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The Sex Life of Orchids

A Walk, Watch and Wonder event with Healesville Environment Watch (HEWI) Nineteen people enjoyed an orchid trail on Sunday October 04, led by our knowledgeable leader Kaye McRae along bush tracks, discovering beautiful orchids, singly and in patches all the way. We were also fortunate to learn more about the biology of orchids from our supporting naturalists Jane and Malcolm… Read more →

ROD QUANTOCK AT THE MEMO!

HEWI has much pleasure in announcing that comedian and environmental activist Rod Quantock will be presenting his “LAST TIM TAM” performance on the stage of the Memo Hall in Healesville next month.  We are most grateful to Rod for agreeing to support our group’s advocacy work with his creative flair -   raising the profile of the critical issues of peak… Read more →

Preventing the Extinction of an Iconic Globally Endangered Species – Leadbeater’s Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri)

David Lindenmayer1,2,3*, David Blair1,2,3, Lachlan McBurney1,2,3 and Sam Banks1,2 Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Long-term Ecological Research Network, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia *Corresponding author: Lindenmayer D,… Read more →