Much has happened since our last blog post. Among other things we have been involved with many events related to our local environment.
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| Wildlife box monitoring in Oxley hoping for gliders. |
Back in June 2012 we attended another Glider Network monitoring morning with some of the "usual suspects" and some locals. We found evidence that there is still a small population of gliders in the area. This was really exciting as they are quite rare so close to suburbia. We note the new local Neighborhood Plan has provided significant habitat protection. Hopefully it will be enough to allow these precious native creatures to continue to inhabit this area. We can all do our part by making our own backyards friendly to our native fauna.
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| Meeting with local councilor |
Again in June 2012 we attended a meeting with our Brisbane City Council member Milton Dick. Local residents appreciated the opportunity to discuss issues such as lighting, public space mowing, storm water drainage and we appreciated the recent provision of a rubbish bin in the nearby park.
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| Council Habitat Brisbane event |
In August 2012 Brisbane City Council put on a "thank you" event for Habitat Brisbane volunteers. Being around the same time as Brisbane Exhibition it was a cold morning for an outdoor event. But the park looked great and it was fantastic to see the "before" and "after" shots of the work that had been completed there. It is still a really challenging site being in a flood plain it is often inundated with fast flowing water knocking over small trees and clearing the under-story Fortunately our own site rarely overflows but all the habitat groups struggle to control weed infestation. Our thanks to the council for the opportunity to chat with like minded people.
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| SGAP plant sale |
We always look forward to the regular plant sale held by the Society for Growing Australian Plants (SGAP). This one, held in October 2012, was no exception and we went home with car load of new plants, all Australian natives. Thanks to SGAP sales our home garden has many unusual or even rare native plants which provide habitat for many types of native fauna. We are lucky to have a variety of native bees and lizards living in our yard. Pretty sure there are lots of other native free loaders in our yard as well.
