Learning at Landcare with Pam

From the Awabakal seasonal calendar:

Spring is blooming season on Country, with plants and muraban (flowers) in full bloom. The tibin (birds), aru (insects) and other animals that come to feed on their pollen and nectar pick up their activity for the year. Many tibin are breeding and laying yero (eggs), and the binaibaan (goanna) climb trees to feed on the eggs.

Depending on the climate of the year, Spring may start earlier or later, with warmer weather in August and September bringing an early start, or a longer Takarir delaying the flowering of plants and the arrival of animals.

Country is waking back up. Muraban are blooming and many animals are raising young hatchlings. The weather is wirobakiliko (heating up), kicking off much of the season’s activity.

This knowledge reminds us that our work on the peninsula is part of something much older and larger. When we see flowers opening, birds nesting, or goannas climbing, we are witnessing Country in motion, seasonal patterns that have guided life here for thousands of years.