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Wheatbelt NRM have been sampling for over two years on paired farms located in Buntine and Newdegate collecting data that is being used to unpack the relationship between soil biology metrics as indicators of soil health and assessing their relevance to crop production and environmental outcomes.

Over the years we have learned from experience that a small amount of coordination goes a long way with Red Card. Three years ago, funding reductions led Wheatbelt NRM to make the decision to let go of the state-wide coordination role. Despite the best efforts of the local area coordinators, overall, the program lost momentum and the number of shoots decreased.

A dose of good advice goes a long way when tackling difficult revegetation sites like saline waterways. Supported by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulations’ Clean Waterways funding and Wheatbelt NRM, 14 community members took advantage of the opportunity to learn from two of the wheatbelt’s most experienced and knowledgeable native seed propagators in Rob and Beth Boase.

The project was designed to establish what and where introduced dung beetle species have been established across the Wheatbelt and to plan for filling gaps with species that will process animal dung in all seasons.

By now, we all know of the ongoing long-term damage caused by historic clearing of at least 70% of the Avon River Basin.