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24.01.2022 Hows this for a beauty! Perons tree frog -littoria peronii. Found in whian whian couple of nights ago. Anyone else got any good frog pics or calls recently? National frog id week ends today but anytime is a good time to log sightings or calls into the frog id app.

23.01.2022 A message from our founder Dr. Tony Parkes - what to expect at the 22nd annual Big Scrub Rainforest Day.

23.01.2022 With the weather warning up and the fabulous rain events we have been getting the frogs have begun their chorus. Log your frog calls on the frog id app. Its so easy!

17.01.2022 Soils Webinar Nov 18th

17.01.2022 Freshwater turtles could be the solution to keeping the Murray-Darling clean and to helping eradicate carp from the river system, a study has found.

16.01.2022 SLOW DOWN AND WATCH OUT FOR KOALAS Spring has sprung and koalas are actively moving around trying to find territory with enough food and opportunities to breed ...in the ever reducing and fragmented koala habitat areas. Unfortunately, during this time each year the Friends of the Koala (FOK) receives an ever-increasing number of calls about injured or dead animals. in the past 10 days alone 7 koalas have been hit by cars around Lismore. Please slow down and watch out for koalas. If you see a koala that is sick or injured, phone Friends of the Koala’s 24-hour rescue hotline on 6622 1233.

16.01.2022 Oh no! More Prohibited Matter on the North Coast... After receiving a report from a concerned landholder, Weed Officers found an infestation of Amazon Frogbit (...Limnobium laevigatum) in Boomerang Creek near Dorroughby. They quickly enacted a rapid response including surveillance along the affected and adjoining waterways, installing a series of booms (to prevent further spread) and controlling the weed. Scattered infestations were found along 36km of waterways between Dorroughby and Woodlawn. As Weed Officers work to eradicate this plant, they are asking all landholders in the area to check their backyard ponds and dams for Amazon Frogbit. If you think you have seen this weed, please call your local Weed Officer as soon as possible. They will help you to identify and eradicate Amazon Frogbit to protect our natural waterways. For more information about Amazon Frogbit go to NSW WeedWise: https://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/Frogbit See more

14.01.2022 After meeting with a Rous (Water Council) spokesperson recently i really felt disappointed, in that my questions were left unanswered, answered in very vague te...rms, or overly technical gibberish. For example, Why such a monstrosity of a Dam? Our local population growth figure is only said to be going to 12,000 or 12% over 40 years (95K+12K=107K). He was reluctant to talk in population figures ("too rubbery") but comfortable with talk of an increase in "connections" to the tune of 55,000. I gathered that is mostly households, retail, a little industry, and very little agriculture. Reading between the lines that indicated a growth figure of 257%! This should loosely mirror the population policy planning for the state and means our region is meant to grow to nearly 400,000 by the end of this century. Wow! So i did a bit of research and it turns out that Rous is right on track. And actually in line with the State and Federal policy to expand the state population from 6.75 to 18 million by 2060 (275%). "Young skilled immigrants to form the tax base for the baby boomers' retirement" is the cry. This translates to a population in our region of 400,000 by 2115 (95 years off), and explains the apparent overcapacity of the proposed Dunoon Dam to match that. Perfectly. All in the gov.au "NSW Blueprint 2040" documents. Check it out. Driven by the National Water Infrastructure Development Fund and backed by fast-tracked massive loans (aka Debt Enslavement for our great grandkids). Check it out. Good news is we can fight the destruction of Aboriginal Heritage, Biodiversity, and our social fabric through their own policies which speak of respecting these values, at least from one side of the mouth! But... we need all Aussies to hold them to their words. These lazy exploitations of nature cannot continue. Nature, and therefore our lives too, depend on it. Please share. This is an issue for all Aussies... and remember submissions close 9th September. https://bit.ly/no-dam-printable-resources https://bit.ly/no-dam-submission-guide

13.01.2022 Fascinating #LismoreApp article, featuring the secretary of Whian Whian Landcare, Emma Stone. https://lismoreapp.com.au//sunday-profile-emma-stone-gathe

13.01.2022 A day unlike any other in the life of a Park Ranger. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Team Leader Matthew Wiseman was on the frontline when fire entered ...Nightcap National Park last Summer. He will share his experiences of the devastation on Big Scrub Landcare Inc's Saving our Rainforests from Fire panel discussions: https://savingrainforests.eventbrite.com.au/

11.01.2022 Investing in new tools to tackle the threat of feral cats on our native wildlife Last week, the Australian Government announced it had committed $2 million t...o upscale the production of two feral cat control tools, the Curiosity bait for feral cats and Felixer Grooming Traps. The Curiosity bait for feral cats is a small sausage with a hard plastic pellet containing a humane toxin (para-aminopropiophenone, or PAPP). The bait has been designed to minimise the risk to native animals. A hard pellet limits access by animals other than cats. The Felixer Grooming trap is an innovative and automated tool to help control feral cats and foxes. This tool uses sensors to distinguish target cats and foxes from non-target wildlife and humans and sprays the targets with a measured dose of toxic gel. Across Australia the toll of feral cats on our remarkable wildlife is significant. According to Australia's leading scientists each day, more than 3.1 million mammals, 1 million birds and 1.7 million reptiles are killed by cats across Australia. More information about these tools and feral cats can be found at http://environment.gov.au//feral-animals-austra/feral-cats : Felixer cat traps being trialed at Pullen Pullen reserve. Credit: Dr Alex Kutt Feral cat. Credit: Hugh McGregor

10.01.2022 You’ll find information here about the dam proposed at The Channon & Dunoon. There are alternatives to destroying farmland and rainforest. For more in-depth & referenced information use this web address at the bottom of the leaflet: http://bit.ly/no-dam-submission-guide

09.01.2022 https://www.northweststar.com.au//support-grows-for-an-en/

09.01.2022 Oops - I tried to share this post earlier but the images didn't stick. Social media stumped me yet again.. After the WW Landcare AGM yesterday (where much lively conversation was had about near everything to do with supporting our environment!) thought to share this news about the awesome contributions of Casino Men's Shed towards getting nest boxes out into fire affected areas. If you are interested in installing nest boxes on your property and live in or around Whian Whian email [email protected] and we can talk options that suits your situation.

08.01.2022 Yesterday a bunch of Whian Whian Landcare folk converged on Rocky Creek to support the Petroffs with their riparian regeneration project. 300 new trees in the ground to enhance the natural regeneration already underway around areas where camphor and privet have been treated. Such a great morning and a statement of determined optimism that these trees will be shadowing a living thriving creek in 10, 30, 100 years to come.

07.01.2022 Between June and October, foxes get a bit frisky! This pair were captured by Clarence Valley Council monitoring cameras. It seems their distraction may have ke...pt our koala mate safe. Fox gestation is 51-53 days and then can have 3-6 pups. Landholders wishing to find out more about fox management options should contact your nearest Local Land Services Biosecurity Officer on 1300 795 299

07.01.2022 How can we save rainforest fauna from the bushfire threat? Ecologist David Millidge will speak at #BigScrubRainforestDay's online event Saving our Rainforests ...from Fire. With 50 years spent monitoring wildlife in northern NSW, David will discuss the threat to Big Scrub species, like the Wompoo Fruit Dove, Grey Headed Flying Fox and Green Tree Frog. To register for the online event: https://savingrainforests.eventbrite.com.au

06.01.2022 WATER Northern Rivers has a YouTube Channel! Please come over and subscribe. It has wonderful short videos about the ecology and significance for the rainforest... on the proposed Dunoon dam site. #WATERNorthernRivers #WaterSolutions #nodunoondam https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO1S46_tNOfSEG4zJt9JR4Q

05.01.2022 With the recent weather there could not be a better time for a frog hunt. Anyone wanna come on a soggy evening stroll finding frogs?

03.01.2022 Feathertailed gliders are gorgeous little creatures!

01.01.2022 Encouragement to whian whian Landcare folk to take an evening stroll and log some frog calls into the frog id app.