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Two springtime ‘instant hits’ that will encourage wildlife in your garden

Posted by NPA NSWon August 31, 2026August 31, 2026in Spring 2026Leave a comment

Dr Jonathon Howard, NPA Executive

Spring is the perfect time to prep your backyard to attract and support local wildlife. Particularly if you have already built a welcoming spring habitat by planting local native flowers to attract pollinators and provide fresh water sources with sticks and rocks.

I’ve already noticed the noisy miners collecting small twigs from my garden to build their nests so I thought I would write an article for NPA about two coconut fibre ‘instant hits’ that can encourage possums and birds to your yards.

Koalas to Possums to Humboldt’s Web of Life

Posted by NPA NSWon March 1, 2018March 1, 2018in Autumn 2018Leave a comment

^{WEA Environmental History Courses in late 2017 from Janine Kitson}

Towards the end of 2017 four environmental history courses were held at the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA, Sydney): Where have all the Koalas gone?; Possums, Power & the Protection of the Australian Environment; People, Passion & the Protection of the Australian Environment; Alexander von Humboldt.