Bush Telegraph Magazine - Spring 2008
Date: 01-Oct-08
Author: Bush Telegraph
A selection of stories from Bush Telegraph
A century lost, now found
A routine survey for threatened flora and fauna prior to harvesting has turned up a plant thought to be extinct for more than 100 years. Graham Marshall, of Forests NSW Walcha office, was undertaking a field survey in Nundle State Forest earlier this year when he found what at first appeared to be Euphrasia ciliolate...
144 years on, crime scene revealed
Former Tumbarumba school teacher and current president of the Tumbarumba Historical Society, Ron Frew, is passionate about the history of the local area. While undertaking some background research into a local landmark - the Maginnity's Gap monument - he realised that the location of the monument didn't match the facts...
Credit where credit is due
The role trees play in sequestering carbon is well recognised around the world, but the role of wood products as long-term carbon storers is not. Many people think that once a tree is harvested it has lost most of its environmental credentials, but that is far from the case, according to NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) researcher, Fabiano Ximenes...
Foxes fall foul in forests
The sheer determination of landholders and a number of NSW government agencies has paid off with a sharp decline in fox numbers around the Goonoo community conservation area near Dubbo. So much so, that the program has been recognised with an impressive national award for its effectiveness...
Encouraging schools to think green
Bombala community group Platypus Pals extended ‘World Environment Day' in June into ‘We Love Trees Week', joining with Forests NSW and National Parks and Wildlife Service to encourage local schools to ‘think green'. A highlight of the week was a series of tree plantings at a number of local schools in the southern Monaro including Bombala and Delegate Preschools and Public Schools, St Joseph's School (Bombala), Bibbenluke Public School and Ando Public School (near Bibbenluke)...
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