Author Archives: Karl Just

Summer Flowers

Posted on 30 January, 2025 by Karl Just

You may have noticed that one of our local wattle species is in full flower right now. Lightwood (Acacia implexa) is a long-lived small tree that is most common in our region on granite soils, including on the slopes of … Continue reading →

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Planned burns and threatened species

Posted on 14 October, 2024 by Karl Just

Readers may be interested in this article from The Guardian, which documents how a planned burn proposed for an area of Box Ironbark Forest at Whroo (near Rushworth) has been cancelled following a community-led ecological survey. The planned burn was … Continue reading →