Bush Regeneration
TINformation Autumn 2010
As the seasons change so do the plants, and the people that care for them. TIN's seasonal sojourn continues and what's been happening is at TIN is here in the Autumn 2010 TINformation...happy reading.
BTB- Bigger Than Bretti
Dear All,
Here's proof positive and please note that no trickery has been got up to with "photoshop" type mucking about. The picture tells the tale - it was bigger than Bretti.
A BTB is code for anything that is Bigger Than Bretti. It has to be huuuuge to be deemed so by the bush regen team. By the way that is a piece of lantana that Brett is holding.
Cheers
Getting our Mambo stripes
Several of the new brigade had not faced the perils of the Mambo "gahnia
and deep hole" man traps.
The most beautiful seabird in the whole wide world
Three days on Cabbage Tree checking Gould's Petrel nests has added
another dimension to my understanding of this magic place.
Death to the two 'jabbas'
Just before the Christmas break we got to go play on Broughton Island
again yippeee!
Orchids at Polblue
Our one and only visit to the Barrington sub-alpine plateau this year was frustratingly short but the unusual time of year (January) produced several nice finds...
A romp in Mambo Swamp for World Wetlands Day
Trees In Newcastle's bush regenerators have been romping in
Mambo Swamp preparing it for World
Wetlands
Day, February 2nd, removing weeds that threaten the
health of the
wetland.
Summer TINformation
The Summer TINformation has arrived before the heat is on, see how the year wrapped up and ponder your role in the yer to come
Coastal Projects- King Edward Park
TIN volunteers have been regularly coastcaring on Newcastle's beaches since 2003. The coastal projects are made possible with grants from the Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority, The Australian Government's Envirofund and site specific grants from Newcastle City Council and National Parks and Wildlife Services.
The main sites for TIN's coastcaring are Merewether and Burwood Beaches, King Edward Park and Shepherds Hill.
Coastal Projects- Burwood Beach
TIN volunteers have been regularly coastcaring on Newcastle's beaches since 2003. The coastal projects are made possible with grants from the Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority, The Australian Government's Envirofund, site specific grants from Newcastle City Council and National Parks and Wildlife Services.
The main sites for TIN's coastcaring are Merewether and Burwood Beaches, King Edward Park and Shepherds Hill