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:

… but hurry, there’s not much time!

 This message is for the talented photographers of our catchment. They continue to captivate us with their wonderful images. They have taught us that nothing captures the essence of our natural environment better than a photo taken at just the right moment!

Queensland Conservation Council has launched the Queensland’s Natural Wonders Photography Awards to celebrate the power of images and the importance of photographers in protecting our natural world. 

Anyone can enter. Awards will be given to the best photographs in three main categories:

• Land and Seascapes
• Native Plants and Wildlife
• People and Nature

There’s a special Junior Wonders Award in these categories for anyone under the age of 18. 

Tickets are also available for the Awards Night hosted by Steve Parrish at Annerley on Saturday 6 April. Funds from the night will go towards the Conservation Council’s mission:  “to protect the environment, wildlife and landscapes, conserve our precious natural resources and make Queensland communities more sustainable“.  

If you have a favorite shot or time to create a new one, head to the Queensland Conservation Council website.

But be quick! The competition closes 8 March 2019.

CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY is on again this Sunday and Brisbane City Council is encouraging us to get involved.

Every year thousands of Australians take part in Clean Up Australia Day, helping to clean up our local parks, streets, schools and conserve our beautiful environment.

Clean Up Australia Day 2019 dates:

Youth & Schools Clean Up Day	Friday 1st March
Community Clean Up Day	Sunday 3rd March

Last year’s Clean Up Australia Day was a huge success with over 14,500 volunteers across 321 registered sites in Brisbane, removing an estimated 707 tonnes of rubbish.

Registrations are now open so let your family, friends and colleagues know.

To join the activities, head to the Clean Up Australia Day website.

Let’s make the 2019 event even bigger with more clean-up sites and volunteers than ever!

Our close neighbour, the Cubberla-Witton Catchment Network (CWCN), recently commissioned a report into fauna in Pullenvale Forest Park.

The report was published in December last year and it is gratifying to read about the amazing array of fauna thriving in the park.

Similar to the MCCG, the CWCN strives to restore natural habitats in parks and remnant bushland, protecting and monitoring native flora and fauna populations.

As the Cubberla-Witton team suggests, we recommend you visit and spend some time in this beautiful area so you can see and hear some of these amazing species yourself!

We extend our thanks to the CWCN for allowing us to share their report.

Pullenvale Forest Park Bushcare Group Fauna Audit Report

Appendix B Pullenvale Fauna Species List.

The Sugar Glider is one of many species listed in CWCN’s report (photo courtesy of Chris Read):

Join Dr Chris Galbraith from Three Mile Scrub to learn  about the history of this group and celebrate their remarkable restoration work which dates back to the 1980’s.

Brisbane City Council is hosting this event at Kenmore Library from 6.30pm on Tuesday 12 March.

Another guest speaker, Andrew Franks from Queensland Herbarium, will talk about condition assessment of urban forests and how to monitor them over time.

Book your spot through Eventbrite by Sunday 10 March 2019.

For more information, phone Jodi Rees, Habitat Brisbane Officer on 07 3178 1509, or email the Community Conservation Partnership Program team.