Rushes, Sedges and Wallaby Grass
Saturday started as so many do in the Adelaide Hills this time of the year. Winter was reminding us that even though we have had a few really nice 'Spring [...]
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08, 2023
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08, 2023
Getting livestock out of your dam or watercourse
Excluding stock from any dam or watercourse is considered best practice land management for any property. Hard-hooved animals (cows, horses, sheep) damage the sensitive ‘riparian’ environment causing problems with erosion [...]
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05, 2023
Preparing to plant
It’s that time of the year again following the breaking rains, to start your preparation to plant. So where do you start? Firstly, ensure the area is free [...]
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03, 2023
Porter Scrub Activities for 2023
Hi All, Hope you have had a lovely 2023 so far and rested up to get the new year underway for Porter Scrub Activities. Our first activity for 2023 is [...]
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02, 2023
Banksias, bursarias and bee-eaters
If you’re anything like me, you’ll look for every opportunity to explore the outdoors. So what have you noticed most about this summer? It’s been cooler and wetter for sure. [...]
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06, 2022
Pernod Ricard Corporate Volunteers helping out in Bushfire Recovery
Thursday, June 16, 2022, saw 50 Pernod Ricard Australia Corporate volunteers come to a property in Lobethal to help plant and guard around 550 tube stock. This is part of [...]
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05, 2022
Porter Scrub bird monitoring workshop, May 2022
We were lucky to have Phil Barron back to lead another birding workshop thanks to the National Parks and Wildlife Friends of Parks Partnership Grants program 2021-23, and the support of [...]
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04, 2022
Nest Box Tenants!
Since the Cudlee Creek bushfires in 2019, the URTLG has delivered several bushfire recovery projects on 22 sites across the fire scar. During 2021, 17 properties had two or more varieties of [...]
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03, 2022
Member contribution: Adelaide Rosella
Platycercus elegans ssp. adelaidae Psittacidae The Adelaide Rosella can often be seen in small flocks throughout South Australia as they forage on the ground for grass and tree seeds as [...]
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02, 2022
Register for a free four-part bushfire recovery course
Two years after the Cudlee Creek fire, some impacted landholders may well feel there is still a lot of recovery work to do. If this is you, you may be [...]