Monthly Archives: April 2011

‘Victoria’s largest example of landscape recovery?’

Posted on 26 April, 2011 by fobif

Researchers from Charles Sturt and Latrobe Universities have suggested that more bushland is returning through natural regeneration than through tree planting or fencing out of remnants. Based on research on an area between Heathcote and Rushworth, they concluded that as … Continue reading →

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Bridal Creeper meeting

Posted on 26 April, 2011 by fobif

On April 18 FOBIF and other environmental groups met in Castlemaine with Shauna Potter, national bridal creeper coordinator, to discuss methods of control for this increasingly worrying weed. Conscious of the rampant spread of the creeper, we undertook a small … Continue reading →

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Smutta’s Track management burn

Posted on 26 April, 2011 by fobif

Smutta’s track, near Irishtown in the Castlemaine Diggings NHP, was burned by DSE in Autumn as part of the Bendigo Fire Protection Plan. The bush at the time was quite damp, so much so that we wondered at the point … Continue reading →