http://mfn.org.au/blog The mid Murrumbidgee Valley and its biodiversity Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:33:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Murrumbidgee Field Naturalists' website has a page on Pulletop Nature Reserve, that says, amongst other things, not to try to get there when the roads are wet. There's a reason for that advice. I wrote it. I should know. But did that stop me last Sunday? The picture tells the story ... http://mfn.org.au/blog/?p=15 Doing a Google search on Stackpoole State Forest is not the most rewarding research task I have ever undertaken. I mean, I know where it is, but I thought that I would check up to see what the landowners think of it. You know, find the Plan of Management, find ... http://mfn.org.au/blog/?p=14 Not really within our realm, but of much interest anyway.  With a long weekend and perfect weather what else would you do but go bush? The Tilpa to Tongo road was open with water still flowing over it.  And they are the exact conditions we were looking for. The bird life ... http://mfn.org.au/blog/?p=13 The Murrumbidgee Field Naturalists are pleased to announce to publication of their Bird Routes of Griffith brochure. What a journey the creation of the brochure has been.  18 months from initial idea to fruitition. There are always stops and starts in the development of any project, and projects for community groups ... http://mfn.org.au/blog/?p=12 Tom Bullen is not open to the public. It no longer has any water in it to speak of.  Yet a walk through, with the Murrumbidgee Field Naturalists, was one of the best of my recent experiences. The area is an off river storage for StateWater.  The inflow is off the ... http://mfn.org.au/blog/?p=11 Ah! The internet. So much information and so little time to find it all. So you want to go on a trip, or a weekend away and combine it with some outdoors and some birdwatching. How do you know where the best places are and what to look for when ... http://mfn.org.au/blog/?p=10 From where I live, I can see some of the best sunsets ever. I look out over paddocks to the west with a clear view for many kilometres. A common sight many years ago was our farmer neighbour silhouetted against the sky with his shovel over his shoulder as he ... http://mfn.org.au/blog/?p=9 That's exactly what I did on Wednesday.  With no pressing deadlines and a beautiful clear day, I packed my things and set off. Pulletop Nature Reserve is a 145 hectare reserve about 40 kilometres north of Griffith NSW.  It is a remnant mallee bush block that in the 1980's still had ... http://mfn.org.au/blog/?p=8 The Narrandera Wetlands are a constructed project to allow the simulation of natural filters for town storm water before it reaches the Murrumbidgee River. Situated on the western side of the Newell Highway between the river and the Main Canal, the Wetlands are a great place to stop and enjoy a ... http://mfn.org.au/blog/?p=7 We had a fabulous little walk at Ironbark Creek last Sunday. By 'we' I mean the Murrumbidgee Field Naturalists, of course. I have to admit that over the years I've not been a fan of Cocoparra National Park. I've always found it to be weed infested, neglected and generally abused ... http://mfn.org.au/blog/?p=5