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Our 2020-21 Volunteer Advisory Committee
by
Michelle Stook (Volunteer Program Coordinator)
on
06 March 2020
Our Volunteer Advisory Committee is a team of self-nominated volunteers from across the nation. They provide a volunteer voice in development of our policies, procedures and new volunteer...
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Our women changing the world
by
Kate Thorburn
on
06 March 2020
International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements, big and small, of women around the world. In this blog, five women at Bush Heritage share some thoughts on proud moments and people who...
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Developing a digital keeping place
by
Emma Ignjic (Aboriginal Partnerships Coordinator)
on
06 March 2020
We spent the week with the Arafura Swamp rangers and Yolngu and Bi Traditional Owners starting to build their digital keeping place (database) to help manage, protect and utilise the wealth of...
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An unexpected Koala found
by
Alistair Bestow
on
03 March 2020
I telephoned Phil Palmer the Scottsdale Reserve Manager, and unusually the telephone was not engaged. He immediately requested that I not take my eye off the koala for a moment until he arrived...
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My fauna trapping experience
by
volunteer, Gillian Carter
on
02 March 2020
This year I was lucky enough to be accepted as a volunteer for the annual fauna trapping on Bon Bon Station Reserve. I'm a member of the 'Newcastle cluster' of Bush Heritage supporters – a small...
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Bushfire on-ground assessments
by
Heather Campbell (CEO)
on
28 February 2020
It's been a very busy few weeks here at Bush Heritage. I have been out to our bushfire affected reserves in New South Wales to survey the impact alongside our Senior Leadership team, local reserve...
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Geez, that was hot
by
Richard McLellan (volunteer)
on
27 February 2020
But I can’t really complain, because the intense heat that we receive in this part of the country was one of the main reasons that I was out on Eurardy on a hot day in the first place: I’m...
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Getting froggy with it
by
Jessica Stingemore
on
27 February 2020
And once the rain stopped and the thunder had passed, a new noise entered the landscape — a distinctive long, low trill that could be heard from some distance away. With our head-torches on, we...
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Negotiating a desert summer
by
Kyle Barton (Ethabuka Reserve Manager)
on
13 February 2020
Early summer months (December-January) bring back the unrelentless dry heat to Bush Heritage’s Ethabuka Reserve in far western Queensland. Temperatures soar over the mid-40s and rolling dust storms...
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Life's a treat at Boolcoomatta
by
Chris Malcolm - Volunteer Caretaker
on
12 February 2020
There mightn't be much pitter patter here at Boolcoomatta but there are certainly many positives happening.
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Women working hard for conservation
by
Dr Pippa Kern (Ecologist)
on
11 February 2020
I've been reflecting on how fabulous it is that Bush Heritage provides a workplace where women are urged to succeed in many varying roles, including those in that locals often tell me are 'men’s...
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Examining owl vomit
by
Eliza Herbert
on
10 February 2020
While the idea of trawling through owl vomit might be nausea-inducing for some (picture skeletal remains, fur and feathers), for our senior ecologist Dr Alex Kutt it’s a clever way to find out more...
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