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Festival season in Townsville
Winter in Townsville is the season of festivals and outdoor events, since the weather is (pretty reliably) clear and sunny. In the next few weeks there are at least three festivals which will attract a particular demographic, one which I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Community, Conservation, Writing
Tagged eco-fiesta, festival, folk music, greenie, literary
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Life in ‘the outback’
My Easter trip to Western Queensland began with a visit to a cattle property, Rainsby, owned and operated by Diane Alford, my cousin-in-law, and her husband Bill. To get there from Townsville, you head inland on the Hughenden and Mt Isa … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Nature photography, Reptiles
Tagged Aramac, cattle, grazing, outback, Rainsby, turtle
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More netizen science
Encyclopedia of Life One of my first posts to this blog mentioned Encyclopedia of Life, a major international collaborative effort to document the living world around us. Its list of sponsors and supporters starts at the highest possible levels (Smithsonian … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Nature photography, Technology
Tagged Citizen science, Climatewatch, dragonfly, Encyclopedia of Life, EoL, science, technology
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Eco-artistic Exhibitions and Events – Townsville
The Butterfly Man of Kuranda This stunning visual exhibition displays the wonderful array of Queensland’s beautiful butterflies, beetles and moths, collected by FP and AP Dodd around North Queensland from 1917 to the 1960s. Museum of Tropical Queensland, Feb 27 to … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Insects and spiders, Nature photography
Tagged butterfly, eco-fiesta, exhibition, Kuranda, moon moth, moth
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