11 December, 2012 3:51PM AWST<br><br><font size="4"><b>Seasonal calendar shows bush knowledge</b></font><br><br>By Vanessa Mills<br><br>Forget the months of the year and Spring, Summer, Winter and Autumn in the north. Try tuning your calendar to the bush.<br>
<br>Most of us notice when the dragonflies are out, the boabs come into flower, the wattles bloom, cicadas begin to screech, or the winds change. It is part of seasonal changes we usually fix to a month of the year.<br><br>
Two newly published indigenous calendars will be a great addition to your kitchen wall next year<br><br>The Walmajarri and Gooniyandi calendars have been developed by local people and CSIRO, through the long running Tropical rivers and Coastal Knowledge project.<br>
<br>The posters are large, colourful and highly detailed about optimum times to go hunting and fishing for certain species or to collect certain bush plants.<br><br>Access full article below: <br><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/12/11/3652452.htm">http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/12/11/3652452.htm</a>