Category Archives: Nature Observations

Pre-1852 Eucalypts of Maldon Walk

Posted on 19 May, 2025 by fobif

Today’s FOBIF walk was in the Maldon township on a chilly, windy morning. We are grateful to Bev Phillips from MULGA ( Maldon Urban Landcare Group) for her informative and interesting talks, as we walked and gazed in wonder at … Continue reading →

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Taradale/Metcalfe Calder Fwy wildlife underpass

Posted on 21 April, 2025 by fobif

We had some great news from Joel Bloom (Post Office Hill Action Group). Some years ago the late Dough Ralph & FOBIF advocated for the inclusion of a wildlife underpass in the construction of the freeway. Joel discovered that it … Continue reading →

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Alison Pouliot’s book launch: Funga Obscura

Posted on 31 March, 2025 by fobif

Alison’s terrific new book, Funga obscura: Photo journeys among fungi, was recently launched at Radius Art Gallery in Hepburn Springs. The event was well attended and Alison gave an engaging speech which included humorous experiences in the field and the … Continue reading →

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Fryers Ridge Nature Conservation Reserve Walk

Posted on 16 March, 2025 by fobif

After the long dry summer, Frances Cincotta got lucky with the weather for the first FOBIF walk of 2025.  The group enjoyed seeing the bush soak up the cool air and gentle rain in a 5 km circuit along the Fryers … Continue reading →

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Alison Pouliot book launch: Funga Obscura

Posted on 26 February, 2025 by fobif

Alison’s latest book is about fungi, and the photography of fungi. The title, Funga Obscura, unites the two. Beginning in elemental landscapes of ice and rock, the book traces the evolutionary path of fungi as enablers of life on land … Continue reading →

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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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More than just grass!

Posted on 13 December, 2024 by fobif

In Djaara country, we are just coming into Wurrumuk and Dhurung time – Long-necked Turtle and seed time. As the weather continues to warm in the early summer period, Long-necked Turtle is laying its eggs, while native grasses are producing … Continue reading →

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Storm landscapes

Posted on 3 August, 2024 by fobif

Visitors to our bushlands can come across them surprisingly often: patches, usually quite limited in area, in which it seems that a monster has threshed around, snapping substantial trees and spreading havoc. Storm damage: sometimes it can be terrifying, and … Continue reading →

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The importance of invisible things

Posted on 4 July, 2024 by fobif

Newstead Landcare presentation by Patrick Kavanagh Every day, we walk through another world hidden from our naked eye. A tiny world, on a scale of millimetres, best seen through a macrophotographer’s lens. Join Newstead Landcare for a glimpse into this secret … Continue reading →

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The up side of cold weather

Posted on 23 July, 2023 by fobif

OK, it’s cold. And a bit damp. On the other hand, any negative thoughts about this should be softened by the horrific reports we’re getting about heat waves in the northern hemisphere… And the good side is that mosses are … Continue reading →

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