Trish Lynch

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The chemical companies went on the offensive, calling her "a fanatic defender of the cult of the balance of nature," and "probably a Communist." The publishing of the book was one of the pivotal moments in the development of the U.S. environmental movement and facilitated the U.S. ban of the pesticide DDT and further research into the disruptive effects of pesticides in the human body. 6 decades later, the need to teach about threats to the environment is even greater.

Otd in 1962, Rachel Carson published one of the most consequential books ever written:
"Silent Spring", about the deleterious impacts that widespread and uncontrolled pesticide use in the U.S. was having on the environment.

More info in the alt text 👇

#ICJ says fossil fuel production, fossil fuel consumption, granting of exploration licences and fossil fuel subsidies may constitute an "internationally wrongful" act. States are also obliged to regulate private actors in the context of climate change. This is getting awkward Australia. #auspol

It’s just stunning. Doesn’t matter where you come from!

At Turramurra station (Bradfield) last week I was urged to ‘make Australia happy again’. Thought it was odd, even for the LNP

In denial on so many levels

Good Friday Sydney, checking out my green friend in the backyard. A welcome Garden Mantid, Orthodera ministralis on the native hibiscus 🌱
#AustralianNative #EatingAphids

Japanese Windflower

Tibouchina Jules with an orange Dahlia. Asked my mum to make me a poncho in these colours when I was a kid 😂

Camellia sasanqua. So many in this area, grow well in acid soil. Previous owners planted many, native parrots 🦜 love the seed afterwards.

Kobe 🌸

April Sydney, mid Autumn flowers in the garden 🌱
#gardening #KobeKat #HawkesburySandstone #AcidSulphateSoil

Open Letter: Regarding Urgent Action Needed to Prevent a Toxic Class of Rat Poisons from Harming Wildlife, Pets, and the Environment Please sign onto the below open letter, which we plan to present to the APVMA and relevant Federal decision makers, by filling out your details in the fields below: As researchers, academics, conserva...

Second generation rodenticides are abominable. They kill many non-target native species & hence can also be a disaster for ecosystems.

Open Letter: Regarding Urgent Action Needed to Prevent a Toxic Class of Rat Poisons from Harming Wildlife, Pets, and the Environment docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Our design teacher adored his illustrations and encouraged us to draw like this in 1981! So good 😊 ❤️

Binalong Bay(Bay of Fires)was gorgeous. Then Edge of the Bay Resort opposite the Hazards at Coles Bay. Walk through Freycinet NP to view Wineglass Bay is stunning. Then Hobart ❤️

Fabulous, thank you!

Living History photography!

Large event in Pavia, Italy, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the battle there, involving 100s of people in reproductions of clothing & armour better than you see in any movie.

Photo 🧵
©Barry's Photography
Full set;
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Koala park delay prompts fear Labor has folded to logging industry After nearly two years in government, state Labor has still not created the Great Koala National Park it promised in 2015, prompting criticism from one of its own.

NSW Premier Chris Minns wants to come up with some answers on this ... and fast!
This was a core 2023 election promise!

Tell me again how the CMFEU &AWU care about koala habitat. I'm all( fluffy) ears!!
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Amaryllis belladonna, or as my dad used to call them, ‘naked ladies’ because no leaves 😊

Bauhinia galpinii, red bauhinia. Can be weedy up north. Next to it some bromeliads on the way to flower.

Vireya rhododendron, my garden is a bit dry for it (sparse leaves) but the flowers are a stunning colour.

Hibiscus, rescued from bargain basement at Flower Power looking nice. Fuchsia ‘Coralle’ at the back.

February Sydney, late summer flowers in the garden 🌱
#gardening #HawkesburySandstone
#AcidSulphateSoil

Lethal second-generation rat poisons are killing endangered quolls and Tasmanian devils Second generation rat poisons are so potent that they’re banned for home use in Europe and North America. But here, you can pick them up at Bunnings or Coles.

For 7 years we have been studying how rat poisons affect native wildlife. Our initial work focussed on owls, then we found it in reptiles and today we have released our world first study showing it is killing Australia’s threatened quolls and the Tasmanian Devil. theconversation.com/lethal-secon...

As any woman in the back of a locked taxi knows, Sam Kerr should never have been brought to court | Suzanne Wrack The Matildas and Chelsea forward won’t be proud of the footage of her in a police station. But her acquittal underlines that the charges and court battle that followed were a waste of time and money

I drove a cab for 15 years. I cleaned up a lot of spew. It wasn't fun. But even I can tell you Sam Kerr should never have been the one who needed to explain herself to the cops, let alone a courtroom. The entire case is a textbook definition of white privilege www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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#Nature #bees #BeekeepersAUS #BeeHiveSurvey #BeeHiveLoss #HoneyBeeColonyLoss #Varroa

Please share for maximum benefit, might be helpful to keep using hashtags as well, thank you.

Just re-upping this again because the Temu Trumps in the LNP insist on bringing every culture war here: the Morrison govt spent $20.8bn on consultants in its final year - the equivalent of 54,000 FT public servants. The private sector benefits with govt cuts. No one else.

Thanks Matt, they are really interesting and enjoyable 👍

Kookaburra

Rainbow Lorikeets

Sitting and watching. December in Sydney 🌱
#AustralianNativeBirds

We were one of the few electorates in Sydney that voted Yes to the Voice. Dutton’s flag stunt should go down a treat!

So good, great response and arguments 💚

Lillies with photo bombing cat

Spider orchid

Dancing Ladies 💃🏻

Staghorn fern - Australian native

Late spring flowers from the garden 💚🌱
#gardening

Sign the Petition Save Music Therapy: Keep It Funded Under NDIS

www.change.org/p/save-music... Here’s The: Save Music Therapy: Keep It Funded Under NDIS Petition. It only takes a minute to sign it,please sign it,it’s important we do. Thanks in advance😊🙏Ian

They were so lovely! The cockatoos have had a go at them now 🙃

Swamp Lily (Australian native)

Orchids, bromeliads and a birds nest fern

Flannel flowers (Australian Native)

King Protea

Recent flowers in my garden 🌱
Spring in Sydney
#gardening

Working calico toile to finished product 2021
#patternmaking #patterncutting #womenswear

Native wildflower & fruit, geebung or snottygobble 😂 edible when ripe but not recommended by our guide

Native flower, mini Flannel flowers were everywhere!

Rural Fire Brigade truck, McCarrs Creek rd, Terrey Hills

RFS front view of truck