Its always great to see the process of bush regeneration pass from something that bushcare workers do, to something that the natural environment does. It provides hope that our efforts are working and the ecosystem is becoming self-sustaining. In this case, Red Cedar (Toona ciliata) seedlings have self-sown from trees …
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Generally, bush regeneration of an area at Ekibin Creek begins with the removal of weeds (e.g. lantana) followed by re-propagation with locally native species. Of course, this can take some time and there is often an interval of months or even years where there is no foliage cover. One …
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Sometimes, invasive weeds are so successful they paradoxically become vulnerable to convenient control measures. In this example, Para Grass (Urochloa mutica) has so successfully smothered other vegetation, that there are no barriers to just rolling it up.
This process entails workers starting with mattocks along a straight line at the …
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In August our wildlife camera caught this extraordinary sequence of images which have been combined into a movie. It appears to be a Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) according to Prof. Darryl Jones, but might be the Red-necked species (also found in surrounding districts). It seems to be browsing on shrubs …
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Sometimes we don't spot a madeira vine until it has grown around a host tree trunk and then climbed to the tree canopy. At this stage a single plant may have produced thousands of aerial tubers along its stem. In turn, each of these tubers are capable of germinating if …
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Ekibin Creek had its first bushcare working bee for 2019 on January 27. Since it was so dry we spent some time watering plants at the eastern end of the para grass patch. This bit is the first stage in our small bird habitat restoration project. Later this year we'll …
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We usually regenerate with local natives since they should be well adapted to the existing environment. But this small fern comes from the North Queensland’s Atherton Tableland. The Giant Creek Fern (Pneumatopteris sogerensis) prefers a moist habitat and has become stressed with the current hot dry weather. As long …
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Sometimes the wildlife camera at Ekibin Creek Bushcare tells a story, or at least suggests one. In this case, a sequence of images taken over four days reveals wildlife activity otherwise unobserved at night. The story below tries to "fill in" the gaps between these images.
The story begins with …
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August in Brisbane is usually cold, windy and dry. This year is no exception, so it is a bit surprising to see Ekibin Creek with a healthy surface water flow. Some upstream rehabilitation work has been completed in the past year (around the Nursery Road Special School), so there may …
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