Newsletter 289 November 2019
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter #289 Nov 2019 FRIENDS OF CHILTERN MT-PILOT NATIONAL PARK, Inc. President : Neville Bartlett neville@nrbartlett.com.au Ph: 0412 399 239 Correspondence to: Tony Murnane Secretary/Treasurer: anthonymurnane9@gmail.com Newsletter: Neville Bartlett: neville@nrbartlett.com.au http://www.friendsofchiltern.org.au Dear Friends, November Field Day The attendees split into two groups with one proceeding to Bartley’s Block where […]
Newsletter 290 December 2019
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter #290 Dec 2020 FRIENDS OF CHILTERN MT-PILOT NATIONAL PARK, Inc. President : Neville Bartlett neville@nrbartlett.com.au Ph: 0412 399 239 Correspondence to: Tony Murnane Secretary/Treasurer: anthonymurnane9@gmail.com Newsletter: Neville Bartlett: neville@nrbartlett.com.au http://www.friendsofchiltern.org.au Dear Friends, December Gathering The gathering at the Honeyeater Picnic Area was always in doubt as rain and […]
Newsletter 287 Sept 2019
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter #287 Sept 2019 FRIENDS OF CHILTERN MT-PILOT NATIONAL PARK, Inc. President : Neville Bartlett neville@nrbartlett.com.au Ph: 0412 399 239 Correspondence to: Tony Murnane Secretary/Treasurer: anthonymurnane9@gmail.com Newsletter: Neville Bartlett: neville@nrbartlett.com.au http://www.friendsofchiltern.org.au/ Dear Friends, September Field Day and AGM The weather was not great but a hardy group ventured to […]
Newsletter 288 October 2019
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter #288 Oct 2019 FRIENDS OF CHILTERN MT-PILOT NATIONAL PARK, Inc. President : Neville Bartlett neville@nrbartlett.com.au Ph: 0412 399 239 Correspondence to: Tony Murnane Secretary/Treasurer: anthonymurnane9@gmail.com Newsletter: Neville Bartlett: neville@nrbartlett.com.au http://www.friendsofchiltern.org.au/ Dear Friends, October Field Day The spring weather was lovely and the group divided into two teams. One […]
Newsletter 286 Aug 2019
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 16 August 2019 Dear Friends, August Field Day The day started with a visit to the Cryptandra amara (Bitter Cryptandra) site off Rileys Road. This patch of Cryptandra is the only one in the Park and it is just coming into flower. As this species suffers from grazing […]
Newsletter 285 July 2019
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 28 July 2019 Dear Friends, July Field Day Our July field day took place at the Grasslands Block. We started at the top of the block and inspected the plantings of Mountain Swainson-pea (Swainsona recta) where we observed some encouraging growth in one of the areas that was […]
Newsletter 284 June 2019
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 284 June 2019 Dear Friends, The highlight of the last month has been the announcement, on the Queen’s Birthday holiday, that Eileen Collins has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal. The following forms part of the nomination and is a reminder of the breadth and depth of […]
Newsletter 283 May 2019
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 283 May 2019 As May came along it welcomed us with some good rain after a very dry April (see details below). The May gathering at the Grasslands Block involved removing tree guards that were no longer needed. The planting in early August 2018 had been very […]
Newsletter 282 April 2019
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 282 April 2019 As March came to an end it farewelled us with some good rain. The March gathering involved a visit to the Rutherglen Natural Features Reserve where we tackled the olives that have emerged or re-sprouted since our last visit. Approximately 200 plants were removed or […]
Newsletter 281 March 2019
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 281 March 2019 Dear Friends, As predicted our March meeting day was very warm but that did not deter ten members from tackling the huge task of watering the grasslands plants. Thanks to Jason and Mick who supplied the 1200 litres of water and to all who brought […]
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Newsletter 280 February 2019
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 280 February 2019 Dear Friends, Despite the heat a hardy group turned out for the first meeting for 2019. Several visited Bartley’s Block before moving on to Grasslands. At Bartley’s the usual targets were surviving the heat but not the diligence of the weeders. Seedling Vincas and […]
Newsletter 278 November 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 278 November 2018 Dear Friends, On a pleasantly cool morning after the heat of the past few days we gathered at Bartley’s Block to tackle the Vinca seedlings, Spurge and wild Garlic. The Vinca and Spurge seedlings are demonstrating their ability to germinate despite the dry conditions. […]
Newsletter 279 December 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 279 December 2018 Dear Friends, On a pleasant evening at Valley No 2 Dam picnic area we reflected our year’s achievements and enjoyed a picnic tea. The dam plus the bush setting brings a variety of birds to enjoy. Phillip listed seventeen species for the evening. A […]
2019 Friends Calendars For Sale
2019 CALENDARS 2019 FRIENDS CALENDARS ARE AVAILABLE FROM EARLY to MID NOVEMBER Click the front cover photo to go to the Merchandise page for ordering information
2021 Friends Calendars For Sale
2021 Friends of Chiltern Calendars Calendars are now available and selling quickly! Click here for a preview in pdf format NOTE: Copies can be purchased at the Chiltern Post Office. Friends 2021 Calendar – Order FormThe 2021 calendars cost $20 each plus postage/packaging if you need to have them posted. Delivery in the local area can […]
Reptiles and Frogs Field Day
Newsletter 276 Sept 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 276 September 2018 Dear Friends, On a balmy day after some rain we gathered with our guest, Sean Dooley, to spend a few hours at Bartley’s Block. The block was chosen as it provides a variety of habitats and often has interesting birds. Due to the very dry […]
Chiltern Threatened Species Day
Newsletter 277 October 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 277 October 2018 Dear Friends, There was plenty to do at Bartley’s Block on a pleasant morning of the first day of daylight saving. We were a small group of ten but what was achieved was excellent. Turquoise Parrot boxes were checked and given a coat of camouflage […]
Newsletter 268 December 2017
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 268 December 2017 Dear Friends The heavy rains on the days prior to our December breakup caused us to make emergency plans for an indoor gathering. After inspection of the track into Valley No 2 and checking the radar, it was decided to make that our venue for […]
Newsletter 269 February 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 269 February 2018 Dear Friends Dear Friends, Our first meeting of 2018 saw eighteen Friends members gather at Bartley’s Block during a much needed break in the heatwave conditions. The usual culprit, Caper Spurge, was the target for the morning’s ramble over the site while Jan, armed with […]
Newsletter 270 March 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 270 March 2018 Dear Friends The March gathering of Friends involved refurbishing the cleared area at Bartley’s Block. This area was previously occupied by a large patch of Blue Periwinkle, Vinca major, that was rapidly expanding until it was sprayed and resprayed over a period of a year. […]
Newsletter 271 April 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 271 April 2018 Vale Roy Collins Roy Collins passed away on 17th April 2018 after a long illness. Roy’s life was commemorated at a funeral service in Albury on 23rd April followed by a gathering in Chiltern at which we all shared memories of this quiet achiever. In […]
Newsletter 272 May 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 272 May 2018 Dear Friends, The rain that fell a few days before our May meeting made conditions pleasant for our field day. We had a small working group but we achieved quite a lot and the slices of bun at morning tea were extra large! Many of […]
Newsletter 273 June 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 273 June 2018 Dear Friends, The welcome rains began on May 29th. Now we can look forward to some fungi and early orchids. This month we worked at the Rutherglen Natural Features Reserve checking nest boxes, the Swainsona recta plants, traversing the block seeking out olives and tidying […]
Newsletter 274 July 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 274 July 2018 Dear Friends, We took a gamble on the weather and it paid off despite the forecast being for cold showers. The nest box team had a good morning, with three boxes housing Sugar Gliders and four showing evidence of Tuan activity including one with a […]
Newsletter 275 Aug 2018
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 275 August 2018 Dear Friends, The weather gods were kind to us for the big planting days. Saturday was dry but very cold and windy and on Sunday morning we were greeted by a sunny day. In conjunction with Trust For Nature and Birds Australia, Friends agreed to […]
Newsletter 267 November 2017
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 267 November 2017 Dear Friends Spring weather at last! This meeting’s activity saw thirteen of us have yet another Spurge Purge followed by a visit to the Agave pit. While Jan and Mick sprayed other weeds the rest of us systematically combed the spurge area. We have given […]
Newsletter 266 October 2017
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 266 October 2017 Dear Friends On Sunday, the first day of daylight saving, our group had much pleasure hosting visitors from the Latrobe Valley Field Naturalists’ Club. For many of them it was their first visit to this part of the state. Despite the dry conditions […]
Box-ironbark flora of Castlemaine area
Martin O’Brien wrote: Great to see this superb Castlemaine & district flora website now up and running…will be a valuable resource for much of the box-ironbark I suspect. https://castlemaineflora.org.au/
Newsletter 263 July 2017
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 263 July 2017 Dear Friends, Not even a white, minus six July morning deterred our hardy team of workers. The reward for such a cold morning was a glorioulsy sunny day. Once more we had a “two bun” roll up so we divided into groups according to […]
Newsletter 264 August 2017
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 264 August 2017 Dear Friends, Due to the forecast of adverse weather conditions the August meeting was cancelled. The meeting has been rescheduled for Saturday August 12th when hopefully we will get a fine day. In the meantime Parks Staff will be undertaking improvements to Tuan campsite area. […]
Newsletter 265 September 2017
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 265 September 2017 Dear Friends, An enthusiastic group turned up for the September gathering and had it been normal day’s 9am start it would have been a two-bun day. Not so this time as short afternoon rambles and no work do not qualify. After introducing our guest Neville […]
Newsletter 262 June 2017
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 262 June 2017 Dear Friends, A truly winter day with a minus 4 degree start followed by a calm sunny day greeted twenty one members and visitors for our workday at Rutherglen Natural Features Reserve. Seeing so many workers gathered at the post office a quick decision was […]
Newsletter 261 May 2017
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 261 May 2017 Dear Friends, The day dawned a little overcast but soon turned into a glorious autumn morning for being in the bush. Twelve nest boxes were the target for the morning. One box was repaired and another which had mysteriously disappeared was replaced. Many boxes showed […]
Newsletter 260 April 2017
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 260 April 2017 Dear Friends,April, and the weather was perfect! First task was to relocate two nest boxes along Depot Road. It was decided to trial one in our revegetation plot to see if any animals are using the site. The trees in the plots are now quite […]
Newsletter 259 March 2017
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 259 March 2017 Dear Friends, The weather is keeping warm and dry and as one member put it, energy sapping. However it did not deter seventeen of us from nest box inspections and while in the process dodging the huge and tough webs of the Orb Weavers. Things […]
Newsletter 258 February 2017
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 258 February 2017 Dear Friends, Welcome to 2017. As I write this the mercury shows 43 degrees at 1pm. Fortunately the weather for our activity day on February 5th was acceptable after the heatwave of the previous week. Our working group of thirteen looked at the horrible, but […]
2018 Friends Calendars For Sale
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Explanation of Symbols
Symbols Re Threat Status of Flora of Victoria EX Extinct: there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual of the taxon has died. CR Critically Endangered: facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. EN Endangered: facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. VU Vulnerable: facing a high risk […]
Newsletter 253 August 2016
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 253 August 2016 Dear Friends, After a frosty morning the day was sunny, calm and perfect for our August park activities. Bartley’s block was the first stop and here we dealt with the emerging Caper Spurge. Very easy to pull out but devilishly hard to see amongst the […]
Newsletter 254 September 2016
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 254 September 2016 Dear Friends, Spring turned on a glorious day for our afternoon walk on AGM day. After enjoying lunch at Honeyeater picnic areaWe took an afternoon amble along part of White Box Walk and Ballarat and Cyanide Roads. Our guest Rudie shared his orchid knowledge with […]
Newsletter 255 October 2016
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 255 October 2016 Dear Friends, Sadly the proposed work for the October meeting was postponed at the last minute and many people were disappointed.However the day dawned bright and sunny and a few of us took advantage of the break in the rainy days to spend time wandering […]
Newsletter 256 November 2016
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 256 November 2016 Dear Friends,Well what can I say about last Saturday’s weed demolition job at Chiltern Valley No 2 picnic area and the two plantations? Two weeks ago the grasses along the walking track and around the hide area were reasonably low and manageable.A visit there a […]
Newsletter 257 December 2016
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 257 December 2016 Dear Friends, The weather has played tricks on our meeting days for the whole year so it was expected that our Christmas celebrations would be under threat. As we gathered happily on the ridge at grasslands and enjoyed the views and the wonderful spread of […]
Free Film – Night Parrot Stories
Free Film – Night Parrot Stories You are invited to a free film screening of Night Parrot Stories. When: Friday 22 July 2016 Time: 6:30pm Where: Albury Regent Cinema (Cinema 7) Film maker, Robert Nugent, will introduce the film and answer audience questions at the conclusion of the screening. In the remote deserts of […]
Threatened Species Event Sun May 22
Mountains To Wetlands Photo Competition
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Newsletter 247 February 2016
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 247 February 2016 Dear Friends, Welcome to 2016 and the adventures of Friends for the year. On Sunday February 7th fourteen of us gathered at Bartley’s block where we inspected the Vinca infestation and the results of spraying. This is a very determined weed which has met a very […]
Newsletter 248 March 2016
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 248 March 2016 Dear Friends, Despite the unpleasantly hot weather eight Friends turned out for a short day in the park. We split into two groups with one group tackling weeds and the other the nest boxes. Eight boxes were inspected and all contained leaf nests with one housing […]
Newsletter 249 April 2016
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 249 April 2016 Dear Friends, The arrival of two Regent Honeyeaters at the caravan park changed our plans a little and it was unanimous that we go to inspect the site. Despite surrounding the magnificent flowering ironbark we left unfulfilled. However Lyn and Bill returned around 5pm and […]
Newsletter 250 May 2016
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 250 May 2016 Dear Friends, Well we certainly dodged a rain bullet on the weekend, Saturday being the perfect autumn day and Sunday provided the long awaited autumn break. After the morning event, which Neville has recorded below, we spent the afternoon at the southern end of the block. […]
Newsletter 251 June 2016
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 251 June 2016 Dear Friends, Good rains have heralded June’s arrival. Our target for Sunday’s World Environment Day gathering was to plant two hundred understorey plants at the redesigned Magenta Mine car park. We made a decision that any rain would not stop us. Amazingly not a drop fell […]
Newsletter 252 July 2016
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 252 July 2016 Dear Friends, Rain, polling day and very wet roads conspired to cause us to abandon the July meeting. If the weather improves we may have a mid-month attack on weeds and do some revegetation at Grasslands block. Meanwhile the wet and mild conditions in June […]
Threatened Species Protection
Threatened Species Protection Trust for Nature has received funding through the Victorian Government’s Threatened Species Protection Initiative to assist private landholders to improve threatened species habitat in the Chiltern-Mt Pilot area. Trust for Nature is encouraging landholders in the project area to enter voluntary agreements to improve Hooded Robin and Squirrel Glider habitat and […]
AWFN Newsletter 123 October 2015
Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists The latest Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists newsletter is now available The AWFN program of events through to March 2016 is also available
Bitterns In Rice Project Update
Robbie is Back! http://www.bitternsinrice.com.au/robbie-returns-to-the-riverina/
Geology of the Park
Corowa District Landcare – Photographic Workshop and Competition
Corowa District Landcare – Photographic Workshop and Competition Corowa District Landcare’s first big landcare project(about 15 years ago) was at Redlands Hill and works are still carried out works. More recently they have contracted the Corowa Shire to spray out feral plants such as Olives, peppercorns etc and the Belladonna Lilies are being monitored. One […]
Birdwatching Workshops
Birds of the MIA
Birds of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area A full-colour brochure with detailed information about 20 of our favourite birding spots in the Narrandera, Leeton and Griffith LGAs. Includes notable bird species that can be found at each site, and a map of the region with each location clearly marked.Click on the image to download a PDF […]
AWFN Newsletter July 2015
The latest Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists newsletter is now available
Flora List 1 A-B Chiltern Mt Pilot NP
Flora of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park and surrounding regions Scientific Name Common Name Status Photos Acacia acinacea Gold-dust Wattle # Photos Acacia aculeatissima Thin-leaf Wattle Photos Acacia alpina Alpine Wattle EN Photos Acacia aspera subsp aspera Rough Wattle # Photos *Acacia baileyana *Cootamundra Wattle # Photos Acacia boormanii subsp. gibba Mt Typo Wattle […]
Flora List 2 C Chiltern Mt Pilot NP
Flora of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park and surrounding regions Scientific Name Common Name Status Photos Caesia calliantha Blue Grass-lily # Photos Caladenia alpina Mountain Hood-orchid Photos Caladenia arenaria Sandhill Spider-orchid EN Photos Caladenia callitrophila Berrigan Spider-orchid EN Photos Caladenia carnea Pink Fingers # Photos Caladenia clavescens (Carboor) Carboor Spider-orchid CR Photos […]
Flora List 3 D-E Chiltern Mt Pilot NP
Flora of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park and surrounding regions Scientific Name Common Name Status Photos *Dactylis glomerata *Cocksfoot # Photos Damasonium minus Star Fruit # Photos Dampiera purpurea Mountain Dampiera VU Photos *Datura ferox *Long-spine Thorn-apple # Photos *Daucus carota *Carrot Photos Daucus glochidiatus Australian Carrot # Photos Daviesia buxifolia Box-leaf Bitter-pea # […]
Newsletter 239 May 2015
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 239 May 2015 Dear Friends,How lucky we were to have perfect weather for the mammoth task of reducing the Agave infestation. The task would have been extremely unpleasant under wet conditions. Eleven truly fantastic workers turned up to tackle the spread of this invasive plant Agave americana.Happily the […]
Newsletter 240 June 2015
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 240 June 2015 Dear Friends, A break in the very cold spell of weather gave us a pleasant day for our work at the Rutherglen Natural Features Reserve. Twelve super active members turned out for the day. The recent rain rendered the soil perfect for planting. A hundred plus […]
Newsletter 241 July 2015
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 241 July 2015 Dear Friends, The possibility of a bleak day did not deter fourteen keen members from descending upon Bartley’s Block for a “Purge the Spurge” session. The Caper Spurge had a resurgence thanks to the autumn rains and had spread into the woodland in the north of […]
Newsletter 242 August 2015
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 242 August 2015 Dear Friends, Well, we were destined for a wet day and the rain duly arrived on Saturday and continued throughout the night and well into Sunday morning. 33mm fell in just over 24 hours. Did that stop our determined team? Certainly not. Seven of us took […]
Newsletter 243 September 2015
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 243 September 2015 Dear Friends, Greeted by a beautiful sunny day eighteen of us gathered at Honeyeater Picnic spot to enjoy the offerings of spring .There was plenty to see as we made our way up towards All Nations Road from the carpark. The delicate white flowers of […]
Newsletter 244 October 2015
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 244 October 2015 Dear Friends, An enthusiastic group set off to tackle the briars on the grassland block and to spray scattered patches of Freesias in the park and along the Howlong Rd through the park. The morning warmed up quickly and the briar killers certainly had the […]
Newsletter 245 November 2015
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 245 November 2015 Dear Friends A sharp change in the temperature accompanied by a south westerly wind ensured good conditions for the day. Divided into two groups we set off for the morning’s work. The grassland block workers continued the attack on the briars and their work over […]
Newsletter 246 December 2015
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP Newsletter 246 December 2015 Dear Friends Summer weather returned with a vengeance for our Christmas tea meeting at Valley No 2 picnic spot. The afternoon sun dropped into the western sky and the gum trees provided dappled shade as everyone gathered for the evening. After some bird watching, conversation and […]
Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists May 2015 Newsletter
The Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists May 2015 newsletter is now available
Bitterns In Rice Project Update
Bitterns In Rice Project Update We’re pleased to launch the Bitterns in Rice Project website. http://www.bitternsinrice.com.au Please share the link through your networks. It’s the one-stop-shop for information and updates on our project. We’re also pleased to inform you, if you’re not already aware, that the Tracking Bunyip Birds component has officially begun, with our […]
Newsletter 237 March 2015
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park Newsletter 237 March 2015 Dear Friends,Autumn brought with it the demise of the long period of humidity and good weather for tackling the olive infestation. Our working group of ten split into groups of two and under Mick’s direction we attacked our allotted areas. Steep gullies and slippery […]
Newsletter 238 April 2015
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park Newsletter 238 April 2015 Dear Friends,On a pleasant autumn day fourteen members turned up to our delayed April meeting. The main activity was nest box monitoring, while some went to check on last year’s Cootamundra Wattle site to look for new plants and others went to the Rutherglen […]
Flora List 4 F-H of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP
Photos Flora of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park and surrounding regions Scientific Name Common Name Status Photo *Ficus carica *Common Fig # Photos Fimbristylis aestivalis Summer Fringe-rush # Photos Fimbristylis velata Veiled Fringe-rush EN Photos *Foeniculum vulgare *Fennel Photos *Freesia leichtlinii *Freesia # Photos *Fumaria bastardii *Bastard’s Fumitory Photos *Fumaria capreolata *White Fumitory Photos […]
Flora List 5 I-O of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP
Flora of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park and surrounding regions Scientific Name Common Name Status Photo *IIex aquifolium * English Holly # Photos Imperata cylindrica Blady Grass Photos Indigofera adesmiifolia Tick Indigo # EN Photos Indigofera australis subsp. australis Austral Indigo # Photos Isoetes pusilla Small Quillwort # EN Photos Isolepis hookeriana Grassy Club-rush # […]
Newsletter 234 November 2014
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park Newsletter 234 November 2014 Dear Friends, A small but determined group braved the wet conditions to continue the attack on the olive infestation in the reference area. Of course as soon as lunchtime came the sun came out. Since everyone was rather wet and uncomfortable a quick meeting […]
Newsletter 235 December 2014
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park Newsletter 235 December 2014 Dear Friends,The weather threatened to end our year as it begun, wet! However the showers fell elsewhere and eighteen members and Ranger Brian enjoyed a special late afternoon and evening gathering to close the year. We welcomed members Pat and Ewen from Melbourne who […]
Newsletter 236 February 2015
Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park Newsletter 236 February 2015 Dear Friends, Welcome to year 2015! January has been unusually cool and wet but it seems we may be paying the price for the comfort in the form of a very warm and dry February with the temperatures forecast to be in the 40’s […]
Fascinated by Brolgas
2015 Calendars
2015 Friends Calendars Available From Mid November click here for full details
Newsletter 233 October 2014
Dear Friends, Sunday October the 5th was a disastrous day if you happened to be an olive! Mick had been very busy in the previous two weeks mapping the olive infestations in the Reference Area ready for an all out attack on these dreadful plants. The Reference Area is not often visited as it was […]
Australasian Bitterns Research
G’day Folks, Today we’re officially launching our crowdfunding campaign – Tracking Bunyip Birds – to raise $50 000 so we can satellite track endangered Australasian Bitterns. We have 40 days. Please consider getting behind our project. Pledges start at $20, with each one entitling you to different rewards. It would be greatly appreciated if you […]
Mosses of Dry Forests
Dear Friends Please click here for the flyer/order form for our recent publication Mosses of dry forests in south eastern Australia. Please note that the special reduced price is available to Friends group members. Purchasers paying by direct debit can order by email to this address or to info@fobif.org.au, indicating bank payment details. Information about this Friends group can be […]
Newsletter 231 August 2014
Newsletter No. 231 August 2014 Dear Friends,Greeted by a very frosty but sunny morning we set off to cover as many nest boxes as possible, as we needed to catch up with monitoring which has been restricted due to the wet meeting days. Over six sites we inspected nineteen boxes, eight of which contained sleeping […]
Newsletter 232 September 2014
Newsletter No. 232 September 2014 Friends on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/556332777763388/ Dear Friends, On a glorious spring afternoon everyone enjoyed a walk along All Nations and Cyanide Roads. Despite the dry conditions there were orchids, peas and shrubs flowering for our enjoyment. Donkey Orchids, Diuris pardina, and tiny Dusky Caladenias, Caladenia fuscata were abundant. Yam […]
Newsletter 230 July 2014
Dear Friends,The run of wet meeting days continued for July. Three of us braved the drizzle and achieved our task for the day by completing the planting around the hide at Valley No 2. We thought we would be filling in where shrubs had died but the plants there are thriving, particularly the White Cypress […]
Newsletter 229 June 2014
Newsletter No. 229 June 2014 Dear Friends,Once again the weather intervened and caused us to cancel our working day. A mid-month meeting has been scheduled for June 15th. Details below. Weeds in the Mt Pilot section of the park have been targetted in the past few weeks. Inkweed has been the main focus and […]
Farm Dam Blitz
Farm Dams for Wildlife Habitat Farm Dam Blitz is a short film for landholders interested in enhancing wildlife habitat in their farm dams. Farmers from New South Wales and Victoria talk about what they’ve done to make wildlife more welcome on their properties. Follow presenter and wildlife ecologist Matt Herring as he himself transforms alongside […]
Newsletter 228 May 2014
Newsletter #228 May 2014 Dear Friends, Once again the weather intervened to cause cancellation of our May meeting so there is little to report for May. However the follow up rain was very welcome. All the dams and waterholes have been topped up. Fungi are appearing everywhere. Autumn Greenhoods are abundant. […]
Friends on Facebook
Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park News on Facebook For up to date news on the Park go to the independent group Chiltern-Mt Pilot News Group
Newsletter 227 April 2014
Newsletter 227 April 2014 Dear Friends, On a beautiful sunny April 6th eleven Friends ventured to the Rutherglen Block. Using a grid formation on the southern end of the block, the “disciplined” troops removed rubbish, hundreds of Olives, Olea europaea, by pulling and digging or cut and poisoning , and Bridal Creeper, Asparagus asparagoides. […]
Newsletter 226 March 2014
Dear Friends, After a very hot summer our year finally began on a pleasantly warm day on March 1st. There was plenty to do and discuss so morning tea and lunchtime was a time to relax and enjoy meeting up again. At Frogs Hollow we removed some Genista which had taken advantage of the […]
Fungi Workshops
Fungi Workshops, Seminars & Forays By Alison Pouliot Autumn 2014 Summary SATURDAY 27 MAY KERGUNYAH, VIC Workshop – A Mushroom Encounter – Fungi Workshop & Feast Full details here
Newsletter 225 February 2014
Dear Friends, Welcome to 2014. Summer made its presence felt in January with temperatures well into the 40’s. As I write there is some relief from the threat of fires as a band of heavy rain lies over us. I can now tell you we had 26mm, surrounding areas did a little better than Chiltern […]
Newsletter 224 December 2013
Dear Friends Summer is well and truly with us. It is very dry and so far all the rain fronts have passed us by. 2013 has been a very busy and productive year for our group with members giving generously of their time to the many projects. It has been pleasing to see the park […]
Newsletter 223 November 2013
Newsletter 223 November 2013 Dear Friends, Summer is trying hard to arrive although we are still threatened with yet another late frost. Underfoot we found the ground cover dry and crispy as we made our way to nest box sites. This month the occupancy rates were much lower but we still had Squirrel […]
Newsletter 222 October 2013
FRIENDS OF CHILTERN MT-PILOT NATIONAL PARK inc Newsletter No. 222 October 2013 Correspondence to: Neville Bartlett, Secretary18 Barton Drive, Baranduda, 3691Newsletter: Eileen Collins: nulgerong@westnet.com.auhttp://friendsofchiltern.org.au Dear Friends,A pleasantly warm sunny day greeted us for our October meeting so with luck on our side weatherwise we began a day of nest box checking. Of course […]
2014 Calendars
2014 Calendars will be available again soon 2014 Friends Calendars Available From Mid November – click here for full detailsPlease note the change in mailing costs which are current from the end of August 2013. If you would like to place an order please use the details on the merchandise page on the website. Electronic […]
Newsletter 221 September 2013
Newsletter 221 September 2013 Dear Friends The weather gods shone upon us for the launching of the Bartley Historic Plaque, giving us one perfect day between many wet ones. It was pleasing to welcome six relatives of the Bartley family who travelled from Sydney and Cootamundra for the event. In his welcome address Neville gave […]