Author: Web Editor
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QTPN Update Apr 25
Queensland Threatened Plant Network has posted its April 2025 update. It has news about: So much of our time in parks as FEP volunteers is spent on pulling weeds. Removing them helps our native flora and fauna but it’s great to see positive efforts to preserve native species.
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Owlet-nightjars in Duggan Park
Charles Dove has kindly offered these two photos of owlet nightjars nesting in Duggan Bushland Park.
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HOPE: Environmental offsets
Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment Inc. has released a special bulletin reporting on environmental offsets.
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Toowoomba Bird Observers: Mar 25
Toowoomba Bird Observers have distributed their March newsletter featuring as bird of the month the Whimbrel. Details of two forthcoming walks during April are included along with information and images from recent walks. Other items of interest include images and description of an Oriental Cuckoo in Redwood Park and a piece about recording bird sounds.
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DDEC News – Apr 2025
Darling Downs Environment Council has issued its April newsletter. A PDF copy is attached to this post. Items include:
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Birdata records for parks
FEP member, Roger Jaensch, has offered to provide links to Birdata records for parks where FEP members work. As the links become available they will be added to the relevant park pages. The first instalment appears at the foot of this page below the explanation of Birdata that Roger has provided. Birdata is a national…
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QWaLC eNews – 21 Mar
This edition of eNews from Queensland Water and Land Carers has items about: Disaster recovery web page with links to assist in accessing disaster relief, Disaster Recovery Quick Response Grants, Community Bee Innovation Fund, World Science Festival Brisbane 21 – 30 March, Litter and Marine Debris Clean Up and Prevention grants, National Volunteer Week 19…
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DDEC Volunteers – Mar 25
Darling Downs Environment Council Inc. has published the March newsletter for volunteers. Items include: Thursday morning gardening activities, April Nature Drinks event, Volunteers needed for stall at Toowoomba Show, Koala Climate Corridors, Citizen Science Club, Deongwar State Forest Bioblitz
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A Rocha bird survey
Toowoomba representatives of A Rocha Australia have recently completed a report on observations of bird life in Duggan Bushland Park undertaken during 2024. The report has been linked from the Duggan Bushland Park page along with earlier reports and is available here:
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