'The Forest' by contemporary German artist Katja Lang #WomensArt #ArtAdvent

What do Australia’s new nature laws mean for native forests? The reforms closed a loophole that stopped legal scrutiny of logging. But we need the full detail.

LOL (but accurate) ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxRB...

400 year old Mountain Ash in Toolangi #australia #tree #forest #nature #photography

Even the mildest of fires can take out hollow-bearing trees, which are absolutely crucial for wildlife. Another victim of Forest Fire Management Victoria and its burn- baby-burn ethos.

The Victorian Forest Alliance has a new monthly giving program — the VFA Forest Champions — to build a strong, sustainable base of support for our forests. 🌳🐦 Right now, every monthly donation is matched, so your support goes twice as far. ➡ www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/donate

For Labor, climate change is not a horrifying threat to our children but an economic impediment to be managed at the pleasure of the big end of town, not least the fossil fuel and woodchip corporations. Free to read #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22234/...

A bit short notice (soz) but if you want to see how the Victorian government is wrecking our forests, there is a tour happening tomorrow.

Please write to these companies and ask them not to sell illegal fruit netting that kills thousands of bats and birds every year au.news.yahoo.com/amazon-ebay-...

Landscapes painted on the surfaces of cut logs by US artist Alison Moritsugu #WomensArt

REPOST from the amazing @kinglakeforest.bsky.social who conducted an incredible Bioblitz. Congratulations to all involved! "We’re so grateful to everyone who came out on Saturday for our first every bioblitz. It was epic. 100 people conducting 15 surveys over 12 hours."

Forestry Corporation posts another multi-million-dollar loss in native forest division echo.net.au/2025/12/fore... Forestry Corporation lost $85 million over 4 years... ‘Taxpayers are paying an exorbitant cost to subsidise private sawmillers to log native forests.’ #nswpol #EndNativeForestLogging

An important piece showing that we have known for a long time - more prescribed burns do not automatically make forests safer from #bushfire - a lesson that indigenous people learnt thousands of years ago 🧪 theconversation.com/in-1939-a-ro...

"If large-scale prescribed burning and incentives to backburn ended, the area burned annually would immediately fall 87%, leaving only fires started by lightning, accident or arson." "Authorities need to heavily invest in rapid fire detection and attack." theconversation.com/in-1939-a-ro...

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"Prescribed burning resets the clock, giving a few short years with an open understorey. But the void is soon filled by flammable fast-growing shrubs." theconversation.com/in-1939-a-ro...

This is a clearly written, evidenced-based article by two highly respected academics. So it probably won't be read by anyone at Forest Fire Management Victoria.

#RealHeroes Vs #ClimateCriminals, #Australia - #auspol.

1/3 In among some good news, #7 remains the real kicker: The restoration contributions fund will "relax “like-for-like” rules that previously required offsets to deliver an environmental benefit for the same species or ecosystem affected by a development." www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This is definitely a blind spot in the EPBC Act reform bills. #auslaw #auspol #climatecrisis theconversation.com/long-awaited...

The awful reality of what Forest Fire Management is doing to our precious forests. From the Victorian Forest Alliance Instagram page. Photos from Friends of Bats and Habitat Gippsland.

As EPBC reforms get framed as political tussles & deal-making, don't forget ongoing colonialism, what's at stake on Indigenous lands, and their warnings that bad amendments & inadequate environmental laws "risk irreversible damage to country, culture and communities"

This is another strong argument against logging: the reduction in canopy it causes exposes gliders to added predation by owls.

'Asked if the staff exited the vehicles and assessed any nests or hollows on foot, the DBCA did not respond and declined to provide any data or copies of its assessments.' The contempt this agency has for the public as well as any experts who contradict it is extraordinary.

Any centrist uttering "don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good" is an absolute guaranteed pre-emptive alarm they're about to do something extremely bad

Australians are being asked to believe we can protect nature by exploiting it faster and with less scrutiny -Virginia Young thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...

My mums cats still need homes, they also need a foster on the central coast in the meantime. If anyone can help at all, even just asking around, please do 🙏 This is the last thing I can do for her, and it would mean everything if I can just make sure they’re okay 🙏

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“Once you take their habitat away, they die, so logging this forest is a really permanent end to these creatures. It’s quite heartbreaking.” Conservationists are calling for timber harvesting to be prevented close to endangered greater habitat. au.yahoo.com/news/late-ni...

Rules meant to protect endangered gliders increase risk of localised extinction, scientists say www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

#Dailyglimmer cuddling trees

Not great footage but check out this Leadbeater’s possum I saw last night! Fastest thing I’ve ever seen in the trees, so good

In a busy week, I delayed reading Tim's post because they always deserve focused attention, and wow, this one really hit home. The call to action - and the hope! - that I needed.

This case could set an important legal precedent to enhance transparency and scrutiny when it comes to protecting threatened species from logging in Tasmania’s forests. envirojustice.org.au/.../swift-pa...

The VFA has launched a citizen's database on PLANNED BURNS: to lift the lid on destructive fire management conducted by FFMV. 🔥 See something? Report. Help us collect evidence on the blatant mismanagement of fire in our forests. www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/citizen_reports_planned_burns

Sunday night, time to relax. No, time to get furious after hearing about the sponsors of WA's recent Biodiversity Conference, which included Alcoa, Woodside and South 32. These destructive companies are the enemies of biodiversity and should be blacklisted. But instead...

A good summary of how the Victorian government is looking to resume logging (for 'forest health' lol).

Geez, if you love nature and our precious habitat for animals, plantlife (and us) - everyday in this country feels like a fucking funeral :( www.smh.com.au/environment/...

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I know it might come as a bit of a surprise, but the 2026 calendars turned up surprisingly early and are available in good Hobart bookstores, the Kudelka Shop and the Kudelka Sop website, so do yourself a favour and have at it. www.kudelkashop.com/product/2026...

Whats the real cost of the Macquarie Point stadium in Hobart / Nipaluna ? “Architectural and urban quality will certainly not manifest because lawyers and politicians try to post-justify the wrong choice of site with hyperbole.”

Do yourself a favour & read @timhollo.bsky.social's brilliant piece. He's articulated, with humour, concerns & feelings many of us share. "It's like a 14 year old boy who's read a few meme-quotes from Sun Tzu's The Art of War and played some Dungeons and Dragons and thinks he's a strategic genius."

Penny Wong accidentally saying the quiet bit out loud - for Labor the US relationship is more important than the Australian environment. Who do this lot think they work for?

Haven’t been to the platypus bridge in ages so I popped in after the rain today hoping that I hadn’t missed peak seasonal activity and OMFG?!?!

"Planned burning isn't the simple fix it's often made out to be," Mr Just said. "In most forests, it only lowers fuels for two or three years before regrowth makes things worse." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

One of the giants in the Errinundra old growth forest saved by decades of protection by protestors, citizen scientists and conservationists. It's a bit of a hike in but so worth it.

It's ok. FFMV has 'the best science', as distinct from ... actual science, i guess. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

@australianlabor.bsky.social Enviro Minister Murray Watt giving off humungous 'we are all looking for the guy who did this' energy

I really hope that the environmental & conservation community has learnt their lessons from the safeguard mechanism fiasco. Those that should have known better were played by Labor, & threw many of their own under the bus. Now we're seeing the consequences. Let's not do the same with EPBC reforms!