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Poverty Gully reduction burn completed?

Posted on 19 April, 2013 by fobif

 DSE completed the second half of its Zone 2 reduction burn in Poverty Gully on Friday April 4. Our reports on the first half of this operation can be found here and here. We will be having a look at … Continue reading →

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Poor Coliban

Posted on 18 April, 2013 by fobif

Travellers across the Coliban River on the Taradale-Metcalfe road recently will have noticed that the river is looking terrible. Although there’s a very small flow,  the water is an unhealthy milky colour and there’s a peculiar scum on it. The … Continue reading →

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How to shoot birds

Posted on 17 April, 2013 by fobif

On Thursday 25th April Chris Tzaros will give a presentation on tips and techniques for photographing birds, at Newstead Community Centre at 7.30pm. “We are really looking forward to having Chris address our group again” said Frances Cincotta, President of … Continue reading →

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Sunday 14 April – Nature Search Day, Maldon Historic Reserve 9am – 4pm

Posted on 6 April, 2013 by fobif

How do management burns change our bushlands? This isn’t an easy question to answer, given the lack of information on ‘before and after’ monitoring. The informal Muckleford Forest Friends Group is confronting this problem by organising a day in an … Continue reading →

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Butterflies feeding on sap

Posted on 6 April, 2013 by fobif

Tony Morton has sent us these observations of butterflies in Kalimna Park. The photos were taken on the west side of Kalimna, in the Castlemaine Copper patch, just above the bench, in mid-April 2012. He plans to look to see if … Continue reading →

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