• Weed spotters November bulletin

    The Weed Spotters Network Queensland is a citizen science collaboration between the Queensland Herbarium, the Department of Primary Industries (formerly the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries)and local governments with funding support from the Land Protection Fund. It produces a weed spotters bulletin on the latest activities of the network. The November 2024 edition is now available.

  • Bush fires and biodiversity

    An Australian article published in Nature related to the 2019-20 fires found greater biodiversity loss in areas subject to frequent burning. The ABC has published a story about the findings.

  • Koala count

    NOVEMBER is TOOWOOMBA REGION KOALA COUNT MONTH THIS SATURDAY, join like-minded KOALA LOVERS to find, observe and record WILD KOALA sightings around the Crows Nest township. We use the iNaturalist app for our koala observations – download to your mobile phone. https://www.inaturalist.org/…/toowoomba-region-koala…

  • Parks Volunteer Support facilitator

    Council are seeking a Parks Volunteer Support Facilitator. This is a full time position. The Parks Volunteer Support Facilitator position will be responsible for the strategic and operational support of volunteers and partnership groups operating in Council Parks and aims to effectively utilise volunteer support to the benefit of the community, Council and the environment.…

  • Bunyas to Border (B2B) corridor update

    Maree Clancy, B2B Project Coordinator, writes: Dear Friends of Escarpment Parks,       Phase 2 of the Bunyas to Border (B2B) corridor project is now underway.    B2B is a community-driven conservation project aimed at restoring the wildlife corridor from Main Range to the Bunya Mountains: an important movement pathway for wildlife and area rich in many unique and threatened…