With 23 shops to explore, including lots of funky vintage clothing stores and op shops, Katoomba is a growing hub for sustainable fashion and the circular economy. Take a tour of what’s on offer where..
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The world’s second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia’s longest river – we’re bringing it back
The Murray crayfish disappeared from large parts of its range over the past 40 years. Now a community-driven reintroduction program is bringing the iconic species back.
Read More »Australia’s native bees struggled after the Black Summer fires – but a world-first solution brought them buzzing back
Native bee researcher Kit Prendergast installed a thousand bee hotels in the Jarrah forests of Western Australia following the Black Summer bushfires. Did this intervention work? Read her article here.
Read More »We found a new wasp! Students discovering new insect species through citizen science
Playgrounds can host a variety of natural wonders – and, of course, kids! Now some students are not just learning about insects and spiders at school — they are putting them on the map and even discovering and naming new species.
Read More »Scientists say protected areas need ‘climate-smart’ planning to survive climate change
Protected areas such as national parks, nature reserves and Indigenous lands are the foundation of biodiversity conservation. However, climate change is threatening their effectiveness in safeguarding wildlife, ecosystem services and livelihoods.
Read More »Healing body, mind and spirit with Tai Chi and Qigong
As a 19 year-old Blackheathen Virginia Field grappled with ongoing ill health after a 6-week feverish illness that changed the direction of her life. With frequent relapses over the next six years her health finally turned around after a 6-week acupuncture treatment that introduced her to Chinese medicine.
Read More »Photographing Littlejohni, the Rare Northern Heath Frog, in Woodford
Andy Klotz and other members of the Hawkesbury Herpetological Society recently managed to photograph the rarely seen and endangered Litoria littlejohni, also known as the Northern Heath Frog or Orange-bellied Tree Frog. We interviewed Andy to learn more about the Littlejohni and how they managed to find its small local population in Woodford.
Read More »Habitat restoration is a long-haul job. Here are three groups that have endured
Like ferns and the tides, community conservation groups come and go. Many achieve their goal. Some groups peter out while others endure, tackling the ecological problems facing today’s Australia. Explore what works, and why, here.
Read More »The Bushcare Seed Collectors Building Our Native Seed Banks
There’s a small group of passionate Blue Mountains Bushcarers who meet monthly to collect and clean local native seed. We met up with them to find out how and why they cooked Banksias to release seeds, how they cleaned the seeds of a variety of different Gahnia species, and why they love being part of the Bushcare Seed Collectors Group.
Read More »Yurok Nation victory reclaims vital creek and watershed, restoring major salmon run
The Yurok, California’s largest Indigenous tribe, are restoring health to what was once the third-largest salmon run on the US West Coast. But to do so, they first had to buy back the watershed from a timber company for US$60 million. It took them two decades to raise the funds.
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