Norman Wettenhall Foundation

BirdLife

beth — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:04:15 +0000

Here is the new-look website for Birdlife – the newly amalgamated BOCA and Birds Australia.

http://www.birdlife.org.au/

Malleefowl at Mali Dunes

beth — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:01:38 +0000

Those of you who came on the 2010 Field Trip will remember going to Sue and Bernie’s house (Mali Dunes) right on the SA border, a place called Yanac. They found a Malleefowl nest last week on their property and have seen the bird out and about while they have been rabbiting.

Habitat Fragmentation Thesis

beth — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:33:14 +0000

We put some money into this guy’s thesis on habitat fragmentation and mammal dispersal. Here is a link to his thesis if interested:

http://dtl.unimelb.edu.au/R/L2E1N5NR1EBL3USLAS95AP47VPD4BGV811U87T91F9NFHY26M8-01483?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=274796&pds_handle=GUEST

Rural Event 2012

beth — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:45:23 +0000

The date for the Rural Event has been set at 19/20th October 2012 in Castlemaine. David Hollands is confirmed as the guest speaker at the dinner on Friday night. His presentation will be on 60 years of bird photography.

Landcare Facilitator Positions

beth — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:34:34 +0000

Great news today from DSE who has just released details of the Landcare Facilitator positions that they are funding. Have a look the list – we got 4 of our projects in there. This will have quite a big impact on the work our projects do, supporting the positions we fund, especially Beyond Bolac and Loddon Plains.

DSE Media Release Landcare Facilitator Positions

Yarram Yarram Landcare Network News

beth — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:44:42 +0000

Here is the Summer edition of the YYLN’s newsletter. Refer to the JARR project page where they mention the competition they are running to encourage people to use the community web mapping portal. We are putting up the prizes.

YYLN Summer Newsletter

Test Post for Comments

beth — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:48:55 +0000

Let’s see who can make comments on this post.

Upper Barwon Landcare Network Newsletter

beth — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:01:03 +0000

This is a terrific newsletter. Not a lot in there is about the LEAF project, but it gives you an idea about the other matters the group works on.

http://ubln.org.au/tree-talk/11spring.pdf

Annual Rural Event

beth — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:11:34 +0000

Here is the draft MOU re the Annual Rural Event, requested by the Dahl Trust. Comments welcomed. If approved by Alison Teese, Chair of Dahl, I can table at our next meeting.

Draft NWF and Dahl MOU Annual Event

Donna Mitsch CV

beth — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:09:17 +0000

Here is the new Fellow, Donna Mitsch’s CV.

Donna Mitsch Resume