I have enjoyed spending the last couple of weeks living on a bank of the Murray River just upstream of Barham. The bird life is especially amazing with wood ducks in the river, white ibis, sulphur-crested cockatoos and galahs on the lawn, superb … [Read more...] about Some Time by the Murray River
Murray River
Murray River Tributary Reduced to Billabongs
While the Murray River is flowing strongly despite the drought, many of its tributaries are drying up. Yesterday I visited the Wakool River with Wakool Landholders Association Chairman John Lolicato. He showed me a spot downstream of Gee Gee bridge … [Read more...] about Murray River Tributary Reduced to Billabongs
After the ‘Top Island’ Fire in the Barmah Red Gum Forest
Aborigines managed much of the Australian landscape with fire. This management strategy favoured fire tolerant and fire resistant species – perhaps why gum trees dominate so much of the Australian landscape. But river red gums, Eucalyptus … [Read more...] about After the ‘Top Island’ Fire in the Barmah Red Gum Forest
Thinning Red Gum Forests at Koondrook
I've been staying with friends who live on the Murray River in western New South Wales and I've seen a lot of river red gums - beautiful old habitat trees, thickets of young saplings, healthy forests, water-stressed forests, bushfire- damaged … [Read more...] about Thinning Red Gum Forests at Koondrook
Still Water in the Murray River
Last week I drove from Brisbane (south eastern Queensland) to Barham on the Murray River. Listening to the news in Brisbane I was getting the impression the Murray River was nearly empty of water. In fact there is still a lot of water in the river … [Read more...] about Still Water in the Murray River
Remove the Barrages for the Coorong: A Note from Rojo
Hello Jennifer, I have been a reader and minor contributor at your blog over the last few months. A few weeks ago I was discussing the Coorong with another commentator in relation to the Prime Minister's new $10 billion National Water Security Plan … [Read more...] about Remove the Barrages for the Coorong: A Note from Rojo
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
