Posts by Rosey Pounsett

With the weather warming up a little now that it is spring, there are lots of things happening at the lake. This is the time of year for the snakes…

National Tree Day, sponsored by Planet Ark and Toyota, was celebrated at Lake McIntyre on 26th July, when 30 children from McArthur Park Kindy arrived to plant 18 trees. The…

The annual Wattle Range Photographic Competition is on again with the focus on People, Places, Product and Performance. Last year saw the addition of a special category for Lake McIntyre…

Well another surprising breeding event has taken place at the Lake over the summer. We have regularly had musk ducks call in to the lake and stay for awhile, but…

In 1997 Adrian Boyle started a project banding birds to look at bird movements and populations at Lake McIntyre. In May 1998 a Brown Thornbill aged 1+ years was banded.…

Latham's Snipe breed in Japan and migrate to Australia each year, arriving at Lake McIntyre from September onwards. They spend the spring and summer here before departing back to Japan…

On Thursday 21st September, Angela Jones came to the lake with a Junior Primary class, their teacher and several parents from Newbery Park Primary School. Their first task was to…

As with all grebes, the Great Crested Grebe is a specialised waterbird, spending the majority of its time on the water. They rarely walk on the ground, but when they…

Spring is a great time to see local native orchids in flower. Our Native Forest Reserves, Conservation and National Parks are the ideal spots to walk through keeping a sharp…

On Thursday 14th September at 12 noon, 10 students from Tantanoola Primary School arrived with their teacher to plant some grasses at the lake. The grasses were native Lomandra, Lime…