We are having a special planting session of 800 plants  on Sunday 31 March !!! 

Brisbane City Council has prepared the area with mulch and dug the planting holes for us so THE HARD WORK is DONE!  NO EXCUSES!

Please help us with this planting!!!

Details:

• Sunday 31st March
• From 8.30am until 11.30am
• Black Butt Park
• Assemble at the Branton Street car park  (UBD page 177 J7) 
• Walk across the Moggill Creek bridge…..to discover the Black Butt Park planting area!
• Refreshments will be provided by Mister ‘ESKY’ 
• Please bring hats, sunscreen, water bottle and gloves.

but SO beautifully adapted to “soak up the pooled liquid nectar stored in flowers!”

Welcome to the world of the Brown Honeyeater!

This little bird, with its unremarkable name and equally unremarkable appearance, is one you are very likely encounter or hear every day – but much less likely to notice!

Dull in appearance but by no means lacking in endeavour!

Head to Jim Butler’s latest Feather Fascination to learn more: Feather Fascination March 2019

Perhaps we’ll all start noticing these engaging little birds from now on!

© Ed Frazer

A free public forum will be held at Kenmore Library  on Sunday 17 March from 2pm to 5pm.

The event consists of a series of talks on how changes to climate will affect your life.  It will include talks and a panel discussion moderated by Courier Mail journalist Margaret Wenham, and will allow people to hear from several experts first-hand.  The forum will explore:

• How are climate and weather patterns changing around the world and in our region?
• How is a changing climate already affecting our wildlife and ecosystems and what might the future hold?
• What do we know about its current and future effects on health and disease?
• How will outdoor work and physical activity be affected?
• What role can planning and adaptation play in response to a changing climate?

For more information and to book a place, head to Eventbrite.

Grab some pizza and switch on the TV this Friday night! (8 March)

And be sure to tune into the ABC’s Gardening Australia at 7.30pm!

You’ll see a short segment about the damage done by Cat’s Claw Creeper (Dolichandra unguis-cati) which Gardening Australia produced with the help of the MCCG.

Our very own Adrian Webb is the ‘star’ of the segment!  Adrian and a very hard-working ABC crew spent an entire day filming at Upper Brookifeld late last year.

Jerry Coleby-Williams will present the segment which goes to air on Friday 8 March at 7.30pm, with a repeat episode on Sunday 10 March at 1.30pm.

The ABC team (from left to right): presenter (Jerry Coleby-Williams), producer (Neil Proud), the cameraman and sound engineer

Have you found your passion?

Our latest Bush Bites  article is a delight! Written by Jim Butler, our own avian expert, it describes how his enthusiasm and love of bird life evolved into a lifetime passion and how he satisfies his passion these days!

We invite you to read Jim’s article – it may put you on course to help you find that special activity that also makes you feel happy and fulfilled.

Please click here to open the article.

© Dollarbird – Ed Frazer

The MCCG nursery started from humble beginnings in 1999 under our first co-ordinator Michael Reif. It is now a substantial operation, giving away between 12,000 and 15,000 plants to members every year.

Plants are free of charge to members of the Moggill Creek and Pullen Pullen Catchments Groups, with the exception of the endangered Birdwing Butterfly Vine (Pararistolochia praevenosa).  We have good stocks of advanced plants available for $8.

Please phone Bryan Hacker on 3374 1468 or via email at [email protected]  if you would like some free plants from our Nursery.

We currently have variable numbers of the following species in stock:

Grasses and other herbaceous plants:

Vines:

Shrubs:

Trees: