A local community initiative Coastal white gum, Eucalyptus viminalis forests are regarded as endangered habitats in Tasmania. They are also critical in supporting some of Australia’s most endangered birds including the swift parrot and the critically endangered 48-spotted pardalote, Pardalotus quadragintus. Both these birds have unique and very specialised relationships with White Gums. It is imperative […]
Most people living in Tasmania would never have heard, let alone seen the Morrisby gum, Eucalyptus morrisbyi. It’s one of the rarest trees in the world and certainly the rarest Eucalypt in Tasmania. Growing near the state capital Hobart, it has been in gradual decline since the first colonists arrived in Tasmania. The Spring Bay […]
Join us for an exciting opportunity to discover Tasmanian eucalyptus – through a field day in the Wielangta forests of Tasmania’s East Coast. Led by botanists Fred and Mercedes Duncan, and Spring Bay Mill horticulturist and educator Marcus Ragus. Learn how to identify a wide range of species in their natural environments. Understand eucalypt ecology, […]