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| Manly Dam Bushland..always in need of more protection |
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| Mermaid Pool, Manly Vale, a focal point for conservation efforts. |
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| A volunteer team removing invasive weeds as part of the "Return of the Mermaids" restoration project. |
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| Community members "rescuing" graffiti spray cans discarded in Manly Creek. |
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| Orara Reserve, Allambie. Gradually being restored from weed invasion by Bushlink, Beach School and Save Manly Dam Catchment Committee |
Avenue of Endemic Native Plants to Commemorate the Wartime Service
of the Merchant Navy (Manly Vale). King St, Avenue of Honour
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| Beautiful Gumbooya Reserve, Allambie... |
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| ...cared for by a volunteer team as part of "Friends of the Bush" |
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| Local residents putting up nesting boxes for native wildlife (This one is for a Brushtail Possum) |
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| Restored rock outcrop with remnant native species, Manly Vale |
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| Juvenile orphaned Flying Fox being looked after by a volunteer from Sydney Wildlife |
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| A Great Egret visits a Manly Vale pond looking for food |
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| Native Commelina Cyanea is also called "Scurvy Weed" as it was eaten by early European settlers to avoid scurvy (it contains Vitamin C) |
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| A spectacular Blue Triangle butterfly (Graphium Sarpedon) visits a Manly Vale garden |
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| Spot the camouflaged Katydid |
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| Gorgeous Apacris Longiflora (Fuschia Heath) at Manly's "North Head" |
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| Ringtail possums. (Two very special Manly Vale locals). |
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| A juvenile yet ancient member of the Manly Vale community. |
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| Magnificent Coral Fern at Freshwater |
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| Angophora Costata (smooth-barked apple)..a truly wonderful tree |
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| Stunning Clematis Aristata (old man's beard) at Manly Golf Course...a star amongst native plants |
I hope you've had a great year..please treasure and protect your own local native animals and plants...wherever you may be.
