Το Ημερολόγιο του Budawang Coast Atlas of Life

Link: https://mailchi.mp/environment/south-east-environment-autumn-15352568?e=c726dfc76a
Highlights and events include:

• 1,200 trees have been planted and a total of 6 Ha of rainforest remnant fenced and weeded as part of the Milton Ulladulla Subtropical Rainforest Revival Project https://www.instagram.com/p/CeE9ooRBwZw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

• Explosion of miniature raspberry scented orchids
  https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/summer-soaking-brings-superb-results-for-endangered-orchid

• Cultural burning to heal koala country. Cultural fire practitioner, Dan Morgan is working with Firesticks Alliance to return traditional Indigenous fire management to koala country, on land sacred to the Yuin people. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-17/koalas-saved-by-traditional-indigenous-burning/100988672?fbclid=IwAR3jXJiHgPGHb6gQq9hKAZYs3ccOx-AyBzFpploKJZGPJQLeUZQ0ezdZ5bg

• Milton Ulladulla Subtropical Rainforest Community Planting Day
  When: Sunday 26 June Where: Yatte Yattah
  What: Planting to reestablish a rainforest riparian community that was lost in recent flooding. Lunch provided. For more details and to register your interest contact Beth.mott@environment.nsw.gov.au

• South East Environment Webinar Series
  When: 12pm, Wednesday 22 June Where: Online
  What: Managing coastal waterways after the 2019-20 Black Summer Bushfires in South East NSW. https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/3816283/E414A2D3B2D7F3B75C9C11B1A4F9F620

• BirdLife Shoalhaven
  When: Friday June 17 Where: Little Forest Nature Track Bird Walk
  What: There are a number of upcoming bird walks with BirdLife Shoalhaven. http://www.birdlifeshoalhaven.org/calendar.html

Join ACSA Qld with guest speaker Thomas Mesaglio. Thomas will speak about iNaturalist - the world’s biggest online biodiversity citizen science platform, with 100 million observations of species from around the world. Australia is one of the top contributors to the platform, and your observations filter into the Atlas of Living Australia and are used in real-world scientific research.

During this talk, Thomas Mesaglio will explain the power of iNaturalist as a citizen science and research tool, provide a basic outline of how the platform operates, and discuss what citizen scientists have contributed and how their data have been used from an Australian perspective.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/nature-exploration-using-inaturalist-with-thomas-mesaglio-tickets-352541018677?fbclid=IwAR2C8Gi88nMXWwCFgkw9-fDgnsQ5CsrePS6rMXaVrn5qpb8zbA97ArBqF2E

Fern Identification Walk, get in quick as limit of 10 people

The fern identification walk in the beautiful Bomaderry Creek Regional Park will be guided by Dr Kevin Mills, a noted local botanist. There are 34 identified species in the park. The walk, starting at 9am, will go for 2 hours with time for morning tea along the way, and will follow the formed tracks in the park.

To register and for meeting point, email Michael Irving mirving2535@gmail.com
Date: 20 June
Time: 9.00-11.00am
Grade: Easy
Limit: 10
Please do not attend if you have any COVID symptoms.

The Biodiversity and Conservation Division (BCD) is running a webinar series to showcase the work of the South East Region. It’s your chance to hear from our team and partners about their fascinating field work and what goes on behind the scenes to protect our threatened species and coastal landscapes.

Title: Managing coastal waterways after the 2019-20 Black Summer Bushfires in South East NSW
Date: Wednesday June 22 Time: 12:00-1:00 PM RSVP: Friday 17 June 2022
This webinar will provide an overview of:

• The bushfire impacts, initial concerns and response actions by Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla and Bega Councils with support from agency partners and NSW government funding.
• Some of the projects initiated to aid waterway recovery and build future resilience.
• The lessons learnt along the way for future bushfire response and recovery.

In this first webinar of the series, BCD Coast and Estuaries Officer, Cherie Parmenter and Eurobodalla Shire Council Natural Resource Officer, Prue Haantjens, will discuss the management of coastal waterways after 2019-20 Black Summer Bushfires in South East.

Register https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/3816283/E414A2D3B2D7F3B75C9C11B1A4F9F620

Budawang Coast Atlas of Life continues to grow at a steady pace. We have just clicked over 60,000 observations and 5320 species. 1700 people made these observations. In terms of species, leading the way is insects with 1622 species, then plants with 1670 species. Then comes ray-finned fishes with 376 species and birds with 306 species. Fungi makes a strong showing with 270 species and molluscs number 78 species.

We consistently hover around 30% of observations being unidentified. So, if you or someone you know is an expert in a particular taxon here lies a terrific opportunity to have some fun and make a valuable contribution to science. Thomas Mesaglio recently ran training on tips for setting yourself up as an identifying. See our May 20 journal entry for a link to the recording. It's well worth an hour. Thomas never fails to inspire.

You're invited to an afternoon of talks about the post-fire recovery of plants and animals in the Eurobodalla region. Speakers from Eurobodalla Council, Batemans Bay Local Aboriginal Land Council, NSW Forestry and University of Wollongong will be joining us. This event coincides with National Science Week.
Saturday 20 August 12-4pm Banksia Room, Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens
Afternoon tea provided. Free but tickets are limited, so book now.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/surprises-in-the-regrowth-a-community-seminar-tickets-377010206677