Wildlife Fire-recovery Project- Flowerdale and Strath Creek. I identified the insect pictured left as a praying mantis, because of the barbed front legs and the way they were held. At least I got the insect bit right. It is in fact a Mantis Fly. Curiously it is neither a mantis nor is it a fly. It is a type of lacewing, also known as a Mantid Lacewing. Obviously in the identification process I even got the insect family wrong.

A project of the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network. What is Landcare Fire Recovery? Since the devastating Black Saturday bushfires of Feb 2009, the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network has been working with landholders and local communities in the Murrindindi and Mitchell Shires to rebuild and rehabilitate the local environment on private property. This blog presents some of the stories. Thursday, December 19, 2013.

Caring for the environment in the Strath and King Parrot Creek valleys. Focus on Flora and Fungi. Pioneer Reserve, Strath Creek. Upper King Parrot Creek Road scenic drive. Moores Road Reserve, Flowerdale. All we need is a Zebra crossing. Site of zebra crossing? The nagging question in my mind.