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Dreaming Bella
dreaming bella A celebration of Bellarine painters & photographers Lon Retreat, Point Lonsdale 28/8 - 26/9 2021 Dreaming Bella presents works by seven painters & photographers from across the Bellarine Peninsula who have all connected to their surrounds and our beautiful local spaces. All seven artists have nominated a charity that speaks to them and all commissions from each artwork sale in this exhibition will be donated by Lon on the Artist’s behalf. amy gibbs Amy Gibbs is an artist and designer residing in the beautiful coastal town of Point Lonsdale. With a focus on bright colours paired back with soft pastel hues, Amy paints a wide array of flora, particularly those of native species. Constantly inspired by the beauty around her, Amy takes advantage of daily strolls around her picturesque town by often bringing home various plant cuttings and taking copious amounts of photos. MS Australia Lost In Lon Smell The Daisies www.msaustralia.org.au “A close friend of mine was recently diagnosed with this disease; being only Shadow framed in Raw Tasmanian Oak. This Shadow framed in Raw Tasmanian Oak. For in her mid-twenties, I hope that with continued funding and research, she piece incorporates a number of my favourite me, this piece represents a true metaphor can live a long, happy and healthy life and we can share many flora species I was lucky enough to view when for life - sometimes we just need to stop more memories together.” wandering the grounds of Lon. Lost in the and smell the daisies; take it all in and beauty of my surroundings and completely in feel happiness and comfort in life’s simple awe of nature, I wanted to depict this charm pleasures. -
Kennebec Estuary Focus Areas of Statewide Ecological Significance Kennebec Estuary
Focus Areas of Statewide Ecological Significance: Kennebec Estuary Focus Areas of Statewide Ecological Significance Kennebec Estuary WHY IS THIS AREA SIGNIFICANT? The Kennebec Estuary Focus Area contains more than 20 percent of Maine’s tidal marshes, a significant percentage of Maine’s sandy beach and associated dune Biophysical Region habitats, and globally rare pitch pine • Central Maine Embayment woodland communities. More than two • Cacso Bay Coast dozen rare plant species inhabit the area’s diverse natural communities. Numerous imperiled species of animals have been documented in the Focus Area, and it contains some of the state’s best habitat for bald eagles. OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSERVATION » Work with willing landowners to permanently protect remaining undeveloped areas. » Encourage town planners to improve approaches to development that may impact Focus Area functions. » Educate recreational users about the ecological and economic benefits provided by the Focus Area. » Monitor invasive plants to detect problems early. » Find ways to mitigate past and future contamination of the watershed. For more conservation opportunities, visit the Beginning with Habitat Online Toolbox: www.beginningwithhabitat.org/ toolbox/about_toolbox.html. Rare Animals Rare Plants Natural Communities Bald Eagle Lilaeopsis Estuary Bur-marigold Coastal Dune-marsh Ecosystem Spotted Turtle Mudwort Long-leaved Bluet Maritime Spruce–Fir Forest Harlequin Duck Dwarf Bulrush Estuary Monkeyflower Pitch Pine Dune Woodland Tidewater Mucket Marsh Bulrush Smooth Sandwort -
The Legendary Couta Boat
1 The Legendary Couta Boat Commercial fishing out of Port Phillip Bay, Victoria in the 1870s, one of the most dangerous stretches of water in the world, required a special sort of vessel…the “Couta” boat. Now over 100 years on, it is described as the quintessential recreational sailing vessel. “Couta” boats were named after the barracouta fish* , one of the key species sought after by fishermen at the time. Its origin designer, HR Murray was commissioned to design a seaworthy and commercially efficient boat for offshore fishing in all weather conditions. Typically, the boats would leave Port Phillip well before dawn, navigate the Rip and Bass Strait weather fill their quota and return as quickly as possible to the fish markets in Flinders Street Melbourne. The Couta Boat was originally 26’6”, clinker built, 10 foot beam with functional cockpits and weighing approximately 5 ton. It had a draft of 3’3 inches draft which increased to 8 ft when the centerboard was lowered. The sail area of 600sq feet was originally gaff rigged but later evolved into a gunter rig with the high peaked gaff enabling the sail to be carried higher. The trademark of the Couta boat is the long curved bowsprit that the jib sets on. These high set sails enabled the boats to sail close to the wind. Under this sailing rig and without the aid of electronic navigational equipment the fishermen had to navigate the notorious Port Phillip Bay, “Rip”, before heading into Bass Strait. The Rip, a 3.2 kilometre wide body of water connecting Bass Strait to Port Phillip Bay is still described as “the most treacherous stretch of water in Australia and amongst the most dangerous in the world”. -
QMM COM Meeting Minutes Monday 17
1 QUEENSCLIFFE MARITIME MUSEUM INCORPORATED Registered Number A00070862 Committee of Management Meeting Monday, 17 May 2021 At: Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 9.00am MINUTES 1. Present June Negri (President), Dean Zanoni (Vice President), Carolyn McKinnon (Secretary), John Burgess (Treasurer), Rodney Nicholson, Martin Warneke, Andrew Scorgie In attendance: John Sisley Administration Co-ordinator Apologies: Peter Crofts (Proxy- June Negri), Les Irving Dusting (Proxy-June Negri) Motion: That the apologies as received be accepted. Moved: Dean Zanoni Seconded: Andrew Scorgie Carried 2. Minutes 2.1 The last Committee of Management meeting was held on Monday 19 April 2021. Business arising from the Minutes (1) That Item 7.2 be added to include the following motion from John Burgess: Motion: That Peter Crofts and Andrew Scorgie return the copies of the Register of Members in their possession and any additional copies they are aware of to the QMM-Administrative Coordinator within 72 Hours thus respecting the QMM Rules. Moved: John Burgess Seconded: John Micallef Not carried 7:2 (2) In response to the Treasurer, the Secretary confirmed that the $1500 funds for the Borough of Queenscliffe CASI grant have not been received but are expected in the Borough’s next round of payments. Motion: That the Minutes of the Committee of Management meeting held on Monday 19 April 2021 be confirmed. Moved: Dean Zanoni Seconded: Rodney Nicholson Carried 3. Correspondence 3.1 Inwards Correspondence • 19/4/21 John Micallef, formal resignation from QMM Committee of Management SECRETARY QMM COM meeting agenda Monday 15 March 2021 2 • Carly Douglass, BOQ requesting Banking Details for CASI funds allocation • Libby Coker, Grants Bulletin • Borough of Queenscliffe, Notice of Community Grants open • Maritime Museums Victoria Notice of Annual General Meeting Monday 24 May • AMAGA – Members and Events Bulletins • E. -
Historic Context Study of Waterfowl Hunting Camps and Related Properties Within Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia
Historic Context Study of Waterfowl Hunting Camps and Related Properties within Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia by Ralph E. Eshelman, Ph.D and Patricia A. Russell Eshelman & Associates July 21, 2004 For Assateague Island National Seashore National Park Service Department of Interior 7206 National Seashore Lane Berlin, Maryland 21811 i ii CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS…………………………………………………………. ii ABSTRACT………………………………………………………………………..iii INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………..1 Project background Clubs and lodges Definitions Regional context WATERFOWL HUNTING ON THE ATLANTIC ………………………………..7 Delaware North to New York Maryland Virginia North Carolina South to Georgia Assateague Island WATERFOWL HUNTING CLUBS AND LODGES……………………………..21 Land-Based Facilities Water-Based Facilities TYPICAL DAY AT A WATERFOWL HUNTING CLUB……………………….31 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF WATERFOWL HUNTING CLUBS AND LODGES………………………………………………… 33 Owners Members Guests: The Rich and Famous Gender Guides Food Thrill of the Hunt Fraternal Comradeship Ethnicity of Support Staff Role in Conservation ASSATEGUE ISLAND WATERFOWL HUNTING CAMPS AND LODGES…………………………………………………………………..47 ASSOCIATED PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ASSATEGUE ISLAND WATERFOWL HUNTING CLUBS AND LODGES………….49 iii INVENTORY OF RESOURCES…………………………………………………52 Bob-O-Del Gun Club Bunting’s Gunning Lodge Clements’ Beach House Clements’ Boat House Green Run Lodge High Winds Gun Club Hungerford’s Musser’s Peoples & Lynch Pope’s Island Gun Club Valentine’s CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………72 REFERENCES CITED……………………………………………………………76 APPENDIX I ANNOTATED LIST OF GUN CLUBS AND LODGES IN MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA………………………………………90 APPENDIX II PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE OF CONTEXT STUDY TEAM………………………………………………99 APPENDIX III CULTURAL LANDSCAPE FIELD SURVEY…………………………………100 iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This project benefited from numerous persons who assisted us in countless ways, shared knowledge, and otherwise made this study possible. -
Some Notes from Mud Islands by JAROSLAV KLAPSTE, Elwood, Victoria
September ] KLAPSTE, Some Notes from Mud Island 79 1975 White-browed Scrub-Wren, Sericornis frontalis M-ACT Speckled Warbler, Chthonicola sagittata M-ACT Scarlet Robin, Petroica multicolor C-SA&ACT Flame Robin, P. phoenicea L-SA Hooded Robin, P. cucullata L-SA Southern Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria australis C-ACT Grey Fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa C-SA&ACT Willie Wagtail, R. leucophrys R-SA&ACT Golden Whistler, Pachycephala pectoralis L-SA&ACT Rufous Whistler, P. rufiventris R-ACT Grey Shrike-Thrush, C olluricincla harmonica L-SA&ACT Brown Treecreeper, Climacteris picumnus L-SA White-throated Treecreeper, C. leucophaea L-ACT Grey-breasted Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis C-SA&ACT Yellow-faced Honeyeater, M eliphaga chrysops L-SA&ACT Red-browed Finch, Aegintha temporalis C-SA&ACT Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis C-SA&ACT Magpie-Lark, Grallina cyanoleuca L-SA&ACT White-winged Chough, Corcorax melanor- hamphus C-SA&ACT Dusky Woodswallow, Artamus cyanopterus L-ACT Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina C-ACT Grey Currawong, S. versicolor L-ACT Black-backed Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen C-ACT White-backed Magpie, G. hypoleuca C-SA Satin Bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus R-ACT Australian Raven, Corvus coronoides C-SA&ACT Some Notes from Mud Islands By JAROSLAV KLAPSTE, Elwood, Victoria. Mud Islands, situated within the entrance of Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, about 60 km south of Melbourne, are well known for their rich bird-life, particularly sea-birds and waders. There are three closely grouped, low sandy-mud islets, covered with salt-scrub, and in the centre is a large shallow lagoon. The islands are the strong hold for Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola, and Great Knot, Chlidris tenuirostris, in south-eastern Australia, and they have been visited regularly by observers for many. -
Point Nepean Forts Conser Vation Management Plan
Point Nepean Forts Conservation Management Plan POINT NEPEAN FORTS CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN Parks Victoria July 2006 This document is based on the Conservation Plans for the Point Nepean National Park Fortifications (1990) and Gun Emplacement No. 1 (1988) prepared by the Historic Buildings Branch, Ministry Of Housing and Construction, reviewed and updated for currency at the time of creation of the new and expanded Point Nepean National Park in 2005. ii CONTEXT This Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for the Point Nepean Forts is one of three Conservation Management Plans for historic heritage that have been prepared and/or reviewed to support the Point Nepean National Park and Point Nepean Quarantine Station Management Plan, as shown below: Point Nepean National Park and Point Nepean Quarantine Station Draft Management Plan Point Nepean Forts South Channel Fort Point Nepean Quarantine Conservation Conservation Station Draft Conservation Management Plan Management Plan Management Plan The Conservation Management Plan establishes the historical significance of all the fortification structures centring on the Fort Nepean complex area, as well as Eagles Nest and Fort Pearce, develops conservation policies for the sites as a whole as well as their individual features, and provides detailed strategies and works specifications aimed at the ongoing preservation of those values into the future. The Conservation Management Plan for Point Nepean Forts supports the Point Nepean National Park and Point Nepean Quarantine Station Draft Management -
Lighthouses – Clippings
GREAT LAKES MARINE COLLECTION MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY/WISCONSIN MARINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MARINE SUBJECT FILES LIGHTHOUSE CLIPPINGS Current as of November 7, 2018 LIGHTHOUSE NAME – STATE - LAKE – FILE LOCATION Algoma Pierhead Light – Wisconsin – Lake Michigan - Algoma Alpena Light – Michigan – Lake Huron - Alpena Apostle Islands Lights – Wisconsin – Lake Superior - Apostle Islands Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light – Wisconsin – Lake Superior - Ashland Ashtabula Harbor Light – Ohio – Lake Erie - Ashtabula Badgeley Island – Ontario – Georgian Bay, Lake Huron – Badgeley Island Bailey’s Harbor Light – Wisconsin – Lake Michigan – Bailey’s Harbor, Door County Bailey’s Harbor Range Lights – Wisconsin – Lake Michigan – Bailey’s Harbor, Door County Bala Light – Ontario – Lake Muskoka – Muskoka Lakes Bar Point Shoal Light – Michigan – Lake Erie – Detroit River Baraga (Escanaba) (Sand Point) Light – Michigan – Lake Michigan – Sand Point Barber’s Point Light (Old) – New York – Lake Champlain – Barber’s Point Barcelona Light – New York – Lake Erie – Barcelona Lighthouse Battle Island Lightstation – Ontario – Lake Superior – Battle Island Light Beaver Head Light – Michigan – Lake Michigan – Beaver Island Beaver Island Harbor Light – Michigan – Lake Michigan – St. James (Beaver Island Harbor) Belle Isle Lighthouse – Michigan – Lake St. Clair – Belle Isle Bellevue Park Old Range Light – Michigan/Ontario – St. Mary’s River – Bellevue Park Bete Grise Light – Michigan – Lake Superior – Mendota (Bete Grise) Bete Grise Bay Light – Michigan – Lake Superior -
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June 1946 MEM. NAT. Mus. V1cT., 14, PT. 2, 1946. https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.1946.14.06 THE SUNKLANDS OF PORT PHILLIP BAY AND BASS STRAIT By R. A. Keble, F.G.S., Palaeontologist, National Jiiiseurn of Victoria. Figs. 1-16. (Received for publication 18th l\fay, 1945) The floors of Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait were formerly portions of a continuous land surface joining Victoria with Tasmania. This land surface was drained by a river system of which the Riv-er Y arra was part, and was intersected by two orogenic ridges, the Bassian and King Island ridges, near its eastern and western margins respectively. \Vith progressive subsidence and eustatic adjustment, these ridges became land bridges and the main route for the migration of the flora and fauna. At present, their former trend is indicated by the chains of islands in Bass Strait and the shallower portions of the Strait. The history of the development of the River Yarra is largely that of the former land surface and the King Island land bridge, and is the main theme for this discussion. The Yarra River was developed, for the most part, during the Pleistocene or Ice Age. In Tasmania, there is direct evidence of the Ice Age in the form of U-shaped valleys, raised beaches, strandlines, and river terraces, but in Victoria the effects of glaciation are less apparent. A correlation of the Victorian with the Tasmanian deposits and land forms, and, incidentally, with the European and American, can only be obtained by ascertaining the conditions of sedimentation and accumulation of such deposits in Victoria, as can be seen at the surface1 or as have been revealed by bores, particularly those on the N epean Peninsula; by observing the succession of river terraces along the Maribyrnong River; and by reconstructing the floor of Port Phillip Bay, King Bay, and Bass Strait, and interpreting the submerged land forms revealed by the bathymetrical contours. -
Spartina Spp.) in South-Eastern Australia Induces Island Formation, Salt Marsh Development, and Carbon Storage
Invasive cordgrass (Spartina spp.) in south-eastern Australia induces island formation, salt marsh development, and carbon storage David M. Kennedy,1* Teresa Konlechner,1 Elisa Zavadil,1 Michela Mariani,1 Vanessa Wong,2 Daniel Ierodiaconou3 and Peter Macreadie4 1School of Geography and National Centre for Coasts and Climate, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 2School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia 3School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Victoria, Australia 4Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Burwood, Australia *Corresponding author. Email: [email protected] Received 2 August 2017 • Revised 21 September 2017 • Accepted 23 September 2017 Abstract Invasive vegetation species can lead to major changes in the geomorphology of coastal systems. Within temperate estuaries in the southern hemisphere, espe- cially Australia and New Zealand, the cordgrass Spartina spp. has become established. These species are highly invasive, and their prolific growth leads to the development of supratidal environments in formerly intertidal and subtidal environments. Here, we quantified the impact of Spartina invasion on the geomorphology and sequestration capacity of carbon in the sediments of Anderson Inlet, Victoria, Australia. Spartina was first introduced to the area in the 1930s to aid in land reclamation and control coastal erosion associated with coastal development. We found that Spartina now dominates the intertidal areas of the Inlet and promotes accretion (18 mm/year) causing the formation of over 108 ha of supratidal islands over the past 100 years. These newly formed islands are calculated to potentially contain over 5.5 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent carbon. -
Steer Clear of Ships at All Times
11/2018 abCreative Ph:0417569263abCreative.com abCreative www.vicports.vic.gov.au/community-and-bay-users Website: Tel: (03) 8347 8300 8347 (03) Tel: Victorian Ports Corporation (Melbourne) (Melbourne) Corporation Ports Victorian For more information: information: more For for fishers in the Rip the in fishers for safety messages safety Important • Marine regulations and port rules apply. rules port and regulations Marine • steer clear of ships at all times. all at ships of clear steer safety, own your For • Penalties may apply. may Penalties dangerous. extremely is channels shipping in Anchoring • Lifejackets must be worn Lifejacket wearing is mandatory at certain times on vessels up to 12 m in length in the PORT PHILLIP BAY Transit Only Zone NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION defined Port Phillip Heads area because: No anchoring or drifting • Port Phillip Heads has been designated a MELBOURNE hazardous area by Maritime Safety Victoria WILLIAMSTOWN ST KILDA • extra safety measures are imposed in Shipping Fairway designated hazardous areas. Channel SANDRINGHAM No anchoring WERRIBEE or drifting. RICKETTS POINT Steer clear For safety, of ships PORT PHILLIP BAY track your journey CARRUM PORTARLINGTON Shipping Fairway High hazard zone. The SafeTrx app, designed by the Australian Steer clear of ships. FRANKSTON Volunteer Coast Guard: GEELONG • monitors your boat journey MORNINGTON POINT LONSDALE QUEENSCLIFF • alerts emergency contacts and the search HOVELL and rescue (SAR) authority if you do not PILE Channel return on time SORRENTO ROSEBUD No anchoring • complements existing technologies that or drifting. Steer clear save lives at sea. of ships BASS STRAIT Learn more at coastguard.com.au/safetrx. -
IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS of MAINE an Analysis Of
IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS OF MAINE An Analysis of Avian Diversity and Abundance Compiled by: Susan Gallo, Thomas P. Hodgman, and Judy Camuso A Project Supported by the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS OF MAINE An Analysis of Avian Diversity and Abundance February 7, 2008 Compiled by: Susan Gallo, Maine Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd., Falmouth, ME 04105 Thomas P. Hodgman, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 650 State St., Bangor, ME 04401 Judy Camuso, Maine Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd., Falmouth, ME 04105 (Present Address: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 358 Shaker Road, Gray, ME 04039) Recommended citation: Gallo, S., T. P. Hodgman, and J. Camuso, Compilers. 2008. Important Bird Areas Of Maine: an analysis of avian diversity and abundance. Maine Audubon, Falmouth, Maine. 94pp. Cover Photo: Scarborough Marsh at sunrise, by W. G. Shriver ii Table of Contents History ..........................................................................................................................................1 What is an Important Bird Area?.......................................................................................1 Qualifying Criteria...................................................................................................................1 Data Use and Applicability Disclaimer .............................................................................2 Acknowledgements...................................................................................................................3