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Rainforest Resilience – looking after the future of our forests

As part of our Landcare-led Bushfire Recovery Grant, Barung Landcare has been able to establish a Rainforest Resilience project which is supporting landholders to protect and restore rainforest vegetation across the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. The aim of the project has been to: Expand the Barung Landcare Native Plant Nursery production to be able to propagate […]

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Barung Seed Forest – A Forest For The Future

Planted in late 2020, the Barung Seed Forest is an evolving wonderland of native habitat that has been created as a forest for the future. Designed and created by Barung Landcare staff, Skilling Queenslanders for Work trainees and the broader community, the Barung Seed Forest not only provides habitat for local wildlife, but it offers

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Barung Native Nursery – AUTUMN Update

Barung Landcare News / 26 February 2022

What’s in stock? A stunning selection of fine ferns! The Maleny Community Nursery at Porters Lane is currently flush with beautiful native ferns! Come in and view the range of stock available before it goes. Download our monthly stocklist Looking to get into a planting project after all this rain? It is the perfect time,

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Call for Carronia vine seed – we need your help!

Barung Landcare News, Rainforest Resilience / 26 February 2022

The survival of the Southern Pink Underwing Moth (Phyllodes imperialis subsp. smithersi) is not only dependent on high quality, well established rainforest, its caterpillar is solely dependent on one species of vine for its food – the Carronia vine (Carronia multisepalea). As part of the recovery plan for this endangered moth species, Natura Pacific has

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Nursery on the move! Stage one of the new Barung Nature Centre

Barung Landcare News / 24 February 2022

Due to the significant support of the Barung community through fundraising, we are proud to announce that stage one of the Barung Nature Centre is underway! What will stage one cover you ask? Stage one will see the Maleny Community Nursery at Porters Lane moved from its current location down to the Maleny Community Precinct

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