Resources

Visit regularly for fresh information on Urban Wildlife Gardens.

NICA’s Four Sunshine Coast Wildflower Walks

Jul 25, 2022

The very successful Sunshine Coast Wildflower Festival will run from Saturday 20th August to Sunday 4th September, NICA will host four popular walks in the Noosa Shire.

July Weed of the Month

Jul 24, 2022

Dyschoriste depressa is a relatively new weed in the Noosa shire. It has the qualities to become a big threat to our bushland and a problem in gardens.

Indian Myna birds

Jun 29, 2022

A pest to be discouraged from your backyard.

Weed of the Month – Syngoniums

Jun 28, 2022

Syngoniums remind some of us of a misspent youth when we didn’t know they were weeds.

Flowering now Prickly Moses

Jun 28, 2022

Prickly Moses, Acacia hubbardiana, is flowering now..

Pioneer Plants

May 30, 2022

Pioneer plants are the local natives that seed freely, grow quickly and have evolved to fill empty or damaged areas of a forest.

Blue tongue or Native Lasiandra

May 28, 2022

Blue tongue Melastoma malabathricum is one of our local native plants that is thriving in the present weather conditions. Read on to find out if it would be a suitable plant for your garden.

Report on Bush Tucker Workshop

May 26, 2022

On Sat April 30th Marc Russell from Back 2 the Bush delivered a workshop on Bush Tucker plants. Have a look at some photos of the day and information on Bush foods.