale-headed Rosella munches on the seedpods of a Grevillea, by Shanna Bignell @feathertailpics Thanks for tagging us #birdlifeoz, Shanna!

06.01.2022 So many great information sessions now accessible from home! https://www.facebook.com/1000081162681//2740429662904216/

06.01.2022 Anyone interested in monitoring sugar gliders??! Monty Community group has a few spaces in training opportunities

06.01.2022 Opportunities to participate in ECB surveys in Eltham. Dont forget to book into the the Yandell surveys too

05.01.2022 "Sorry mate, this ones a bit too small for you." This video is of a Short-eared Possum, or Bobuck, checking out a nestbox built for a glider on a LFW property near Mt Ninderry. #landforwildlife #possum #nestbox

04.01.2022 Another pause to our work in the Reserve. Hopefully we will be back in 6 weeks!

02.01.2022 Something else to get involved in

01.01.2022 Not local, but I love wombats so had to share!