Trust for Nature

This #NAIDOCweek we’re celebrating the students from the Warreen Beek Ranger program, which offers conservation training for First Peoples. Now in its seventh year, the course was created by Elders and community members for First Peoples. This year is the biggest class yet, with 17 students! As 2023 Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Wurrung graduate Gemma Cadd told us, “It’s good to learn from other cultures and hear stories from them and all the different experiences.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/gRJpaas9 #NAIDOC2024 The Warreen Beek Ranger program is facilitated by Trust for Nature in partnership with Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, Wurundjeri Corporation and Holmesglen and supported by the Port Phillip Bay Fund, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action 📷 : Warreen Beek Rangers class of 2024.

On Victoria’s northern plains, farmers are helping save the critically endangered Plains-wanderer. While much of this unique birds’ habitat has been lost to cropping, grazing can actually help keep the grasslands healthy – a win-win for farmers and for conservation. As Trust for Nature team member David Dore says: “Part of our job is not to be critical of other farming systems, but to remind people there are other ways of doing it that are a bit more in harmony with Australia’s ecosystem.” Read more on Guardian Australia: https://lnkd.in/gE-w-jRe Zoos Victoria BirdLife Australia

Come and join our South Central team working around Greater Melbourne! Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gV2czsCr

Right in the heart of Victoria’s Strathbogie Ranges, Olwyn and Ben found their sanctuary over 25 years ago. Realising the importance of the forest on their land, they set about protecting it forever with a conservation covenant. As Olwyn says, “It gives us a feeling of comfort that the place isn’t going to be wrecked.” Thanks Olwyn and Ben! Read more: https://lnkd.in/g9gR-77P 📷 : Trust for Nature team member Shelagh with Ben.

Here on Bunurong Country, we’re working with landholders to restore habitat at Archies Creek. Landholders at Archies Creek have protected some of the last remaining habitat in the Powlett River/Kugerungmome catchment with conservation covenants. Now they’re working hard to improve its health. One of the major threats is Sweet Pittosporum, an invasive native species that smothers local native plants. Trust for Nature and West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority are helping landholders remove weeds, encourage natural regeneration and replant indigenous trees and shrubs. All part of creating healthier habitat for wildlife and waterways. This project is supported by West Gippsland CMA through funding from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action #OurCatchmentsOurCommunities program.

Time is running out to protect Victoria’s priority areas of habitat. We need your help to protect the last precious patches of habitat on private land and create a thriving biodiversity patchwork for generations to come. Make a donation before the end of the month: https://lnkd.in/gucM_Trc

Mohya and John Davies always respected the wetlands at the edge of their farm in Foster. This spectacular landscape is part of globally important wetlands that provide habitat for threatened migratory shorebirds. Recognising their significance, Mohya and John are protecting the wetland on their property forever, helping this critical habitat adapt to rising seas. "It’s something we should do for the environment. I see it as a symbiotic relationship between farming and conservation," says Mohya. Thanks Mohya and John! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gtaHv_tc Mohya and John's property is being protected in partnership with West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority and supported by Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Images: Annette Ruzicka.

Come work with us! We're looking for an Events and Fundraising Coordinator to deliver strategic marketing and fundraising objectives. Help create a future where people and nature thrive together in this exciting new role 🌱 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gUtfwPAB 📷 Annette Ruzicka Jo Gleeson Jessica Kaaden GAICD FCPHR Amelia Houghton Corinne Proske Mat Hardy Ash Bartley

With the arrival of the cool weather, we recently worked with the Country Fire Authority (CFA) to burn part of our Naringaningalook Grassland Reserve 🔥 🔥 Although it looks destructive, burning like this is a great way to look after the grasslands on the reserve and helps the grassland wildflowers to grow and bloom. Which in turn creates the perfect habitat for grassland wildlife like the endangered Striped Legless Lizard. Grasslands like this one thrive when burned every 3-5 years. And now we can’t wait to see the results come spring 🌻 🌷 🌼 Learn more about Naringaningalook: https://lnkd.in/gNiKDJwR

We need your help to create a thriving biodiversity patchwork for generations to come. Nearly 80% of habitat found on private land in Victoria is rare or threatened. We’ve identified the areas of habitat that are most important to conserve to protect threatened wildlife, restore the health of nature, and fight climate change. Make a donation today to protect these priority patches: https://lnkd.in/gucM_Trc