2006 newsletters

Summer 2006 (PDF 2mb)

Summer 2006

• Scottsdale – the land and its river
  Bush Heritage Beyond the Boundaries Coordinator Stuart Cowell describes the newest Bush Heritage reserve
• A wrap-up of the past year
  It's been a wonderful 12 months, and you, our supporters, have achieved some extraordinary things.
• Blitzing the weeds at Charles Darwin Reserve
  Andrea and Kurt Tschirner, reserve managers at Charles Darwin Reserve, report on the latest weed blitz
• From the President
  On any measure 2005-06 has seen some fantastic achievements.

Spring 2006 (PDF 1.2mb)

Spring 2006

• Gondwana Link – a new reserve
  Stuart Cowell is managing the Bush Heritage contribution to Gondwana Link in south-west Western Australia
• Chilling out in central Queensland
  Reserve Manager Darren Larcombe and his wife Sandy thank the volunteers who visited Carnarvon Station in June
• Remembering Rick Farley
  A Board member since 2002, Rick Farley died in May in a tragic accident.
• From the CEO
  Now, with 24 reserves in all and at least one in each state, we protect over 670 000 hectares of critical habitats.

Winter 2006 (PDF 2.4mb)

Winter 2006

• Boolcoomatta – South Australia on the Bush Heritage map
  As a potential conservation reserve, Boolcoomatta stood out from the start.
• A new reserve in the Nardoo Hills, Victoria
  David Baker-Gabb is Reserve Overseer for both reserves in the Nardoo Hills..
• Insights into our desert world
  Chin Liang Beh, Bobby Tamayo and Chris Dickman are ecologists with the Institute of Wildlife Research, University of Sydney, and have been undertaking research at Ethabuka for many years.
• Eurardy – an ecological blitz
  Staff ecologist Sandy Gilmore describes work done at Eurardy in 2005.
• From the CEO
  We celebrate an unprecedented partnership that's seen Boolcoomatta Station become our newest reserve.

Autumn 2006 (PDF 1.4mb)

Autumn 2006

• Anchors in the Landscape – protecting our natural heritage
  Bush Heritage CEO Doug Humann outlines Bush Heritage's long-term goals and an ambitious new fundraising campaign already achieving results for conservation
• Working bees: pivotal in conservation management
  We're developing a model, to be used Australia-wide, based on the month-long working bee held at Charles Darwin Reserve,WA, in 2005
• Fan Palm Reserve, Qld. You can visit!
  Lowland rainforest is one of the most diverse habitat types on earth. It's also one of the most depleted.
• From the President
  Take a moment from the rush of daily life to consider what you might be able to commit to supporting our ambitious conservation campaign.