Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Ecology & Restoration Australia ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://eraus.com.au/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Planting the Seed - Kerang](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/planting-the-seed-kerang/) - 29 May 2025 We are excited to announce that, in partnership with Eco Warriors Australia, we have received funding from the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal to run our Planting the Seed program with students in Kerang. We will be working with students from Kerang South Primary School to revegetate North Street Reserve in - [Wildlife Rope Bridges Workshops](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/wildlife-rope-bridges-workshops-yarra-ranges/) - 6 June 2025 Our ecologists have been busy recently hosting eight wildlife rope bridge building workshops with the Yarra Ranges community. We've been able to share information about our amazing local wildlife with the community, and have already had some unusual animals trying to use our bridges! We're looking forward to installing these in storm-damaged - [Planting the Seed Update - Wandin North Primary School Cultural Heritage](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/planting-the-seed-update-wandin-north-primary-school-cultural-heritage/) - 13 June 2025 We had a great time with the Wandin North Primary School Sustainability Leaders learning about cultural heritage on a rather frosty morning! Kai spoke about his journey from Yorta-Yorta country and coming to a new tribe in Wurundjeri country, describing the animals that he saw along the way. Everyone warmed up with - [Planting the Seed Update - Galada Tamboore](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/planting-the-seed-update-galada-tamboore/) - 29 May 2025 We had a great day planting with Grade 4 and 5 students from Campbellfield Heights Primary School in some typical Melbourne weather – rain, sunshine and even a rainbow! We had lots of eager volunteers (especially for banging in tree guards!) who contributed to restoring this important site. We’d like to thank - [Planting the Seed - Galada Tamboore](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/planting-the-seed-galada-tamboore/) - 22 February 2025 We are excited to be working with Melbourne Water and Campbellfield Heights Primary school to help revegetate an area of Galada Tamboore, an urban cooling revegetation project along the Merri Creek, near Somerset Road, Campbellfield. Galada Tamboore is an area of cultural significance for the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung community. Our ecologists met with - [Habitat Pod Building Workshops](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/habitat-pod-building-workshops/) - 26 February 2025 Come join us and our project partner Eco Warriors Australia for a fun session where we will be building habitat pods for our local wildlife. This hands-on activity is great for ages 8+ and no experience is necessary. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with nature and give back to - [Planting the Seed Update - Churchill](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/1753/) - 24 April 2025 We headed to the La Trobe Valley this week to propagate native plants with Grade 3 and 4 students from Churchill Primary School. We're looking forward to planting these in Gaskin Park on National Tree Day! A big thanks to Roland from Latrobe City Council for kindly giving us a hand, and - [Planting the Seed Update - Ardeer](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/1748/) - 30 May 2025 Our botanists had lots of fun with Grade 4/5s from Ardeer Primary School learning how to propagate native plants. This section of Kororoit Creek is fairly disturbed, so it was great to see lots of native birds as well. We're looking forward to planting with students along Kororoit Creek in a few - [Habitat Pods - Update](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/habitat-pods-update/) - 2 June 2025 Exciting news! Our habitat pods have landed in Warrien Reserve and Scott Street Reserve, ready for native frogs and lizards to use as shelter! We're monitoring the pods so we can't wait to see who uses them... We’d like to thank the Maroondah City Council Community Grants program for generously funding our - [Planting the Seed Update - Wandin North Primary School Propagation Session](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/planting-the-seed-update-wandin-north-primary-school-propagation-session/) - 25 May 2025 Today our botanists showed the Sustainability Leaders from Wandin North Primary School how to propagate local native plants. We had a wander through Picnic Hills Bushland Reserve to gather our cuttings, and then back to school to propagate them. We can't wait until our planting day later this year! We’d like to - [Planting the Seed Update - Yering Cultural Heritage Sessions](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/planting-the-seed-update-yering-cultural-heritage-sessions/) - 12 June 2025 Students from Yering Primary School, Coldstream Primary School, Yarra Glen Primary School, Lilydale Primary School and St Patrick’s Lilydale have had a great time learning about Aboriginal cultural this week through Welcome ceremony dances, storytelling, Aboriginal artwork and marngrook. Kai showed students the different echoes of the digeridoo, with a mini corroboree, - [Planting the Seed Update - Yering Planting Days](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/planting-the-seed-update-yering-planting-days/) - 8 May 2025 We had a very busy couple of weeks planting with our five Yering Billabong primary schools. Their hard work meant that we planted about 1.5km of Olinda Creek frontage - a big thanks to all our schools for a truly fantastic effort. Check out the photos and video! We'd like to thank DEECA's - [Planting the Seed - Ardeer](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/planting-the-seed-ardeer/) - 14 November 2024 We are excited to announce that, in partnership with Eco Warriors Australia, we have received funding from Brimbank City Council to run our Planting the Seed program with students from Ardeer Primary School. We will be working with students to revegetate "Verdant Woodlands", an area adjacent to Kororoit Creek, with the aim - [Planting the Seed - Wandin North](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/planting-the-seed-wandin-north/) - 14 November 2024 We are excited to announce that, in partnership with Eco Warriors Australia, we have received funding from the Yarra Ranges Council to run our Planting the Seed program with Wandin North Primary School. Our Planting the Seed program will work directly with students from Wandin North Primary School to teach them about - [Wildlife Rope Briges - Yarra Ranges](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/wildlife-rope-briges-yarra-ranges/) - 12 December 2024 We are excited to announce that, in partnership with Eco Warriors Australia, we have received funding from the WIRES National Grants Program to construct more wildlife rope bridges with the Yarra Ranges community. Volunteers from the Yarra Ranges community will create wildlife rope bridges in a series of ten community workshops. Our - [Wildlife Rope Bridges - Yarra Ranges](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/wildlife-rope-bridges-yarra-ranges/) - 6 Aug 2024 We are excited to announce that, along with project partner Eco Warriors Australia, we have received funding from Victorian Landcare to construct wildlife rope bridges with the Yarra Ranges community. Recent storm damage and fuel break construction has left sections of the Yarra Ranges National Park with large gaps in the canopy. - [Wildlife Habitat Pods](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2025/07/01/wildlife-habitat-pods/) - Our ecologists, in partnership with project partner Eco Warriors Australia, recently ran two sessions with the local community in Maroondah to build wildlife habitat pods for small animals such as frogs and lizards. The sessions were a lot of fun and a great opportunity to learn about local wildlife. Members of the Maroondah community-built habitat - [Expression of Interest Form](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2023/03/28/expression-of-interest-form/) - 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. - [Hollow Creation Project Update](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2022/12/14/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 - [Hanging Rock Canopy Rope Bridge Project](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2022/12/07/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 - [Canopy Rope Bridge Community Project](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2022/09/20/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 - [Artificial hollow creation in the Wombat State Forest](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2022/07/05/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 - [Wombat State Forest Biodiversity Surveying](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2022/04/01/wombat-forest/) - ERA's recent field surveys have found a wide range of species including rare orchids, peas and eucalpyts in Wombat State Forest. - [East Gippsland salt-marsh survey](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/2022/03/31/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! Field Trips ## Pages - [About Us](https://eraus.com.au/) - Ecology & Restoration Australia is proud to be an ecological consultancy with a difference! ERA’s diverse team of qualified botanists, zoologists, ecologists and arborists are specialists in habitat creation, flora and fauna surveys and assessments and conservation management. We have a strong science-based approach to all projects. We also have a practical, “real-world” understanding of Ecology & Restoration Australia provides ecology consultancy services, focussed on threatened species, botany, endangered species, habitat creation and habitat restoration. Ecological consultancy services. - [Habitat Creation](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/habitat-creation/) - ERA are experts in the design, creation and installation of in-situ wildlife habitat. We use current best-practice and scientific knowledge to deliver habitat creation projects in partnership with our arboriculture team, and to undertake further research in this emerging field. Our ecology and arboriculture team work very closely together to ensure that hollows are created - [Habitat Warriors](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/habitat-warriors/) - Habitat Warriors was established by ERA in 2024 as a nature-based education program designed to inspire and empower schoolchildren to take action for the environment. Through hands-on activities like revegetation projects, wildlife rope bridge building, and Jedabila habitat pod creation, children learn about native plants and wildlife while developing a deeper connection to nature. The - [Our Services](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/about-copy/) - ERA will bring together a multi-disciplinary team of flora and fauna specialists to suit your project needs. We have a strong track record of successfully delivering field-based projects on-time and on-budget. For more information, click on a service below. Zoology Botany Aquatic Ecology Habitat Creation Arboriculture Carbon Farming Habitat Warriors Recent Projects Diurnal Bird Surveys, - [Carbon Farming](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/carbon-farming/) - Our team can help you with your carbon farming project. Carbon farming can provide farmers with a profitable way to use land which may be marginal or non-viable for other farming purposes. Carbon farming also has biodiversity benefits, helping to restore native habitat and tackle climate change. We can assist landowners to restore native vegetation - [Artificial Hollows, Wombat State Forest](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/artificial-hollow-creation-wombat-state-forest/) - Location: Wombat State Forest, Victoria. Client: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) Natural tree hollows can take more than 200 or 300 years to form, and unfortunately the wild storms of 2021 damaged many hollow-bearing trees in Wombat State Forest. ERA installed more than 100 new hollows, and also set a number of remote cameras - [Wildlife Rope Bridges](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/wildlife-rope-bridges/) - ERA works with the local community to create and install wildlife rope canopy bridges. Wildlife rope bridges can help arboreal mammals move across large gaps in the canopy. This means that they don't need to come down to the ground to move between trees, reducing their risk of predation. ERA has designed an easy-to-make wildlife - [Contact](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/contact-us/) - Managing Director: Alana Begg Email: alana@eraus.com.au Principal Ecologist: Jo Isaac Email: jo.isaac@eraus.com.au Proudly powered by WordPress Facebook Twitter WordPress - [Botany](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/botany/) - Our botany team will deliver field-based project outcomes both on-time and on-budget. Our botanists are skilled at flora surveys and vegetation assessments, including threatened flora surveys and EVC mapping. Our team are practiced at mapping native vegetation using current GIS technology. We have the ability to work in almost any environment, including remote coastal, - [Aquatic Ecology](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/aquatic-ecology/) - Our aquatic ecologists are specialists in freshwater environments. Our team has experience in using survey methods such as: Freshwater, marine and estuarine flora and fauna surveys, including threatened species Instream habitat assessment and mapping Macroinvertebrate sampling and identification Contact Us Recent Projects Aquatic Surveys, Wombat State Forest Photo credit: ©Aquatica Environmental Wetlands Surveys, Gunbower, Guttrum - [Planting the Seed Program](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/planting-the-seed-program/) - Helping schoolchildren to create a living classroom. We believe that giving students first-hand experience to improve biodiversity helps them understand how they can protect our environment, now and into the future. ERA, in partnership with not-for-profit Eco Warriors Australia, helps run the Planting the Seed (PtS) program. The PtS program gives school students hands-on experience - [Zoology](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/zoology/) - Our zoology team are experienced at providing in-depth fauna and habitat assessments to our clients. Our zoology team is skilled at observing, trapping and identifying native wildlife, with a detailed scientific knowledge of wildlife behaviour and habitat. We work across a range of environments, including remote coastal, semi-arid and mountainous regions. We have a strong - [Camera Trapping, Kosciuszko National Park](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/camera-trapping-kosciuszko-national-park/) - Location: Kosciuszko National Park, Australian Alps, NSW. Client: NSW Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) NPWS’s Ecological Health Performance Scorecards program aims to improve the ecological health of NSW national parks by establishing a framework to measure and report on ecological health, and to track natural variability and overall change in ecological health over time. Remote camera trapping - [Wildlife Rope Bridge Workshop FAQ](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/faq-wildlife-rope-bridges/) - Who can do your workshops? We welcome all members of the community. We find that are workshops are popular with schools, Friends of and other environmental groups, Scouts groups and CFA groups. They are also a great team building exercise! Will you teach me how to build the rope bridges? Yes! We will demonstrate how - [Threatened Flora Survey, Central Highlands](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/threatened-flora-survey-central-highlands/) - Location: Central Highlands region, western Victoria. Client: DEECA Major storms in June and October 2021 resulted in large gaps in the tree canopy in Wombat State Forest that will not regrow for many years. More than 80,000 hectares of forest was disturbed, as well as large areas of roadside vegetation. ERA was engaged by DEECA to conduct - [Vegetation Monitoring Program, Kosciuszko National Park](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/vegetation-surveys-kosciuszko-np/) - Location: Kosciuszko National Park, Australian Alps, NSW. Client: NSW Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) NSW NPWS’s Ecological Health Performance Scorecards program aims to improve the ecological health of NSW national parks by establishing a framework to measure and report on ecological health, and to track natural variability and overall change in ecological health over time. ERA was - [Threatened Flora & EVC Surveys, Wombat State Forest](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/flora-surveys-wombat-state-forest/) - Location: Wombat State Forest, just over an hour west of Melbourne. Client: DEECA ERA was engaged by DEECA to undertake extensive threatened flora surveys, verification of existing threatened species records and EVC mapping in Wombat State Forest. Wombat State Forest has a diverse range of flora throughout. We found a wide range of species including rare orchids, peas - [Nest Box Monitoring](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/nest-box-monitoring-2/) - Using volunteer power to monitor forgotten nest boxes. Nest boxes are a common conservation tool used to provide habitat for hollow-using wildlife, particularly in areas where natural tree hollows are limited. Nest boxes are installed by a variety of community groups and individuals, and a great number have been installed on private land and in - [Arboriculture](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/arboriculture/) - Our arborists approach tree management and habitat creation from a biodiversity perspective. Our arborist team work closely with our ecologists to offer advice on hazardous tree management with an environmental focus. This approach can save both time and money for our clients. Our uniquely experienced team of ecologists andarborists work in tandem to ensure that - [Planting the Seed FAQ](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/planting-the-seed-faq/) - Who can do your Planting the Seed program? Our Planting the Seed program is suitable for primary and secondary schools in Victoria. Although schools are our primary focus, we can also offer our program to 'Friends of' groups, Scouts groups and other interested community groups. Where does your program run? We run our Planting - [Wetland Surveys, Gunbower, Guttrum and Benwell Forest](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/wetland-surveys-gunbower-guttrum-and-benwell-forest/) - Location: Gunbower, Guttrum and Benwell Forests, Victoria. Client: North Central Catchment Management Authority The Living Murray (TLM) is a large-scale river restoration program that focuses on maintaining the health of six Icon sites along the Murray River, chosen in part for their high ecological value. The Living Murray program aims to improve the ecological condition of significant - [Vegetation Surveys, Gunbower, Guttrum and Benwell Forest](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/vegetation-surveys-gunbower-guttrum-and-benwell-forest/) - Location: Gunbower, Guttrum and Benwell Forests, Victoria. Client: North Central Catchment Management Authority The Living Murray (TLM) is a large-scale river restoration program that focuses on maintaining the health of six Icon sites along the Murray River, chosen in part for their high ecological value. The program aims to improve the ecological condition of significant forests and - [Latest News](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/latest-news/) - Find our latest ecology research news here. We go on regular field trips to assess habitat for conservation and restoration potential. We also conduct various research projects to assess biodiversity values and to find rare and endangered species. For our latest news, please go to Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram or see below. Photo- Ecology & Restoration Australia - [Community Projects & Workshops](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/community-projects-workshops/) - Sharing our knowledge. A key part of our philosophy at ERA is to share our ecological knowledge with the community. We regularly partner with Eco Warriors Australia, an environmental not-for-profit organisation, to carry out community-based projects. Our team runs community workshops such as our canopy rope-bridge workshops, where we teach community members how to create - [Artificial Hollow Creation on Private Land](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/artificial-hollow-creation-on-private-land/) - Location: Various privately-owned properties, Moorabool Shire, western Victoria. Client: Moorabool Shire Council 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. The aim of this project was to create artificial tree hollows to benefit native hollow-using wildlife. Target species include brush-tailed - [Diurnal Bird Surveys, Kosciuszko National Park](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/diurnal-bird-surveys-kosciuszko-np-2/) - Location: Kosciuszko National Park, Australian Alps, NSW. Client: NSW Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) NPWS’s Ecological Health Performance Scorecards program aims to improve the ecological health of NSW national parks by establishing a framework to measure and report on ecological health, and to track natural variability and overall change in ecological health over time. ERA was engaged - [Careers & Courses](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/careers-courses/) - Work and learn with us. We promote a flexible working environment and equality among our workforce. We exercise a workplace culture based on passion for the environment, ethics, cooperation, equal opportunity and diversity. We also aim to support early career ecologists through a variety of avenues including volunteer opportunities, work experience, internships, mentoring and training. - [Threatened Fauna Survey, Wombat State Forest](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/endangered-fauna-survey-wombat-state-forest-central-victoria/) - Location: Wombat State Forest, just over an hour west of Melbourne. Client: DEECA Major storms in June and October 2021 resulted in large gaps in the tree canopy in Wombat State Forest that will not regrow for many years. More than 80,000 hectares of forest was disturbed, as well as large areas of roadside vegetation. ERA was - [Aquatic Surveys, Wombat State Forest](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/aquatic-surveys-wombat-sf/) - Location: Wombat State Forest, Victoria. Client: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) ERA was engaged by DEECA to carry out fauna surveys in Wombat State Forest, assessing both the suitability of different habitat types for wildlife, and looking for signs of wildlife (eg. presence of hollows, scats, nests, burrows). As part of these surveys, ERA - [Post-fire Survey of Greater Glider, Wadbilliga NP](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/post-fire-distribution-and-density-survey-of-greater-glider-wadbilliga-np/) - Location: Wadbilliga National Park, NSW. Client: NSW Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) The Greater Glider was listed as nationally Endangered in 2022. The highest population density of greater gliders known to be recorded in Australia is found in Wadbilliga National Park1. ERA was engaged by NPWS to survey Greater Glider density and abundance to determine the significance ## News - [Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/innovate-reconciliation-action-plan/) - 18 July 2026 Ecology and Restoration Australia is proud to share that our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) has been officially accredited by Reconciliation Australia. This accreditation recognises ERA as a member of the national RAP network and affirms our commitment to meaningful, long‑term reconciliation action across our organisation and communities. You can read our - [Thermal drones surveys to detect arboreal fauna](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/using-thermal-drones-to-survey-arboreal-wildlife/) - 17 September 2025 The team at ERA is thrilled to share recent research, published in the journal Ecological Applications, on the efficacy of thermal drones to survey cryptic arboreal nocturnal species such as greater gliders. The ERA team collaborated with scientists at the University of Melbourne to undertake this project, including lead author Dr Ben - [Hollow Creation Update - Wombat State and Cobaw State Forests](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/hollow-creation-update-wombat-state-and-cobaw-state-forests/) - 23 July 2025 We can hardly believe it, but it’s been three years since we installed more than 100 artificially created hollows in the Wombat State and Cobaw State Forests, in areas impacted by the 2021 storms. We’ve been regularly monitoring the hollows since installation and are excited to report that we have even more - [Leadbeater's Possum - Artificial Hollows](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/leadbeaters-possum-artificial-hollows/) - 1 July 2025 In 2024, we installed a number of hollows in 2024 across large areas of known Leadbeater's Possum (LBP) habitat in Central Highlands, near Noojee. We used a unique combination of methods, including the Arborgrub tool, to produce natural hollows. Following hollow installation, we installed remote cameras to monitor 23 LBP hollows over - [Australian Mammal Society Conference 2025](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/australian-mammal-society-conference-2025/) - June 23 2025 We were excited to attend the annual Australian Mammal Society Conference in Toowoomba, Queensland this week. What a great way to escape the Melbourne Winter! There were lots of interesting presentations, including our own Principal Ecologist Dr Jo Isaac who presented on our work creating artificial hollows for the critically endangered Leadbeater's - [Planting the Seed - Kerang South](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-kerang-south/) - 29 May 2025 We are excited to announce that, in partnership with Eco Warriors Australia, we have received funding from the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal to run our Planting the Seed program with students in Kerang. We will be working with students from Kerang South Primary School to revegetate North Street Reserve in - [Wildlife Rope Bridges Workshops](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/wildlife-rope-bridges-workshops/) - 6 June 2025 Our ecologists have been busy recently hosting eight wildlife rope bridge building workshops with the Yarra Ranges community. We've been able to share information about our amazing local wildlife with the community, and have already had some unusual animals trying to use our bridges! We're looking forward to installing these in storm-damaged - [Planting the Seed Update - Wandin North Cultural Heritage](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-update-wandin-north-cultural-heritage/) - 13 June 2025 We had a great time with the Wandin North Primary School Sustainability Leaders learning about cultural heritage on a rather frosty morning! Kai spoke about his journey from Yorta-Yorta country and coming to a new tribe in Wurundjeri country, describing the animals that he saw along the way. Everyone warmed up with - [Planting the Seed Update - Yering Cultural Heritage](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-update-yering-cultural-heritage/) - 12 June 2025 Students from Yering Primary School, Coldstream Primary School, Yarra Glen Primary School, Lilydale Primary School and St Patrick’s Lilydale have had a great time learning about Aboriginal cultural this week through Welcome ceremony dances, storytelling, Aboriginal artwork and marngrook. Traditional Owner representative Kai showed students the different echoes of the digeridoo, with - [Habitat Pods - Update](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/habitat-pods-update/) - 2 June 2025 Exciting news! Our habitat pods have landed in Warrien Reserve and Scott Street Reserve, ready for native frogs and lizards to use as shelter. We're monitoring the pods so we can't wait to see who uses them... We’d like to thank the Maroondah City Council Community Grants program for generously funding our - [Planting the Seed Update - Ardeer](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-update-ardeer/) - 30 May 2025 Our botanists had lots of fun with Grade 4/5s from Ardeer Primary School learning how to propagate native plants. This section of Kororoit Creek is fairly disturbed, so it was great to see lots of native birds as well. We're looking forward to planting with students along Kororoit Creek in a few - [Planting the Seed Update - Galada Tamboore](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-update-galada-tamboore/) - 29 May 2025 Our ecologists had a great day planting with Grade 4 and 5 students from Campbellfield Heights Primary School in some typical Melbourne weather – rain, sunshine and even a rainbow! We had lots of eager volunteers (especially for banging in tree guards!) who contributed to restoring this important site. We’d like to - [Planting the Seed Update - Wandin North Propagation Session](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-update-wandin-north-propagation-session/) - 25 May 2025 Today our botanists showed the Sustainability Leaders from Wandin North Primary School how to propagate local native plants. We had a wander through Picnic Hills Bushland Reserve to gather our cuttings, and then back to school to propagate them. We can't wait until our planting day later this year! We’d like to - [Planting the Seed Update - Yering Planting Days](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-update-yering-planting-days/) - 8 May 2025 Our ecologists had a very busy couple of weeks planting with our five Yering Billabong primary schools. Their hard work meant that we planted about 1.5km of Olinda Creek frontage - a big thanks to all our schools for a truly fantastic effort. Check out this video! We'd like to thank DEECA's Greenlinks - [Planting the Seed Update - Churchill](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-update-churchill/) - 24 April 2025 We headed to the La Trobe Valley this week to propagate native plants with Grade 3 and 4 students from Churchill Primary School. We're looking forward to planting these in Gaskin Park on National Tree Day! A big thanks to Roland from Latrobe City Council for kindly giving us a hand, and - [Planting the Seed - Galada Tamboore](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-galada-tamboore/) - 28 February 2025 We are excited to be working with Melbourne Water and Campbellfield Heights Primary school to help revegetate an area of Galada Tamboore, an urban cooling revegetation project along the Merri Creek, near Somerset Road, Campbellfield. Galada Tamboore is an area of cultural significance for the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung community. Our ecologists met with - [Habitat Pod Building Workshops](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/habitat-pod-building-workshops/) - 26 February 2025 Come join us and our project partner Eco Warriors Australia for a fun session where we will be building habitat pods for our local wildlife. This hands-on activity is great for ages 8+ and no experience is necessary. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with nature and give back to - [Planting the Seed - Wandin North](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-wandin-north/) - 14 November 2024 We are excited to announce that, in partnership with Eco Warriors Australia, we have received funding from the Yarra Ranges Council to run our Planting the Seed program with Wandin North Primary School. Our Planting the Seed program will work directly with students from Wandin North Primary School to teach them about - [Planting the Seed Update - Yering](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-update-yering/) - 30 November 2024 Our ecologists have had a busy time propagating plants with students from Coldstream Primary School, Yering Primary School, Yarra Glen Primary School, Lilydale Primary School and St Patrick's Lilydale Primary School. Students were able to learn about native plants in their local area, how they are used by wildlife and their traditional - [Wildlife Rope Briges - Yarra Ranges](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/wildlife-rope-briges-yarra-ranges/) - 12 December 2024 We are excited to announce that, in partnership with Eco Warriors Australia, we have received funding from the WIRES National Grants Program to construct more wildlife rope bridges with the Yarra Ranges community. Volunteers from the Yarra Ranges community will create wildlife rope bridges in a series of ten community workshops. Our - [Planting the Seed - Ardeer](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-ardeer/) - 14 November 2024 We are excited to announce that, in partnership with Eco Warriors Australia, we have received funding from Brimbank City Council to run our Planting the Seed program with students from Ardeer Primary School. We will be working with students to revegetate "Verdant Woodlands", an area adjacent to Kororoit Creek, with the aim - [Wildlife Rope Bridges - Yarra Ranges](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/wildlife-rope-bridges-yarra-ranges/) - 6 Aug 2024 We are excited to announce that, along with project partner Eco Warriors Australia, we have received funding from Victorian Landcare to construct wildlife rope bridges with the Yarra Ranges community. Recent storm damage and fuel break construction has left sections of the Yarra Ranges National Park with large gaps in the canopy. - [Planting the Seed Program Grant](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-program-grant-7/) - 20 February 2024 We are excited to announce that, in partnership with Eco Warriors Australia and Yarra Ranges Council, we have been awarded a DEECA Green Links grant for our Planting the Seed program. You can find more details about our Planting the Seed program here. This project will fit within an existing restoration project - [Rope Bridge Installation, Yarra Ranges](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/rope-bridge-installation-yarra-ranges/) - 6 February 2024 ERA, in partnership with Yarra Ranges Council and Eco Warriors Australia, ran a series of community workshops last year to teach community members how to make wildlife rope bridges for arboreal wildlife. The wildlife rope bridges built by volunteers have now been installed in Mount Evelyn in areas with extensive damage from the - [Planting the Seed Program Grant](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-program-grant/) - Photo credit: Banyule Council - [Planting the Seed Program Grant](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-program-grant-6/) - 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 - [Hollows Monitoring with Homesglen TAFE- Update](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/hollows-monitoring-with-homesglen-tafe-update/) - 1 August 2023 Many of Australia’s birds and mammals are hollow-dependent species, relying on old-growth forests and trees for much of their resource requirements. Tree hollows are also important spaces for breeding and provide shelter from seasonal weather extremes, predation and fire. Once lost, tree hollows can take hundreds of years to re-establish. Artificial hollows - [Hollow Creation Update, Wombat State Forest](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/hollow-creation-update-wombat-state-forest/) - 20 December 2023 Another year has gone by since our team installed more than 100 artificial hollows in areas of the Wombat and Cobaw State Forests impacted by the 2021 storms. Last month, and with help from Holmesglen TAFE students, we once again inspected every hollow for occupants and any maintenance issues (see the results - [Planting the Seed Program Grant](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-program-grant-5/) - 14 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 Hepburn Shire Council. ERA will help to revegetate an area of damaged roadside vegetation along Bullarto South Road, about halfway between Daylesford and Trentham. Bullarto South Primary School - [Planting the Seed Program Grant](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-program-grant-2/) - 18 October 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 Yarra Ranges Council. ERA will help to revegetate a local reserve at Launching Place in the beautiful Yarra Valley with help from Grade 3/4 students at Launching Place - [Planting the Seed Program Grant](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-program-grant-4/) - 31 August 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 Junior Landcare. ERA will help to revegetate an area of damaged coastal vegetation along Mentone foreshore. We will work with students from Kilbreda College, Mentone to teach students - [Planting the Seed Program Grant](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/planting-the-seed-program-grant-3/) - 15 October 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 Murrindindi Shire Council. ERA will help to revegetate a Land for Wildlife site located next to Buxton Primary School in Buxton. Buxton PS staff, students and the local school - [Hollow Monitoring with Holmesglen TAFE](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/hollow-monitoring-with-holmesglen-tafe/) - 24 May 2023 The ERA team recently helped train some lucky Holmesglen TAFE students how to monitor artificial hollows we installed in Wombat State Forest. Students were taught how to climb trees safely to install monitoring cameras, and then how to monitor the cameras once installed. Here's some footage of some cute Feathertail Gliders (Acrobates - [Wildlife Rope Bridge Update, Yarra Ranges](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/wildlife-rope-bridge-update-yarra-ranges/) - 13 December 2023 ERA recently installed close to 100 metres of rope bridge in storm affected vegetation in the Yarra Ranges Shire. The bridges will connect remaining canopy, meaning that arboreal marsupials like possums and gliders don’t need to come down to the ground as much, where they are at risk from predators. The wildlife - [SER Conference Darwin 2023](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/ser-conference-darwin-2023/) - 29 September 2023 ERA is currently in Darwin attending the 2023 Ecological Society of Restoration Conference - Nature and People as One: Celebrating and Restoring Connection. The conference encourages restoration specialists from around the world “to consider our own relationship with nature, and the interweaving of human and ecological wellbeing”. Conference topics included restoration monitoring - [Wildlife Rope Bridges, Hepburn Shire](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/community-wildlife-rope-bridge-project/) - 20 September 2022 We are excited to announce an innovative partnership with ourselves, Hepburn Shire Council, DEECA 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 - [Rope Bridge Installation, Wombat State Forest](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/community-wildlife-rope-bridges-project-update-hepburn-shire/) - 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 - [Stop Press! Greater Gliders in our Artificial Hollows](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/stop-press-greater-gliders-in-our-artificial-hollows/) - 6 June 2023 The day has finally arrived! We are beyond excited that we have found two nationally Endangered Greater Gliders (Petauroides volans) using our artificial hollows here in Wombat State Forest, Victoria. Greater gliders rely on large, old, hollow-bearing trees for shelter during the day and to breed. Greater Gliders are therefore impacted by - [Biodiversity Survey, Wombat State Forest](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/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 - [East Gippsland Saltmarsh Survey](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/saltmarsh-survey-east-gippsland/) - 31 March 2022 The ERA team recently undertook a recce mission to the salt-marshes of East Gippsland, scoping for future projects and looking for endangered flora. The field trip resulted in confirmed range expansions for two endangered FFG-listed species. Another successful research trip! East Gippsland is always well worth a visit to explore our wonderful - [Hollow Creation Update, Wombat State Forest](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/hollow-creation-project-update/) - 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 - [Wildlife Rope Bridges, Macedon Ranges](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/community-wildlife-rope-bridge-project-moorabool-shire/) - 7 December 2022 Expanding on our ongoing project with Hepburn Shire Council, we are also pleased to announce a similar partnership with Macedon Ranges Shire Council, supported by DELWP’s Storm Recovery funding. Facilitated by Macedon Ranges Shire Council, we are running a series of canopy rope bridge building workshops for the local community, where people - [Artificial Hollows, Moorabool Shire](https://eraus.com.au/index.php/news/artificial-hollow-creation-in-moorabool-shire-expressions-of-interest/) - 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). 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