Welcome to Fox Gully Bushcare a small, 2 hectares, but important part of the 66 hectare Mt Gravatt Reserve Mt Gravatt Reserve is a unique island of Queensland bushland ten minutes from Brisbane CBD and home to Koalas, Echidnas, twenty seven different types of butterfly and dozens of birds.
The aim of the Fox Gully Bushcare Blog is to celebrate the extraordinary beauty of this island of bush in the middle of suburbia and build community commitment to the protection and restoration of this valuable resource.
My objectives include:
- education:
- about the diversity of native plants and animals living right beside us; and
- the damage caused by weeds spreading from our own gardens.
- building a community:
- where the bushland is valued and used; and
- individuals believe they can make a difference. We often don’t take action because “It is all too big.”, “All to complicated.” or “That’s The Government’s job.”
- continuous learning:
- publishing my latest photos and research for The Flora and Fauna of Mt Gravatt Reserve – Sue Jones and Michael Fox, a CD compilation of the diverse species, 243 native plant species, found in the Reserve; and
- allowing my research to be challenged, corrected or enhanced.
Flora & Fauna of Mt Gravatt Reserve is a dynamic learning tool for the authors, which means mistakes in identification and other information will occur from time to time. As these mistakes are challenged our knowledge is expanded and corrections are included in this expanding record of information about our local flora and fauna.
All photographs have been taken in Mt Gravatt Reserve by the authors.
Michael Fox- Fox Gully Bushcare Co-ordinator