The Australian alpine environment makes up such a small physical space on our continent. A cold and often harsh space has seen species evolve interesting adaptations to allow them to survive and flourish.
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Tag: Climate Change
The Aussie Snow Gum: An Icon In Trouble
Any visitor to the Australian Alps would be no stranger to the snow gum. Its rainbow bark and twisted trunk are synonymous with the high country itself. “They are the iconic tree of the mountains”, says Cam Walker of Mountain Journal fame and Friends of the Earth.
Tragically, Cam says, because of climate change, the trees are “facing the prospect of ecological collapse”
Our merch collab with @ClimateChangeBowl just dropped
Snowboarder, artist and climate change policy advisor… meet MJ, the person behind POW’s 2023 merch designs. Discover her passion for the natural world, snowboarding and using art as a powerful tool for climate activism.
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Ways To Act Wednesday – Week 4. Follow the money
Final instalment of Ways To Act Wednesday and it’s time to follow the money trail.
Super and banks don’t just leave your money in a little box, they invest it. In some cases it’s invested in fossil fuels and deforestation.
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Week 3 of Ways To Act Wednesday. Reusing and Repairing
A super simple concept that most of us have already figured out, but if we go on consuming the way we are, we will continue to produce greenhouse gases and eventually run out of resources.
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Week 2 of Ways To Act Wednesday. On your bike! (or skateboard/scooter/walk/public transport/carpool).
Let’s face it. We cry a little every time we go to fill our car up with fuel.
But let’s flip this to a positive. If we drive less we are emitting less carbon dioxide.
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Ways To Act Wednesday – Week 1
Today we kick off our 4 week series where we bring real actions to you that can help make a difference in reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions.
With a new government in power we need them to know right from the get go that Australian voters care about the state of the climate and reducing emissions.
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Welcome Back Winter Opening Weekend Recap
Protect Our Winters was excited to welcome back winter with a bang – or more accurately a POW! – on opening weekend, 11 June 2022. With bushfires and then COVID making things tough for our alpine regions and industries, mother nature got the #welcomebackwinter memo and came to the party big time!
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#welcomebackwinter Opening Weekend Events
#WelcomeBackWinter on Saturday June 11 for the official start of the ski season. Please post a selfie, tag in the Prime Minister and Climate Change Minister, and use the official #WelcomeBackWinter and #75by2030 hashtags over your weekend.
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First official campaign, help us #welcomebackwinter
Here at POW Australia, we are preparing to #welcomebackwinter and launch our first official campaign. It will be fun, it will be positive and it will be a great way to kick off the season. Please join us in a major mobilisation of the snow sports community on June 11th opening weekend to #welcomebackwinter.
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