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New South Wales
---- Brogo Reserve
---- Burrin Burrin Reserve
---- Naree Station
---- Scottsdale Reserve
---- Sydney
---- Tarcutta Hills Reserve
---- Yantabulla partnership property
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---- Arafura Partnership
---- Warddeken Partnership
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---- Carnarvon Reserve
---- Cravens Peak Reserve
---- Currumbin Valley Reserve
---- Edgbaston Reserve
---- Ethabuka Reserve
---- Fan Palm Reserve
---- Goonderoo Reserve
---- Olkola Partnership
---- Pullen Pullen Reserve
---- Reedy Creek Reserve
---- Yourka Reserve
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---- Bon Bon Station Reserve
---- Boolcoomatta Reserve
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---- Friendly Beaches
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---- South Esk Pine
---- Tasmanian Midlands
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---- John Colahan Griffin Nature Reserve
---- Melbourne
---- Nardoo Hills Reserves
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---- Bunuba Partnership
---- Charles Darwin Reserve
---- Eurardy Reserve
---- Gondwana Link
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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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Bushfire update from Scottsdale
by
Jody Gunn (Executive Manager South East)
on
07 February 2020
On Saturday 1 February, the Orroral (Namadgi) and Clear Range fires swept over the Murrumbidgee River and onto the western half of our Scottsdale Reserve. This has been a tense and challenging time...
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Scottsdale under fire
by
Heather Campbell (CEO)
on
03 February 2020
As we know from this unrelenting bushfire season, a lot can change in the space of a weekend. When I wrote to you on Friday with an update, we were hopeful that our Scottsdale Reserve, located...
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The biggest rainfall event in 10 years
by
Kate Taylor (Field Officer)
on
01 February 2020
The rains finally came. Last night we listened to the thunderstorms go over and the rain falling on the roof, and couldn’t remember the last time we heard rain like that... We woke up to the creek...
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Bushfires update
by
Heather Campbell (CEO)
on
31 January 2020
As we enter a new month, I would like to take a moment to update you on recent developments towards our post-bushfire recovery. The devastation wrought has been confronting. My heart remains with...
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Support for Uluru Statement
by
Heather Campbell (CEO)
on
26 January 2020
Bush Heritage Australia is proud to support the Uluru Statement from the Heart as an historic mandate to create a fuller expression of Australia’s nationhood. We hear the call for the establishment...
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Bushfires on our reserves
by
Heather Campbell (CEO)
on
06 January 2020
I wanted to personally update Bush Heritage supporters on the fire threat and impact to our reserves. At the end of 2019, our on ground staff and neighbours fought fires of varying severity on six...
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Which is cuter – Honey or Pygmy Possum?
by
Kieran MacFarlane
on
27 December 2019
There’s some conjecture around which tiny marsupial is the cutest, Honey or Pygmy Possums. After seeing both popping up in the pitfall traps and nesting boxes blanketing the reserve, I can...
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