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The importance of dead trees and debris

Summer is well and truly here and bushfire season has arrived. Fire mitigation works such as brush cutting and vegetation trimming around property boundaries, and pruning and rotary hoeing of firebreaks, have been carried out across the corridor. Dead trees, debris and leaf litter however play a very important role in our ecosystem, which is… Continue reading The importance of dead trees and debris

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New nest boxes in the corridor!

Great news! We installed 10 nesting boxes for pardalotes across the Rehabilitating Roe 8 corridor yesterday. What are pardalotes, I hear you say? Pardalotes are one of the smallest of all Australian birds. As they feed mostly on sap-sucking insects that live on leaves, these tiny feathered fluffballs spend most of their time high up… Continue reading New nest boxes in the corridor!