Just interesting

Everybody has a spider story…

From The Conversation (27/11/23), a review of a book about … spiders…   Everybody has a spider story, but these amazing creatures are often misunderstood The comedian Jimeoin once wrote a song titled Everybody’s Got a Spider Story (I believe; I can’t find it on…

Point of view – climbing the big trees

Point of view – climbing the big trees

From Cosmos (10./11/23) This is off our usual beat but worth looking at – even if just for the pictures…   Point of view In 2022, The Tree Projects – a volunteer-run organisation founded by canopy ecologist Jen Sanger and her husband Steve Pearce –…

Scientists re-counted Australia’s extinct species, and the result is devastating

Scientists re-counted Australia’s extinct species, and the result is devastating

From The Conversation (2/12/19), this is a bit old but I just rediscovered it through another article …   Scientists re-counted Australia’s extinct species, and the result is devastating It’s well established that unsustainable human activity is damaging the health of the planet. The way we…

MEA participates in the Seniors Festival

MEA participates in the Seniors Festival

MEA participates in the Seniors Festival with the “Tanti Creek: Walk, Talk and Morning Tea event” Mornington Environment Association (MEA) is pleased to have contributed to the Seniors Festival with this event led by Tanti Creek Friends. Sixteen sprightly seniors enjoyed a fascinating ramble around…

A community webinar:   Nature of Change in Port Phillip Bay,  6 – 7 pm, October 11

A community webinar:   Nature of Change in Port Phillip Bay,  6 – 7 pm, October 11

From Victoria National Parks Association: an invitation to a webinar…   A community webinar:   Nature of Change in Port Phillip Bay,  6 – 7 pm, October 11 Come travel back in time with us next Wednesday evening for the first of two Nature of Change…