Moorabool Shire Hollow Creation Project For more information on some of our past hollow creation projects, and the methodology we use, please read here and here.
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Hollow Creation Project Update
Earlier in the year, our team installed more than 100 artificial hollows in areas of the Wombat and Cobaw State Forests that had been impacted by the 2021 storms. You can read a bit about the background here. We placed a number of cameras out during installation, and got some immediate interest from species such… Continue reading Hollow Creation Project Update
Hanging Rock Canopy Rope Bridge Project
Expanding on our ongoing project with Hepburn Shire Council, we are also pleased to announce a similar partnership with Macedon Ranges Council, supported by DELWP’s Storm Recovery funding. Facilitated by Macedon Ranges Council, we are running a series of canopy rope bridge building workshops for the local community, where people can learn a new skill… Continue reading Hanging Rock Canopy Rope Bridge Project
Canopy Rope Bridge Community Project
We are very excited to announce an innovative partnership with ourselves, Hepburn Shire Council, DELWP, and the local community, to create and install wildlife rope canopy bridges to key storm damaged areas in the Wombat State Forest. The storms of June 2021 resulted in the loss of many large trees across the Wombat State Forest… Continue reading Canopy Rope Bridge Community Project
Artificial hollow creation in the Wombat State Forest
The ERA team recently completed a hollow-creation project in areas of Wombat State Forest which have been impacted by the 2021 storms. Natural tree hollows can take more than 200 or 300 years to form, and unfortunately the wild storms of 2021 resulted in many precious hollow-bearing trees falling or being damaged. Hollow creation is… Continue reading Artificial hollow creation in the Wombat State Forest
