Worth a read on how we are using dead wood to protect and restore woodlands and build their climate resilience. ⁦@ANUFennerSchool⁩ ⁦IAE⁩ lyrebirddreaming.com/post/harnessin…

Watch this space as we trial combined herbivore exclusion, tree thinning and cultural burning across four hectares. Read more about our caring for country strategy here. 👇🏽 lyrebirddreaming.com/post/planning-…

Endangered paper-daisies responding positively to an earlier cultural burn this winter at Wombat Ridge. ANPC BCT NSW

Broad-leafed pomaderris. This month’s favourite flower Wombat Ridge where everything is protected thanks to our conservation covenant with BCT NSW. #WildOz

The sixth mass extinction event on Earth is not just causing individual species losses. Whole branches and limbs are being brutally torn off the Tree of Life. ⁦We have a narrow window to act before it’s too late. Read more here. 👇🏽⁩ lyrebirddreaming.com/post/mutilatin…

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“Carbon emissions are soaring … time is up … we are pushing our planetary systems into dangerous instability”. From 12 of the world’s best climate scientists, including Australian Thomas Newsome. This Oxford University Press report is a must read and share!👇🏽 academic.oup.com/bioscience/adv…

Australia's native forests are irreplaceable national treasures. My son was devastated when I showed him the devastation in Victoria. Read and share my article on why native forest logging must be stopped.👇🏽 lyrebirddreaming.com/post/australia…

Endangered Sticky everlasting daisies. A sign of Spring Wombat Ridge. #WildOz

Has anyone else noticed how insects are disappearing? It’s good news for car windscreens. But bad news for nature and ecological security on which we humans depend. Become a citizen scientist Invasive Species Council and help keep track of bugs - both the good native ones and the baddies.

When I’m not hunger striking, I spend a lot of time caring for 50 hectares of protected Australian bushland Wombat Ridge. Today I showed Daniel Bleakley how echidnas raid termite mounds for food. Everything is connected in Nature. Each part of the system depends on the rest!

We’re proud to be a BCT NSW covenanted conservation property.

Noticing birds does makes you feel good! 🦜🥰 “When we look at a bird, we are actually looking at the sum of numerous ecological processes.” theguardian.com/australia-news…

Worth a read from Gregory Andrews on the value of trees and the risks of assuming we can plant them to offset carbon-intensive lifestyles.

Worth on watch from Gregory Andrews on how we use dead wood and closing-off tracks to promote regeneration Wombat Ridge.

Fantastic news for an iconic but sadly often-maligned Australian apex predator! The Victorian government is recognising the importance of dingoes! Dingoes belong in Australia’s ecology and reduce the impacts of feral cats and foxes. Read more from Prof Prof. Euan Ritchie (@euanritchie.bsky.social). 👇🏽

Blue-leaved Stringybark open forest is one of three main vegetation communities Wombat Ridge. Despite a relatively sparse understory, this place is home to endangered Gang gang and Glossy black cockatoos. Swift parrots have also visited on occasion. #Biodiversity