Category Archives: News

In the grey/brown bleakness of our bushlands at the moment you can still find a rare green spot–like the one below. Unfortunately in this case the reason for the green isn’t a natural one: it’s an apparently long standing leak … Continue reading →

A few species of Eucalypt are flowering profusely at the moment, in spite of dry conditions. Why does one specimen of a particular species flower, and another not? Local conditions play a part, but some of it is still a … Continue reading →

Alison Pouliot is running her wonderful fungus forays and workshops again this year. This is a list of some that are reasonably close: Saturday 23 April 2016 – Trentham   Foray – Fungus Foray in the Wombat Forest Thursday 28 April 2016 … Continue reading →

Where did the idea get about that our trees all ‘look the same’? The problem has been around for a long time: in 1770 Captain Cook wrote about the NSW coast: ‘the woods do not produce any variety of trees.’ … Continue reading →

Memberships and donations are rolling in FOBIF wishes to thank all its members for the generous donations they have made both last financial year and this current year. In fact the donations received have totalled fifty percent of the membership … Continue reading →