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---- Brogo Reserve
---- Burrin Burrin Reserve
---- Naree Station
---- Scottsdale Reserve
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---- Tarcutta Hills Reserve
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---- Warddeken Partnership
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---- Nardoo Hills Reserves
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Beautiful King Blue
by
Rebecca Diete (Ecologist)
on
28 April 2020
Ecologists at our Carnarvon Station Reserve in central Queensland have recently confirmed the existence of an endangered bluegrass species on the reserve.
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Adapting to 'black swan' fire events
by
Richard Geddes (Fire Manager)
on
17 December 2019
Some thoughts on the Australian fire crisis and an update on Bush Heritage's fire control efforts by Richard Geddes, Bush Heritage Australia's National Fire Program Manager
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Trainee update from Carnarvon
by
Tash Richards
on
12 November 2019
Over the last few months Carnarvon has been a hive of activity and it’s hard to pick one or two highlights from what is a very long list. Certainly, a highpoint in recent times was meeting nine...
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How lucky I am!
by
Miranda Rew-Duffy (PhD Candidate at the University of Queensland)
on
02 October 2019
I first arrived at Carnarvon Station Reserve in mid-July, only a few weeks after accepting a PhD project, which is a collaboration between The University of Queensland, and Bush Heritage Australia.
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My conservation traineeship
by
Natasha Richards
on
12 July 2019
Conservation Trainee Natasha Richards reflects on the past few months at Carnarvon Station and the various adventures, training and tasks enjoyed. She would highly recommend a conservation...
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Be prepared for remote travel
by
Michael Uhrig (volunteer)
on
14 March 2019
Autumn marks the unofficial start to the volunteer season for our remote area reserves. Michael Uhrig, volunteer team leader from Currumbin Reserve, issues a timely reminder about the importance of...
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On the hunt for the Carnarvon quoll
by
Rebecca Diete (Ecologist)
on
28 February 2019
In 2008, the Northern Quoll was detected by camera trap on Carnarvon Station Reserve for the first time. Since then, some effort was made to find more quolls on the reserve, but with no luck. A...
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Tales of a trainee
by
Tash Richards
on
10 February 2019
Bush Heritage, together with our charity partner, Flight Centre Foundation, is supporting Tash in undertaking a Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management as part of a full-time, work...
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Fauna monitoring with the iROOS
by
Kira, Jenna, Alex and Tom from UQ iROOS
on
07 October 2018
The University of Queensland's environmental volunteer group, the iROOS, enjoyed an amazing week at Carnarvon Station Reserve helping the resident ecologist, Bek Diete, with fauna surveys. It was...
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Students volunteer for experience
by
Leanne Hales (Volunteer Coordinator North)
on
23 May 2018
This year the University of Queensland iROOS (student volunteers) are supporting seasonal fauna monitoring at Carnarvon Reserve. These trips provide valuable, hands-on experience for the science...
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iROOS get dusty on Carnarvon
by
Rebecca Diete (Ecologist)
on
09 October 2017
Students from The University of Queensland joined forces with our Central Queensland Ecologist to monitor large vertebrates on Carnarvon using soil plots and spotlighting.
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School holiday with a difference
by
Scott and Leanne Wilkinson
on
10 August 2017
Scott and Leanne Wilkinson were looking for a different type of school holiday experience for their young family when they wrote in response to a volunteer ad we posted late last year. They...
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