Land & environment Archives – Lord Howe Island Signal https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/category/land-environment/ Lord Howe Island's independent online newspaper Sun, 04 May 2025 06:09:21 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-LHI-Signal-Favicon-3-800-32x32.png Land & environment Archives – Lord Howe Island Signal https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/category/land-environment/ 32 32 The Top 10 Most Beautiful Airport Landings in the World https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/the-top-10-most-beautiful-airport-landings-in-the-world/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/the-top-10-most-beautiful-airport-landings-in-the-world/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:06:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170964 Topping the list is Australia’s remote Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH). This UNESCO World Heritage site offers a dramatic introduction as planes descend toward a narrow runway nestled between azure waters and lush mountains.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/the-top-10-most-beautiful-airport-landings-in-the-world/feed/ 0 Earthday 2025 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/earthday-2025/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/earthday-2025/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:46:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170968 To celebrate the 55th Anniversary of international Earthday, the Lord Howe Island Museum and, cultural centres from around the world, collaborated in screening a collection of ecosystem-honouring films from artists from Australia, China, Malaysia, Spain, Turkiye and the United States.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/earthday-2025/feed/ 0 Lord Howe and the E-Bike Revolution https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-and-the-e-bike-revolution/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-and-the-e-bike-revolution/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:03:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170967 Electric bikes have taken Lord Howe by storm. There is hardly a young family on the Island without an e-bike and, for the guest house and restaurant staff who usually work one or more seasons on the Island, e-bike ownership has become the norm. I’ve had an ASEAKO electric bike since 2020, and it has given me good service. Lately, however, I’ve found it increasingly difficult to get their spare parts in Australia. So where do you go if you want to purchase a new e-bike? A friend of ours has a subscription to Choice Magazine and offered to show me their analysis of a wide range of e-bikes, all of which were tested in their laboratory and on the road.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-and-the-e-bike-revolution/feed/ 0 Lord Howe Island Marine Park News – March 2025 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-island-marine-park-news-march-2025/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 21:37:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170933 Lord Howe Island Marine Park. Get the latest on Lord Howe Island’s underwater life with the Marine Park’s monthly e-newsletter.

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]]> Back from the Brink: Lord Howe Woodhen population surges https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/back-from-the-brink-lord-howe-woodhen-population-surges/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/back-from-the-brink-lord-howe-woodhen-population-surges/#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:49:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170818 Lord Howe Island’s native woodhen has made a remarkable recovery, with the latest survey revealing a population of at least 1,638 birds on the Island.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/back-from-the-brink-lord-howe-woodhen-population-surges/feed/ 0 2025 Lord Howe Island Sea Slug Census February, 28 to March 9 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/2025-lord-howe-island-sea-slug-census-february-28-to-march-9/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/2025-lord-howe-island-sea-slug-census-february-28-to-march-9/#respond Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:35:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170712 Lord Howe Island will host its eighth annual Sea Slug Census from February 28 to March 9.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/2025-lord-howe-island-sea-slug-census-february-28-to-march-9/feed/ 0 Lord Howe Island Marine Park News – February 2025 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-island-marine-park-news-february-2025/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:25:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170775 Lord Howe Island Marine Park. Get the latest on Lord Howe Island’s underwater life with the Marine Park’s monthly e-newsletter.

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]]> Lord Howe Island Marine Park News – January 2025 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-island-marine-park-news-january-2025/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:18:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170680 Lord Howe Island Marine Park. Get the latest on Lord Howe Island’s underwater life with the Marine Park’s monthly e-newsletter.

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]]> Unusual Bird Sightings, December and January https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/unusual-bird-sightings-december-and-january/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/unusual-bird-sightings-december-and-january/#respond Fri, 31 Jan 2025 11:02:18 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170558 Some 240 birds have been recorded on Lord Howe Island. Records have been made by early sailors, visiting scientists and interested locals and tourists.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/unusual-bird-sightings-december-and-january/feed/ 0 Lord Howe Island Board November News 2024 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-island-board-november-news-2024/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-island-board-november-news-2024/#respond Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:10:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170384 The latest updates on the Island from the Lord Howe Island Board.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-island-board-november-news-2024/feed/ 0 Visit by Greenpeace https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/visit-by-greenpeace/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/visit-by-greenpeace/#respond Sat, 30 Nov 2024 23:34:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170349 Greenpeace Australia Pacific recently visited Lord Howe Island as part of its work to protect the global ocean, where the organisation aims to protect 30% of the world’s ocean by 2030.

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