1 July 2023 ERA is excited to announce that, in partnership with Eco Warriors Australia, we have received a grant for the Planting the Seed program from the Port Phillip Bay Fund. ERA will help to revegetate an area of damaged coastal vegetation along Mentone foreshore. We will work with students from Kilbreda College, Mentone… Continue reading Planting the Seed Program Grant
Tag: Biodiversity
Artificial Hollows, Moorabool Shire
30 June 2023 ERA, in partnership with Moorabool Shire Council, recently installed 35 artificial hollows and four nest boxes across eleven privately-owned properties within the Moorabool Shire Council area (see here for more details on this project). ERA has a strong focus on science backed restoration and is currently undertaking multiple research projects on the… Continue reading Artificial Hollows, Moorabool Shire
Rope Bridge Installation, Wombat State Forest
16 May 2023 The storms of June 2021 resulted in the loss of many large trees across the Hepburn Shire and surrounding area, resulting in large gaps in the canopy that will not regrow for many years. ERA, in partnership with Hepburn Shire Council, DEECA and the local community, is creating and installing wildlife rope… Continue reading Rope Bridge Installation, Wombat State Forest
Hollow Creation Update, Wombat State Forest
14 December 2022 Earlier in the year, our team installed more than 100 artificial hollows in areas of the Wombat and Cobaw State Forests impacted by the 2021 storms. We placed a number of remote cameras out during installation to monitor the hollows. We got some immediate interest from an Agile Antechinus, Feather-tailed Gliders and… Continue reading Hollow Creation Update, Wombat State Forest
Wombat State Forest Biodiversity Surveying
ERA’s recent field surveys have found a wide range of species including rare orchids, peas and eucalpyts in Wombat State Forest.
Biodiversity Survey, Wombat State Forest
1 April 2022 We are currently knee-deep (literally!) in biodiversity surveys throughout the beautiful Wombat State Forest, located in and around Daylesford, Victoria. Much of this forest will be merged with Lederderg State Park to create a new national park in the near future. The ERA team is currently surveying for endangered flora and fauna… Continue reading Biodiversity Survey, Wombat State Forest
East Gippsland salt-marsh survey
A recent field trip to the salt-marshes of East Gippsland confirmed range expansions for two endangered FFG-listed species. A very successful day!
