Category Archives: Nature Observations

Fire

Posted on 12 September, 2016 by fobif

DELWP seems to be expanding and varying its community consultation processes on fire. A ‘listening post’ was conducted by fire officers in Castlemaine on Saturday; and last Wednesday representatives of the Castlemaine Field Naturalists toured the district with the Department’s … Continue reading →

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Yes! It’s spring!

Posted on 5 September, 2016 by fobif

…And there are plenty of reasons to get out into the bush. Here are a couple:

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What’s eating our red gums?

Posted on 15 August, 2016 by fobif

For some months now, local Red Gums, especially around Mount Alexander, have been looking pretty bedraggled, attacked by some leaf eating insect we’ve been unable to identify. It seems to prefer only Red Gums: many Australians are unable to tell … Continue reading →

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Find out about wetland plants

Posted on 20 June, 2016 by fobif

Local environment experts, Damien Cook and Elaine Bayes, are running two wetland plant ID courses this year: This course is aimed at anyone interested in wetland plant identification and ecology. The course will run over 3 days and each day will … Continue reading →

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Some dog park questions

Posted on 21 March, 2016 by fobif

FOBIF has written to the Mount Alexander shire regarding the off lead dog park proposed for the Botanical Gardens. The relevant parts of the letter follow: ‘While FOBIF believes that an off lead park is a good and common sense … Continue reading →

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