by Gympie District Landcare | Mar 3, 2021 | Featured, Invasive Species, Related Organisations' News, Water
Water Lettuce is a free-floating aquatic weed that forms in dense mats covering water. This weed is especially harmful to our ecosystem and waterways as it can restrict water flow, increase water loss through evapotranspiration and can suffocate other plants by...
by Gympie District Landcare | Mar 2, 2021 | Featured, Landcare Practices, Related Organisations' News, Water
The Queensland Government’s Reef Protection Regulations began on 1st December 2019 and are rolling out over three years. The regulations address land-based sources of water pollution to the Great Barrier Reef. This includes industrial and agricultural activities...
by Gympie District Landcare | Dec 2, 2020 | Junior Landcare, Water, Wildlife
Did you know that we have over 200 different species of frogs in Australia! Many of these species are endemic, which means that they are not found anywhere else in the world. Habitat loss, climate change and pollution are large causes of declining frog populations...
by Gympie District Landcare | Jun 3, 2020 | Related Organisations' News, Water, Wildlife
Koala’s relying on trees for drinking water Story courtesy of the University of Sydney – https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/05/03/tree-trunks-take-a-licking-as-koalas-source-water.html 3 May 2020 Scientists and citizen scientists have...
by Gympie District Landcare | Mar 4, 2019 | Community, Community Events, Garden, Water, Wildlife
Still Time to ‘FIND A FROG IN FEBRUARY’ Despite the lack of rain, the MRCCC have already received 2000 frog records of 21 species from across the catchment in the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee (MRCCC) – Citizen Science – Annual...
by Gympie District Landcare | Mar 4, 2019 | Community, Community Events, Courses, Members Event, Water, Wildlife, Workshops
Join Noosa Landcare for their upcoming workshop, Turtles of the Mary! When: 5.00pm – 7.00pm, 21 March 2019. Where: Rural Futures Centre, 65 Pavilion Street, Pomona, QLD, 4568. with Marilyn Connell – Tiaro Landcare The Mary River Turtle was recently listed...
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