Caring for Wildlife
Planting natives is a great for our wildlife, but there are other ways we can help.
August Colour
Colour everywhere and more to come as the weather warms. Open up to see information and more photographs.
Home-made Nesting Boxes
Nesting boxes can be one way to support local species survival. This article from Leonie Stephens shares her journey with home-made nesting boxes.
September workshop: Spiders in the Garden
Dr Jan Green's research investigated spiders as potential pest control agents in agriculture, specifically citrus groves. This UWG presentation includes spider anatomy and the use of spiders in pest control in your garden.
August Workshop : Bush Tucker Guided Walk
A Guided Bush Tucker Walk with local Gubbi Gubbi elder, Lisa Powell. Lisa will take you on a journey of discovery through the Noosa Botanic Gardens to show you some of our Bush Tucker plants and explain their cultural importance and uses.
Weaving with Noosa’s Native Plants
What's in YOUR wildlife garden? With this in mind I have embarked on my first on-line workshop based on ‘Weaving for Fibre Sculpture with Harriet Goodall’.
July Colour
The sap is rising and spring is just around the corner. Continue to learn more about some of our local native plants that have kept us company in July.
Native Garden Clinic
Our inaugural Native Garden Clinic was held this month at Station Place, Pomona and was a joint initiative between Urban Wildlife Gardens and Noosa and District Landcare. There were four information stations, staffed with experts from both organisations, covering Native Garden Design, Native Plant Identification and Cultivation, Wildlife Habitat Creation and Weed Identification and Management.
National Tree Day
Urban Wildlife Gardens were invited by Bushland Care officers Emma Smith and Renata Neumann to participate in the annual Planet Ark National Tree Day on July 28.
Best Plants for Noosa Wildlife
The following article is an outline of some the best backyard native plants to attract wildlife in the Noosa Area. The list focuses on plants that are suited to the scale of urban backyards. It lists habitat species for common wildlife in Noosa but of course the list is not exhaustive and all local native plants are beneficial to wildlife.