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For approximately ten years two of our members have hosted a pair of stone-curlews first on their footpath and then in their Mundingburra backyard. For the first four or five years the birds remained on the footpath, before deciding that … Continue reading
Twelve years ago the urban green space of Lou Litster Park, where we gathered on our October field trip, was little more than a wasteland, with some straggly mangroves along the banks of a neglected stretch of Ross Creek … Continue reading
Undoubtedly the Cromarty wetlands, lying between the Mt Elliott Range and the Haughton River, as it winds its way to the sea, are one of the jewels of our region’s natural heritage. Last month twenty of us made the short … Continue reading
WHAT’S COMING UP? October field trip Sunday 19th October – We will be discovering another urban treasure, this time in the Hermit Park/South Townsville area. Flotilla for the reef- Sunday 19th October 10am-1pm – The Strand. The latest reef action unfortunately … Continue reading
Spring has sprung, the doonas are off the beds, the koels are calling around town, pied imperial-pigeons are starting to arrive and a coucal has been scuffling busily in my front yard. But some birds don’t wait for spring to … Continue reading
As in July and August a slightly edited/abbreviated version of the main monthly update that is sent out by email is being posted here. Hopefully it will provide a more permanent reference for members, non-members and anyone wanting to know … Continue reading
ALGAE Dictyosphaeria sp. Padina sp. – leafy alga. Halimeda sp. Calcareous alga (green) Lithophyllum sp. – calcareous alga (pink) Cystoseira sp. Galaxaura sp. – red alga in Rhodophyta group Colpomenia sp. (puffy green-brown alga) Jania sp. – similar to Galaxaura. CORALS Goniastrea aspera (honeycomb coral) Acropora millepora (bushy staghorn coral) Platygyra sinensis (brain coral) … Continue reading
Wow! What a great day we had for our low tide walk at Geoffrey Bay in August. Better promotion of the event in the Townsville Bulletin paid off with at least double our usual number of participants, including several holiday-makers. … Continue reading
A few hours before we gathered outside the Council’s sustainability centre on the Pallarenda road the temperature had dropped to 7.3C – but that did not stop an excellent roll-up of 18 members and friends. It was a special pleasure … Continue reading
A few weeks ago our secretary Beth received an enquiry from a Black River resident who had observed some small mammals, at least three, on his property. His hope that they might be musky rat kangaroos sounded exciting but sadly … Continue reading