2015 newsletters

Summer 2015 (PDF 3.3mb)

Summer 2015

• Line of fire
  Reserve managers Mike Chuck and Julia Harris and a team of volunteers are continuing the fight to protect Bon Bon from Buffel Grass.
• From the CEO
  In our 25-year history we've achieved a great number of things … We look forward to your support again next year, as we build participation in conservation.
• Survey success in Baby Dreaming Country 
  In Western Arnhem Land our ecologist Allana Brown is working with the Warddeken Traditional Owners to record the plants and animals.
• Second chance for striped legless lizard
  At a horse paddock in Canberra, flanked by a roaring highway and a cluster of new housing developments, a team of biologists is rescuing endangered legless lizards.
• Tasmanian Midlands project looks to continue growth
  The critically endangered lowland temperate grasslands is a biodiversity hotspot, a refuge for dozens of nationally threatened species and nearly 200 plants and animals threatened in Tasmania. 
• Unearthing our volunteer gems
  There’s no doubt our volunteers are some of the best in the business.
• Research may reveal tree roo
  The dense rainforest region of the Daintree may be concealing a population of the elusive Bennett’s tree kangaroo. One was recently spotted in the area.
• Refuge in the rainforest
  In a remote rainforest on the Bougainville Peninsula in WA, the Northern Quoll has been recorded for the first time.
• Reconnecting through the decades
  Between the Stirling Range and Fitzgerald River National Park, researchers and scientists, nature enthusiasts and students are working out how best to restore a landscape.

Spring 2015 (PDF 2.6mb)

Spring 2015

• Ghost of the outback
  Bush Heritage is leading work to secure one of the world’s rarest birds, the mysterious Night Parrot.
• The future of Birriliburu country in great hands 
  We're proud to be working with the Traditional Owners of Birriliburu country.
• Leaders among us
  Volunteer Team Leaders are now taking on even more responsibility.
• Battling buffel to protect our desert jewel
  Buffel grass is an aggressive coloniser that displaces native species. 
• Back from the brink 
  Ornithologist Dr Stephen Murphy is leading research on the only known population of Night Parrots.
• John’s lasting legacy at Boolcoomatta 
  John donated to us for more than 20 years, then left a bequest to support ongoing work at Boolcoomatta.
• A holiday with a difference
  One of the most popular ways to explore our properties is through a self-guided camping trip.
• From the CEO
  "Essential to our work, and to our future success, are strong, committed partnerships … "

Winter 2015 (PDF 2.8mb)

Winter 2015

• Double the impact in outback wetlands
  Through a new partnership with South Endeavour Trust, we've begun managing Yantabulla Station adjacent to Naree Reserve.
• Science: Expanding our horizons
  We’re planning to double the capacity of our science program by 2025.
• Lessons in nature: our student partners
  University students across Australia are conducting valuable research on our reserves.
• BMW Boxers and the Kerr’s bush legacy
  A motorbike and appetite for adventure has taken supporters Geoff and Elizabeth Kerr all over Australia.
• Volunteering – it’s good for you too!
  New research is shedding light on the physical and mental health benefits to volunteers, particularly those who volunteer in the outdoors.
• Save the date: Blues for the Bush 2015
  Preparations are already underway for the third annual Charles Darwin Reserve Open Day and Blues for the Bush concert in WA this spring.
• From the CEO
  There’s never been better access to knowledge and information and yet there's much we still need to know.

Autumn 2015(PDF 1.6mb)

Autumn 2015

• Quest for the northern quoll
  On Carnarvon's sandstone range cameras wait like silent sentinels.
• Dirt poor but rich in diversity
  Monjebup is rich in plant species and poor soil is one of the reasons.
• New feral monitoring data
  A new monitoring program on Boolcoomatta and Bon Bon Reserves.
• Growing pains
  Masters student Victoria Clark researched tree density at Tarcutta Hills.
• Summer rains
  Reserve Managers tell of wonderful water flows and new life emerging.
• The volunteers next door
  Denise and Graeme Krake have volunteered at Brogo for 20 years.
• Living lightly
  Simone and David Bowskill are committed to reducing their impact.
• A day at Nardoo
  We’re running a guided tour of Victoria's Nardoo Hills in spring.
• From the CEO 
  Congrats to Annette Stewart, recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship in Non-Profit Leadership.