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---- Brogo Reserve
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Aquatic animals in dry climate
by
Julia Harris (Reserve Manager)
on
21 March 2017
While taking a walk around a clay pan we were very surprised to see a small snail in a tiny puddle of water leftover from the last rain. Our species list for aquatic (or water-loving) species is...
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Small vertebrate trapping on Bon Bon
by
Kate Taylor (Field Officer)
on
27 February 2017
At Bon Bon Station Reserve (South Australia) in the country's arid zone, there's a lot of baseline data being collected. One of these data sets is on the abundance and diversity of small mammals...
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Horrible monster discovered at Bon Bon
by
Kate Taylor (Field Officer)
on
13 November 2016
While out in the field on Bon Bon Reserve, where I work as a Field Officer, Aaron Fenner (South Australian Rangeland Alliance Ecologist) and I were super excited to spot this amazing lizard...
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Botanical bonanza
by
Julia Harris (Reserve Manager)
on
26 October 2016
An amazing array of yellows, white, purples, blue-greens and reds have recently brightened the often subdued colours of the arid-zone landscapes across outback South Australia.
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Green Army teams lend a hand
by
Julia Harris (Reserve Manager)
on
23 September 2016
Repairing landscapes by clearing away old infrastructure; chipping weeds; monitoring and working on fencing projects are just some of the jobs our Green Army teams have assisted with over the past...
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A ripping yarn
by
Julia Harris (Reserve Manager)
on
13 May 2016
Reducing rabbit habitat by ripping warrens has been the focus of our conservation work at Bon Bon Station Reserve over the past two months.
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A volunteer partnership at Bon Bon
by
Peter and Margie Calder (volunteers)
on
09 March 2016
Peter and Margie Calder are much valued volunteers. Over the past few years they've volunteered over 20 weeks of their time to their 'local reserve' – Bon Bon Station (it's only a day's drive away)...
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Notes on nature - Looking back on 2015
by
Mike Chuk (Bon Bon Reserve Manager)
on
07 January 2016
It's time to look back on 2015 and share some of the seasonal happenings and everyday events that shaped the year at Bon Bon Station Reserve. It's a real privilege to live and work in this amazing...
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Babblers group birdwatching
by
Julia Harris (Reserve Manager)
on
02 June 2015
Two new bird species have been added to the Bon Bon bird list by a group of 19 dedicated bird watchers who volunteered some time at Bon Bon to check up on the local bird life over the Easter...
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Notes on nature – Looking back on 2014
by
Mike Chuk (Bon Bon Reserve Manager)
on
15 April 2015
This aim of this blog post is to record some of the everyday events as the seasons change in the remarkable arid environment at Bon Bon Station Reserve; where every year is a new throw of the dice....
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