Mirror bush: Harmless garden beauty or silent environmental threat?
Mirror bush (Coprosma repens), a New Zealand native, with its glossy foliage and vibrant berries, has long been used in Tasmanian gardens as an ornamental.…
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FOBSI – North Barker battles boxthorn on Mt Chappell Island
North Barker are proud to support the Friends of the Bass Strait Islands (FOBSI) Wildcare group, to which, through our relationship with Karen Ziegler, we…
Migratory shorebirds
During bird surveys in the northeast of Tassie in autumn 2023, our team came across a migratory wader with bands on its mind – banded…
Voluntourism – Picnic Island weed control 2021-25
In 2008 North Barker undertook a natural values assessment for the accommodation facility at Picnic Island. Back then, the only built infrastructure was a tiny…
Marion Bay Coastcare
Our Director and Principal Ecologist/Botanist, Andrew North, is a dedicated member of the Marion Bay Coastcare group. Alongside a team of passionate volunteers, Andy has…
National Landcare awards
In August 2022 one of our ecologists and land manager, Suyanti Winoto-Lewin, was invited to the National Landcare conference as she was nominated for the…