Katoomba artist, writer and scholar Teya Brooks Pribac has spent the last two decades learning about the rich, complex lives and contributions of the animals who are our allies in creating a habitable planet. As part of her animal advocacy she's written Enter the Animal and Not Just Another Vegan Cookbook. New work on animal cultures is on the horizon.
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Keith Muir: (Not) In My Backyard
After focusing on protecting NSW wilderness areas for more than 30 years, conservationist Keith Muir turns his attention to his own Blue Mountains backyard.
Read More »The Satin Bowerbirds and a Garden Transformation
Sara Reilly rehabilitated her rundown garden in the heart of Katoomba into an enticing environment for the local wildlife, including dancing satin bowerbirds. She reveals the slow but richly rewarding process.
Read More »The ‘Waste Not’ Experiment!
Troubled by my weekly packaging waste, I compared leftover packaging from a sample shop at the Blue Mountains Food Co-op with a similar supermarket shop. The results were enlightening.
Read More »No Man is an Island – The Naturalist
Katoomba author Brendan Atkins talks about his intriguing biography of naturalist Allan Riverstone McCulloch, how it raises important questions for planetary health today and why we ignore history at our peril.
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