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Jan 26, 2021

What's The Problem With Willows, Anyhoo?

I'm from the USA, where willows are native and we love them... here... not so much. Learn why... And here's a link to The Willow Warriors...

Jan 26, 2021

Bush Heritage Australia, a great non-profit organisation.

We buy and manage land for conservation and partner with Aboriginal groups and other landowners (such as farmers), to help them plan and...

Jan 26, 2021

LaTrobe Uni Outdoor Ed students year 3 2018 Environmental Interpretive submissions

Some great stuff here to download:

Jan 26, 2021

Old OEG Mitta Mitta distances, gradients, suggested river levels, travel times, & camp coordinates

Jan 26, 2021

McMillan's Track from Omeo to near Mansfield

Here's a copy of the old flyer... You can find trail descriptions online.

Jan 26, 2021

Why use soap? How does it kill germs??

Check this cool video... who knew?

Jan 26, 2021

Another Great "Citizen Science" site

Kids, everyone, appreciates getting deep knowledge and understanding of a natural area... Don't just wave your arms and talk about how...

Jan 26, 2021

Canoeing the Snowy... in 1898, using Aboriginal canoes!

From Ranger Phil Mcguinn: Canoe Trips down the Snowy River. I am on the hunt for more details of the first Canoe trip by non aborigines...

Jan 26, 2021

Eskies (a.k.a.: coolers): To drain, or not to drain, that is the question...

Some great research on eskies:

Jan 26, 2021

Mitta Mitta River map

This is the same map as at Big River Bridge, The Joker, and The Bundara Put-in for the Mitta... Or for download...

Jan 26, 2021

More Hygiene on the River

Things you thought you knew already: Download this file to read ways to poop, wash the dishes, and your hands whilst in the wilderness or...

Jan 26, 2021

Parks Victoria Alpine National Park Visitor Guide plus some great local hikes in Anglers Rest

Some good basic local info for the Mitta region... Some great hikes around Anglers Rest, the Mitta Mitta and Cobungra rivers, & the Blue...

Jan 26, 2021

Eat Bugs!!

Some bugs you might want to eat if you're lost and starving (and some maybe not so much...)

Jan 26, 2021

"Stomach Flu" or something you ate?

River Hygiene and your students, clients, comrades: I've been guiding river trips a long time. It's the same in the States as here in Oz:...

Jan 26, 2021

The Mitchell River: What's a "Catchment Management Authority" (CMA), and why do we care?

Click here to read about the East Gippsland CMA, & what they do for our rivers...

Dec 14, 2020

Omeo, Omeo Shire and Sunnyside

Omeo, 1980 Creator: Stanley Young Genre: photograph Headwords: Omeo This link is to a great website with scholarly information on every...

Dec 14, 2020

A water resource perspective

The Mitta from a water resource perspective - www.mdba.gov.au/discover-basin/catchments/mitta-mitta

Dec 14, 2020

Interactive Flora & Fauna Map

This link is an interactive map of all flora and fauna in Australia. Select your location and get a list of all species found in that...

Dec 14, 2020

Australian Alps Website

This link is to the Australian Alps Website and its educational resources - theaustralianalps.wordpress.com/the-alps-partnership/education/

Dec 14, 2020

Overview of the geography

This link is a great overview of the geography of the region - vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/static/bioregions/eastern-highlands

Contact Friends Of The Mitta

Friends Of The Mitta
c/o Jeffe Aronson
124 Callaghans Rd
Anglers Rest, Victoria 3898

03 5159 7252

jeffe0101@gmail.com

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