by Admin | Feb 1, 2018 | News
It took a lot of commitment from fifteen year nine students from four secondary schools to immerse themselves in a six day educational program at Samford Commons in December 2017. At a time when most students are relaxing in the last week of the year these students...
by Admin | Nov 24, 2017 | Education Articles, Samford’s local fauna
This very active small honeyeater (about 13–14 cm) has a distinctive long downcurved bill used for probing flowers. It occupies a wide range of habitats from eucalypt forest and rainforest to parks and gardens. It is mostly a winter visitor to the lower altitudes of...
by Admin | Nov 24, 2017 | Education Articles, Samford’s local fauna
This small (~25 mm) elongated green frog is very common throughout the Samford district, usually close to water. It is also known as the Dwarf Tree Frog or Green Reed Frog. The Eastern Sedgefrog is usually uniform green above (sometimes with dark flecking), but may be...
by Admin | Nov 24, 2017 | Education Articles, Samford’s local flora
This small to medium open shrub to 2–3 m is found naturally along the edge of our local rainforests and in moist gullies in eucalypt woodland. It is an important butterfly host plant for the common grass yellow butterfly Eurema hecabe (so it is preferable not to spray...
by Admin | Nov 24, 2017 | Education Articles, Samford’s local flora
This medium open shrub to 2–4 m is found naturally along the edge of our local rainforests and moister eucalypt forests. The foliage provides vital nesting habitat for our local birds and a safe refuge for other creatures, so is a good replacement for Lantana. The...
