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
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.
Preparing for a Multi-Day Walk in Tasmania
Tasmania offers some of the world’s most wonderfully wild, raw and remote multi-day walking. Tasmania’s multi-day walks range from well frequented, well maintained and well-marked walking tracks for ‘entry level’ walkers, through to remote hiking on rarely frequented or unmarked trails.
Bruny Island - lunawanna-alonnah field guide
The Bruny Field guide is a special project that is ‘crowd-sourcing’ a rich, beautiful and comprehensive guide to the natural history of Bruny Island, its stories, conservation needs and how to see, connect with and be inspired by this extraordinary place
Kuno. Big idea, starting small.
Kuno is a big idea. Starting small. Connecting people with Nature. Empowering those who protect it. Scaling impact for Earth. Join us.
Mountain Biking and Cycle Touring Trail Grades
The cycling trails listed on the Kuno platform use an overlapping system for sealed road ‘cycle touring’ vs dirt road ‘mountain biking’ trails grades.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.