Feeding wildlife is a controversial issue. This article from Land for Wildlife looks at the negative effects of feeding wildlife, other ways to make a garden attractive to fauna and responsible feeding options. Rather than providing food directly, habitat can be created for wildlife by planting food supplies and providing shelters that will encourage wildlife to keep returning.
The weed of the month is a very pretty ground cover called Coral creeper (Barleria repens). With attractive pinkish red flowers that bloom year round, it’s easy to see why it has been used in coastal gardens. The problem with Coral creeper is that it is so well suited to the local conditions, it out competes most other plants, natives and exotics. Due to its ability to blanket big areas and suppress growth of other plants, Coral creeper sits in the Red zone – Remove from Gardens.
NICA's office will be closed from Tuesday 22nd December and re-open Monday 11th January. Many thanks to all of our hard working volunteers who have made a success of what has been a [...]
NICA BOOK SALE This Thursday 17th December, NICA will have a stall at Noosa Civic, in the Food Court area, selling our books at discounted prices (9am [...]
NICA's AGM was held on the Noosa Ferry yesterday, we welcomed our new committee for 2021: Bruce Hallett – President, Jan Green – Vice President, Richard Howard – Treasurer, Tony Haslam – Secretary, [...]
Mondays With NICA returned in October with a tour of the dark side of Noosa as around 20 people gathered at the Noosa Wastewater Treatment Plant to learn more about the way our [...]
November’s weed of the month Fishbone or Herringbone Fern is quite common in older style gardens. It can be seen in every suburb in Noosa and probably every street. Dumping of garden waste has helped this fern find its way into Bushland reserves. Click through to learn more about this plant and some good replacement species.
Michelle is often asked "Where can I buy a bird bath?” Well if you are after a clay one she's found a source! New UWG member Jan is a potter who lives in Tewantin. She can custom make water holding bowls and uses local clay if possible. Her latest batch was sourced from a pool excavation in a neighbour’s property. Phone Jan on 0415378583 and keep the birds cool and hydrated this summer!
Attracting frogs into your backyard is not difficult. If you create the right conditions and habitat the frogs will find their way. You may even have resident frogs already. The presence of frogs is a good indicator of the overall health of an ecosystem. By creating suitable habitats and refuges for frogs in our own backyards we can help their survival in challenging urban environments. Click through for more tips and tricks to attract frogs into your garden.
Healthy Land & Water have recently published the Annual Report Card for the Noosa River, and we are pleased that it has once again received an A- grading, making it one of the cleanest [...]
