Healthy Environments

Does action to protect our eucalypt woodlands have any impact on the diversity of soil bacteria and mychorrizal fungi and can it be an indicator of woodland health?

The team at Wheatbelt NRM have been out and about surveying black-cockatoo nesting locations around the region. We are super excited to report back some of the nesting successes!

The spilt grain on roadsides is a major temptation for native animals at this time of year.

“It sounds like you’re just making this up, does that even exist? ….” Is the most common response from people when we talk about Wheatbelt malleefowl to those who are unfamiliar with this unique bird.

The end of the year also sees the end of our Matchstick Banksia work. Although it’s been a short project and impacted by COVID-19, we’ve managed to get a lot done.

Late last year we updated our community on the successes witnessed by the Wheatbelt NRM Healthy Environments team traversing the Wheatbelt for insights on the nesting behaviour of the black cockatoo.

The time is now to complete your 1080 bait accreditation to take advantage of the Autumn window to conduct effective feral animal control.

Our motion sensor cameras in the Wheatbelt are collecting exciting footage of malleefowl tending to their mounds over the holidays.

They provide a valuable genetic resource and seed bank, contain rare and endangered species, provide shelter for livestock, wind protection for crops and mitigate land degradation such as erosion and salinity.

Birdlife Australia’s Great Cocky Count is returning this month and is a great reminder about the role the public plays to identify and monitor roosting sites of the black-cockatoo.