Our funded project has finished but with the help of some new “Friends”, the annual January monitoring was undertaken for the 4th consecutive year. Thank you very much to “Rod’s gang”. What did we do? On the weekend of January 14th 2017, the 30 nest boxes along the Lake Hume foreshore between “The Pines” and […]
A relaxed afternoon and evening of wildlife activities were enjoyed at Lake Hume Village together with our AGM on Friday 4 November. 45 people attended participating in bird walks, squirrel glider nest box monitoring and a spot light walk. A range of wildlife were observed including: 10 squirrel gliders (in nest boxes), white bellied sea […]
Join CSU students and staff to:Set up “Harp traps” to catch bats,Locate motion cameras to spy on gliders,Set some small mammal traps,Install some more nestboxes,Spotlight for gliders and other nocturnal animals,See if owls will come to recorded calls.Where: Meet at Hume Dam BBQ Picnic area.When: Friday 7th of Nov from 4pm to after dark (9.30 […]
What: The project aims to improve the area for the threatened Squirrel Glider.Funding: Woolshed Thurgoona Landcare Group has secured funding from the Albury Conservation Company to undertake environmental works along the river and foreshores around Lake Hume Village.Output: A general introduction to the project with aid of a Landcare map.9 adults and 2 children attended […]
Purpose: Determine what species of bats reside within the region and provide nesting boxes for wildlife.Funding: Albury Conservation Company.Activities:Installation of nest boxesPicnic BBQ tea at the Hume Weir Dam wall6 bat (Harp) traps were set up and left overnightSquirrel Glider observationsResults: 15 people attended the event 9 from CSU and 6 from the general community9 […]
Purpose: Install nesting boxes for native wildlife in particular the Squirrel Glider a threatend species found within the area.Funding: Albury Conservation Company.Activities:Check existing nest boxesInstall nest boxesWeed removalResults:10 people attended the event including one young childAlison Mathews (CSU lecturer) confirmed a Squirrel Glider nest in a previously installed nesting box.6 new nesting boxes installedBroome Brush […]
Many Albury locals would be aware of the “Hovell tree” at Nouriel Park. The old River Red Gum is known as the Hovell tree as the explorers Hume and Hovell marked the tree when passing in November 1824.What is not as well known is the river was in flood and they trekked up stream to […]
Gliders have been found nesting in one of the recently erected nest boxes near the Lake Hume resort. The discovery was made over the Christmas break by Stuart Lucas who noticed one of the new boxes had been chewed, closer inspection revealed two Gliders nesting within the box.Thanks to all those who have helped out […]
Background:A dead glider was found tangled on barb wire in a fence. CSU specialist staff identified the animal as likely to be a Squirrel Glider. Barb wire is a known major hazard to gliders and cause of a significant numbers of deaths. Purpose:Remove barb wire in a high risk area, and trial covering Barb wire […]
After a member of the Splitters Ck-Bungowannah Landcare group visited the Lake Hume glider project site we were asked if we could talk to their group about what we had been doing. Hopefully sharing around what we have done will allow other groups to learn from our experience. The invitation was accepted on the condition […]