Acknowledgement of Country
Friends of the Box Ironbark Forests would like to acknowledge the elders of the Dja Dja Wurrung community and their forebears as the traditional owners of Country in the Mount Alexander Region. We recognise that the Dja Dja Wurrung people have been custodians of this land for many centuries and have performed age old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal on their land. We acknowledge their living culture and their unique role in the life of this region.
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FOBIF/Connecting Country Walk
The combined FOBIF/Connecting Country walk on 20 March was an enormous success. The weather was wonderful, Andrew Skeoch and Sarah Koschak’s Strangways property was the perfect location for a guided walk, and it turned out to be a great way to … Continue reading
Birds – read and listen
People might remember Sarah Lloyd who gave a very popular talk on slime moulds at last year’s FOBIF AGM. She has just published a new book, The Feathered Tribes of Van Diemen’s Land. It’s full of wonderful photos and so comprehensive … Continue reading
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First FOBIF walk booked out
As pointed out in an earlier post, FOBIF combined with Connecting Country to organise the 20 March walk to Andrew Skeoch’s property in Sandon. Booking was necessary for this first walk and we are now booked out. Our next walk will … Continue reading
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TOGS show up and running
The Trees in the Mount Alexander Region exhibition hosted by FOBIF is now at TOGS Place Cafe, 58 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine. The poster above shows a miniature version all the photographs and an online catalogue with commentary on each photograph is available. … Continue reading
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VEFN survey
The Victorian Environment Friends Network (VEFN) exists to help represent the common interests of all Friends groups in Victoria. They are currently undertaking a re-assessment of the the organisation and as part of this process they are inviting interested people and organisations to … Continue reading
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Autumn Fungus forays and workshops
Alison Pouliot is running her wonderful fungus forays and workshops again this year. This is a list of some that are reasonably close: Saturday 23 April 2016 – Trentham Foray – Fungus Foray in the Wombat Forest Thursday 28 April 2016 … Continue reading
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Connecting Country – 2016 Environmental Works Opportunity
Applications for New Projects Now Open Connecting Country is a not-for profit community organisation which aims to restore landscapes and biodiversity across the Mount Alexander shire and immediate surrounds. They have a program, ‘Connecting Landscapes Across the Mount Alexander Region’, … Continue reading
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Trees ain’t trees
Where did the idea get about that our trees all ‘look the same’? The problem has been around for a long time: in 1770 Captain Cook wrote about the NSW coast: ‘the woods do not produce any variety of trees.’ … Continue reading
Some positive news for FOBIF
Memberships and donations are rolling in FOBIF wishes to thank all its members for the generous donations they have made both last financial year and this current year. In fact the donations received have totalled fifty percent of the membership … Continue reading
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Booking needed for the first FOBIF walk
As explained in an earlier post, this year’s first FOBIF walk will take place on 20 March and will be a combined FOBIF/Connecting Country event. The walk on private property in Strangways (near Newstead) will be led by Andrew Skeoch (Listening Earth) and … Continue reading
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