Posted in Western Australia, tagged carbon emissions, forest, indigenous fauna, indigenous flora, industry, land clearing, land development, reptiles, trees on 2 July 2008 | 2 Comments »
Last month the WA Department of Conservation announced a review of WA’s native vegetation clearing legislation. This is aimed at improving the processes and environmental outcomes. WA State Environment Minister David Templeman said,
The review will examine the Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004, and those parts of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 that [...]
Posted in Perth, indigenous fauna, tagged car, Garden, Perth, pest control, reptiles on 2 March 2008 | 8 Comments »
With a title like that, things could only end in tragedy. Last week I found a dead Western Bobtail lizard (Tiliqua rugosa) on my street a couple of houses down from mine. He was in front of the empty block, which would make good bobtail habitat with all those weeds and long grass. He may [...]
Posted in Perth, indigenous fauna, indigenous flora, invasive species, tagged birds, bushfire, correction, fire tolerant, insects, orchids, Perth, reptiles, reserves, Swan Coastal Plain, xanthorrhoea, zamia on 18 November 2007 | 6 Comments »
In light of California’s recent devastating wildfires and Australia’s upcoming bushfire season I was reminded of Ralph Maughan reprinting George Wuerthner’s essay A Century of Failed Forest Policy. Wuerthner wrote about wildfires in the US, equivalent to Australia’s bushfires. He said,
Fire in the forest is not bad. Fire in our communities is.
I’ve always known [...]
Posted in cats, dogs, tagged Garden, herbs, Lazyst, pest control, reptiles, snails, vegetables on 23 August 2007 | 5 Comments »
There are too many snails in my garden devouring plants that I want to eat. I’ve always used metaldehyde snail bait which kills dogs if they eat the bait. When I was a kid our dog Goldie ate some. Taking her to the vet immediately and paying lots of money ensured she didn’t die. [...]
Posted in Perth, indigenous fauna, indigenous flora, invasive species, tagged banksia, birds, bushfire, fire tolerant, jarrah, marri, Perth, reptiles, reserves, trees, tuart, xanthorrhoea, zamia on 12 July 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In March there was a deliberately lit fire in Star Swamp Bushland Reserve. Last month, after time and rain, we went to see how the regeneration was progressing and it was amazing. The birds were singing everywhere. Ben from Nuts about Natives told me the dead looking zamias would be fine and they were [...]
Posted in Perth, cats, dogs, invasive species, tagged Family, Garden, grey water, herbs, insects, Lazyst, Perth, pest control, reptiles, vegetables on 3 July 2007 | 4 Comments »
I have difficulty with insects and other critters eating the plants I grow. Greenpa doesn’t use any pesticides or herbicides on his crops and my mum tells me to just grow more than I need and then I can share with the critters, but I don’t have much room. So I try to kill the [...]
Posted in Perth, indigenous fauna, invasive species, tagged birds, frogs, Perth, redevelopment, reptiles, reserves, wetlands on 28 June 2007 | 2 Comments »
Perth is built on a swamp. These days there’s not too many swampy areas left because over 150 years they’ve been filled in and cleared for development. The most recent demise is the swamp I loved to drive past on my way home. Now I drive past a building site on which is appearing the [...]
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– David Spratt (2009) "Time for a Plan B on climate?" Dissent, no.30, p.37
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