October Events at Mooloolah River Landcare

We have so many great events happening at MRL this October! To make it a bit easier for you we have put tickets for all the upcoming events right here. Scroll down for more details on the individual events:

Want to learn how you can compost for a better climate?

Join Scott Robinson at the Seed Pod for an inspirational presentation on worm farming for a better climate! *indoor talk- fully accessible for all abilities.

Fresh water fish monitoring activity

Join fish expert Darren Smith at the Walk in the Wildside outdoor classroom as we check the fish traps from 3 different bodies of water.Learn how you identify fish and tell the difference between native and invasive species. Darren is a former fish keeper with a keen interest in freshwater native fish, particularly of the genus Melanotaenia. These are the rainbowfish of Australia and PNG. Darren has kept many live fish food cultures and successfully bred many strains of rainbowfish from both Australia and PNG. *Recommended to wear sun smart clothing, closed in shoes and bring water bottle. Most of the activity will take place in the yearning circle so accessible for most. Children will need to be monitored as unfenced natural water bodies nearby.

Interested in moths or creatures that glow in the UV light?

Join Jessica Raintree at a pop up moth light trap to learn about our local moth species and go on a UV adventure to find creatures that fluoresce under the UV lights. *Wear closed in shoes and bring a torch. limited number of UV torches available so BYO if you have your own. Mothing activity will be in the yarning circle so easy access for all. Children will need to be monitored as unfenced natural water bodies nearby- and it will be dark.

Think bats are cool? Want to be a bat scientist for the night...

Join Robin Rowland is a local bat expert and PhD candidate at the University of the Sunshine Coast researching microbats which roost in buildings and other man-made structures in South East Queensland, and what that means for their conservation. Robin will share her latest findings and information about bats in your backyard and the importance they play in our ecosystems. After a short talk, participants can join a bat walk with ultrasonic detectors to discover what microbat species live around the Mooloolah River Landcare Centre. These detectors will help us listen in on local microbats as they hunt for insects nearby.  *Wear closed in shoes and bring a torch.

The biodiversity monitoring activities (fish, moths and bats) are part of our program Returning to Nature: transforming a mining site into a biodiversity rich community space- supported by the Wettenhall Environment Trust. This grant enables us to monitor the return of wildlife to our Walk in the Wildside outdoor classroom as it rewilds.

The composting for a better climate talk is supported by Trees4Resilience, MRL's climate action program supported by the Queensland Government's Sustainability Action Grants program-supporting Community Climate Action.