I spy with my little eye 👀
Do you see the stick insect camouflaging itself? To blend in with the environment, stick insects often rock back and forth as they walk. This "dance" mimics a twig swaying in the breeze, making their camouflage even more convincing!
Thank you to the volunteer who took this photo today, and to all the volunteers who helped at today's working bee!
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This is what a typical day volunteering with Friends of Mark Oliphant Conservation Park looks like. New faces always welcome! 🌱
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Hi everyone!
Just a reminder of our first volunteer day back this year, Sat 21st Feb.
Following this is the AGM from 11:30am. If you are able to attend, please bring lunch to share and a seat.
See you soon!
Image is of a Fairy Wren which are found in the conservation park.
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Just a reminder that there's no volunteering tomorrow, but we'll be back Sat 21st Feb!
In the meantime, enjoy a photo of a Common Brown butterfly who were in abundance at the working bee last December 🦋
Have you spotted any around the Hills this summer?
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Friends of Mark Oliphant Conversation Park! 🎉🍾
We hope you all had a wonderful break. We're taking a break from volunteering in January and will be back in February 🤗
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Shout out to the Bidgee-widgee (Acaena novae-zelandiae) for getting stuck in all our volunteer's shoes! 😅 This indigenous ground cover has spiky burrs that readily attach to clothing or animal fur. It's nice to know that whilst we were weeding we were helping this plant spread!
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Join us this Saturday for our last volunteering day of the year! 9am-11am followed by morning tea. Meeting place will be in the main car park off Scott Creek Road. We'll be swabbing Blackberry and would love to see you there!
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Thank you to all the volunteers who came out yesterday!
We had a productive day, swabbing Watsonia and Blackberry bush at the front entrance of Mark Oliphant Conservation Park.
Look forward to seeing everyone next month on the 20th December 😄
Hello from Friends of Mark Oliphant Conservation Park! We're a volunteer group who assist the Department of Environment and Heritage with park monitoring and bush care 🌱🌿 We'll be posting here to create awareness of the work we're doing and keep you up to date on upcoming working bees. If you'd like to get involved please email Philip at [email protected] for info. Have a great week!
