Strathbogie Ranges – Nature View

• Connecting with our history.
  ‘Acknowledgement of Traditional Land Owners’ ‘In keeping with the spirit of Reconciliation, we acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we are meeting today. We recognise indigenous people, their elders – past and present.’ I believe these are important words. This fine stone tool is another reminder that European culture is a very […]
• There’s a tale to this tail!
  This tale has two characters; one, Australia’s largest owl, the Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua); the other, a cute little Sugar, or Kreffts’ Glider (Petaurus notatus, formerly P. breviceps). Spoiler – the owl got the glider. Sugar Gliders are pretty standard fare in Powerful Owl diet and having caught one, they’ll often nip off the glider’s […]
• Conference: Fungal Connections
  Come and join ecologists, mycologists, botanists as they share their research on the pivotal role fungi play in local and global ecosystems. Sun 11 June, 9am to 3.15pm. Euroa Community Conference and Function Centre. Euroa Memorial Oval, 2 Dunn St, Euroa Hear about: Read more about the presenters and the ideas they will explore at: Book […]
• It’s been raining moths!
  It’s that time of year, when giant moths give you a fright as they bash on the windows at night trying to get to the inside light. Or they fly through the rain and car headlights and seem to kamikaze into the road surface. Sadly, I’ve seen service station driveways littered with the bodies of […]
• Mt Tenneriffe nature ramble
  On a pleasant Sunday earlier in November, Strathbogie Ranges Conservation organized a walk through the 100 ha Tenneriffe Nature Conservation Reserve, right to the top! Mt Tenneriffe is a prominent granitic outcrop on the western escarpment of the Strathbogie Ranges, just a stone’s throw from the Hume Fwy, between the townships of Locksley and Longwood. […]
• Squirrels on the doorstep
  A silhouette flashing through the canopy above, a slap on a nearby tree trunk – that’s how Donna and Charlie from Hurley St, Longwood first realized they had gliders living in the trees around their home. And they didn’t just see these nocturnal visitors once; it became a semi-regular occurrence, especially when some garden trees, […]