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Doug Tallamy, entomologist, ecologist and conservationist
Reasons and suggestions for improving urban biodiversity within SEQ - free downloadable PDF's
These nurseries will provide two free tubes for new members. They all sell a great variety of local native plants. PLEASE support them!
Blogs detailing resources that you need to increase your local knowledge of biodiversity
Landscapers and gardeners who are enthusiastic to use local native plants in their landscaping projects. Waant a biodiversity make-over? This is where you can look!
Here is the text,
Complete Contents
Preface p1
Ch 1 - Introduction P5
Ch 2 – Biodiversity and Backyards p9
Ch 3 – Local Native plants p13
Ch 4 – Lose the Weeds p35
Ch 5 – Lose the lawn p41
Ch 6 – Backyards for Bees, Butterflies, Bugs and Beetles p51
Ch 7 – Backyards for Birds p69
Ch 8 – Backyards for Frogs p87
Ch 9 – Backyards for Bats, Rats and marsupials p97
Ch 10 – Backyards for Lizards and Snakes p109
Ch 11 – Embrace some Mess p113
Ch 12 – Grow some Food p115
Ch 13 – Native Food Plants p117
Ch 14 – Control Pets and Pests / Avoid Chemicals p121
Ch 15 – Designing a Biodiverse Backyard p129
Ch 16 – Celebrate the Nature p135
Ch 17 – The Kaufman Challenge p139
Ch 18 – Cities for Nature p145
Ch 19 - SEQ Backyards for Biodiversity P153
First Review Comments
Backyards for Biodiversity SEQ Inc This is fantastic! Thank you! We are in the process of getting rid of some lawn in favour of more native garden.
Wow looks fantastic what a great effort by you and John. A wonderful resource.
Wow fantastic. Thank you everyone for hard work involved
Wow this is an amazing resource you have created Ken Cross I can’t wait to read it more deeply
Nice Ken! Super creative title. We’ll download it ASAP
Highly recommended reading it's excellent
Thank you for sharing, what a great resource!
Wow, this is great. I've just downloaded and saved this and am looking forward to reading it. First impression ~~~~ impressive
Love this!
Awesome work, Ken
Brilliant thanks very much
If you have enjoyed the free booklet, please consider joining Backyards for Biodiversity!
157 Warran Road, Yaroomba
Ph: (07) 5473 9322
Coolum Natives website
info@coolumnatives.com .
Station St, Pomona (opposite the bakery)
0419 377 423.
Holcim Site, Steve Irwin Way, Glenview
Ph: (07) 5494 5074
Mooloolah Waterwatch and Landcare website
114-132 Fairhill Road,
Ninderry
07 5343 7906
*FAIRHILL OFFERS MEMBERS 10% DISCOUNT OFF PLANTS!!!!!***
26 Porters Lane, Maleny
Ph: (07) 5494 3151
Barung Landcare website
nursery@barunglandcare.org.au
350 Old Maryborough Road
Araluen QLD 4570
07 5483 8866
https://gympielandcare.org.au/nursery/
57 Paten Rd, The Gap QLD 4061
(07) 3300 6304
Cnr Pettigrew St and Toovey St,
Caboolture
Email:folcgroup@gmail.com
Phone: 0429221189
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15 Bunya Pine Ct, Eatons Hill, QLD 4037
(07) 3264 3953
CommunityNurseryPR@bigpond.com
https://www.kumbartcho.org.au/nursery
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RON & PHIL
Phone: 0414 411 599
* NOT A PARTICIPATING NURSERY BUT RECOMMENDED!
NW Corner, Yandina Markets
Saturday Mornings.
**** Inexpensive Native Plants grown from seed.
Visit our blog post and check out some recommended books to help you identify the plants of south east Queensland.
Here are some recommended references for mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs. Please check out the blog post here.
There are many insects in Australia that remain unidentified, however there are some groups that are very well described. Check out our blog post here to find a range of books that will help you identify some of the insects and spiders within your backyard.
Some text resources are available to help you understand and identify some of the fungi in SEQ. Check out our blog post here.
Our major free resource is a booklet entitled Backyards for Biodiversity SEQ written by Ken Cross and John Birbeck as a FREE PDF available as a download above on this page!
We love books, especially books about wildlife and nature. Please monitor our blog for reviews of natural history books - some recent plus some classics!
Please expect a Blog post soon on recommendations for apps for SEQ residents.
A regular blog feature will feature reviews of videos freely available on Youtube and perhaps, from time to time, those available through other streaming sources.
Our Blog will feature a variety of articles of interest to all who value biodiversity in SEQ. Read it here.
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