Kuno
About Kuno
Background
Kuno's mission is to provide the knowledge of and connection with nature needed to inspire humanity to protect Life on Earth.
Kuno is your platform to connect with nature, to share your love for nature, and through that love, to ensure for the protection of our Earth’s wild places.
Kuno is a social enterprise business premised upon a love nature, a belief in nature’s power to transform people’s lives, and a commitment to connecting people with nature and protecting and restoring the natural world.
Articles listed under Kuno have been put together by the Kuno team as general articles or 'for your infomation' articles for the benefit of users of this site.
Articles by Kuno
Preparing for a Day Walk in Tasmania
A short walk or a day walk is an easy, fun and convenient way for people of all ages and abilities to see and connect with the natural world. Here are some simple tips and a checklist to prepare for a day walk in Tasmania.
Introducing Kuno - launch event
Kuno. The Nature platform. An exciting new start-up whose mission is to connect people with nature, empower those who protect it and scale impact for Earth. Join us at this special online and in person (Hobart) launch event Oct 1 2024.
Calling all Bruny Island Nature lovers!
Here is how to join an exciting project to ‘crowd-source’ an online field guide to the Natural history, wildlife, stories and challenges facing the Nature of Bruny Island - lunawannah-alonnah
Packed hall attends Bruny launch
On a wild windswept day, a packed Adventure Bay hall joined Inala, the Bruny Island Environment Network and Kuno's event "Crowdsourcing the Nature of Bruny"
Flatwater Grades
This grading system for the difficulty of paddling sea, estuaries and large areas of open water has been developed by PaddleNSW qualified Sea Instructors to assist in describing waterways.
Walk Grades on Kuno
Kuno uses the Australian Walking Track Grading System as a guide for the grading of walks on this platform.
International River Grading System
The International River Grading System has been designed to provide an indication of the degree of difficulty for paddling of a rapid and/or river.
How far can I cycle in a day?
Suggested times for cycling trails. The suggested times for Mountain Biking and Cycle touring trails listed on Kuno are generally conservative but should be adjusted as needed depending on a few key variables.
Camping on Bruny Island
Bruny Island is a wonderful place to relax, forget about the worries of the world, and to reconnect with nature. There are a number of great spots to camp, perfect for kids and families, and nestled close to great walks and magic parts of the Bruny coastline.
How to use Kuno
Kuno is your platform to share a love of Earth. Here is a simple guide for how to use it.
Cycling Bruny
Bruny is a lovely, beautiful and fun place to explore by bicycle, with a wide variety of natural vistas and landscapes – a microcosm of the nature of Tasmania - packed into a remote yet accessible island.
Crowd-sourcing the Nature of Bruny
An exciting project to crowd-source an online field guide to Bruny Island's Natural history, stories and conservation will be launched at 12noon, Sat 14th September at the Adventure Bay Hall
Galleries by Kuno
Southwest National Park, Tasmania
Southwest National Park in Tasmania is a vast, mostly trackless wilderness containing ancient forests, the wildest rivers, a glaciated and mountainous landscape and a spectacular coastline with rich aboriginal history.
takayna / Tarkine
Takayna / Tarkine is a hugely diverse wild landscape with an extraordinary history. Largely unprotected this region has huge potential for national park and world heritage status.