Stories

Revive the Northern Rivers 23/6/21 Revive the Northern Rivers 23/6/21

Tony Parkes – Co-founder and President of Big Scrub Rainforest Conservancy

We spoke Tony Parkes, the co-founder and President of Big Scrub Rainforest Conservancy, about Wompoo Fruit Doves, NSW Premier Neville Wran and Big Scrub Landcare’s Science Saving Rainforests program.

Shaya Lambrechtsen 11/4/21 Shaya Lambrechtsen 11/4/21

Toona Australis – The Mighty Red Cedar

A mighty red cedar stands tall in the sunlight. One of few that remain after a European thirst for timber that seemed impossible to quench.

Shaya Lambrechtsen 10/4/21 Shaya Lambrechtsen 10/4/21

The Lennon Family Regeneration Project

Jake’s main motto for rainforest plantings is “shade, shade, shade!”

Then all it takes is a combination of birds and the wind to begin the natural process of seed dispersal and germination.

Shaya Lambrechtsen 9/4/21 Shaya Lambrechtsen 9/4/21

The Big Scrub

The Big Scrub originally covered around 900 square kilometres of the Bundjalung & Githabul nations across Northern NSW. It is estimated that 1% of the original Big Scrub remains.

Shaya Lambrechtsen 6/4/21 Shaya Lambrechtsen 6/4/21

Walking Stick Palm

The English name actually comes from the long straight stem of the plant which was harvested post WW1 to make walking sticks for returned soldiers who were wounded.