After dusk, if you sit quietly on the banks of Enoggera Creek, you might witness something extraordinary. Out of the stillness, a dark shape may rise from the water’s depths, a head as big as your fist. Then, not a splash, but a sudden exhalation—wet and ancient. And a lungful of air taken in the open night, before the mysterious creature retreats back into the murky pond.
Freshwater jellyfish, Craspedacusta sowerbii: Thoto by Kai squires via Atlas of Living Australia. Licensed under CC-BY 4.0. By Brendan RossIf you are a regular beachgoer, you might expect to see jellyfish washed up after a strong onshore wind, but would you expect to...
Macrobrachium Australiense: This Australian freshwater prawn. Photo by Marilyn Connell via Atlas of Living Australia. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. By Brendan RossAfter dark, when the last dog-walkers leave the park, a quiet workforce takes over our creeks. If you shine a...
This week we submitted our response to the Moreton Water plan public consultation. We raised five main points: 1. Concerns about the right to extract from Enoggera Creek 2. Environmental management downstream from SEQwater-managed reservoirs 3. Management of...
Many of you will have seen recent reports about mass fish killings in New South Wales and Victoria. A recent conversation article described that pollution from fertilizers and associated algae over-growth may have contributes. Enoggera and Fish Creek in The Gap are...