wetland plants – more underground than above

wetland plants – more underground than above

by | Jul 9, 2024 | Articles

In the patch of land I have behind a village on Western Port I am creating an ephemeral wetland, the most biodiverse of wetlands. Well trying to, and it has been such a treat to try. Ecological experiments Like everything I do on this plot, my wetland is an ecological...
Sea elephants demise on King Island

Sea elephants demise on King Island

by | Jul 3, 2024 | Articles

I wrote this piece awhile ago and it seemed timely to give it another airing. Sea elephants are beyond ordinary. They are something else! Sea elephants spend the most of their life (90%) underwater and, while clumsy on land, their blubber helps them resist pressures...
Shack at the end of a dirt track

Shack at the end of a dirt track

by | Jun 4, 2024 | Articles

I am absolutely privileged to have a humble shack at the end of a dirt track on an island in Bass Strait. The island is a naturally contained natural ecosystem with inputs and outputs, and it is a social ecosystem or series of ecosystems with flows in and out. The...
Purposes of The Waterways Network (TWN)

Purposes of The Waterways Network (TWN)

by | Jun 4, 2024 | Articles

Purposes of The Waterways Network (TWN) Yarra/Birrarung river Purposes Here are the purposes of The Waterways Network from our articles of association. I like them. Well, I wrote them with the excellent help of Christopher Bamford, one of the great editors. We put a...