Bush Heritage Australia

Bush Heritage welcomes the announcement over the weekend by Tanya Plibersek and the Labor Government - $250 million over the next five years to boost conservation and help protect another 30 million hectares of bush land.     Australia has five years left to achieve its commitment to a big goal for nature known as 30 by 30, an international effort to ensure 30 per cent of the world’s land and seas are protected by 2030. The stakes are high, especially in Australia. There are more than 2000 animals, plants and ecological communities on our threatened species list, and that list is growing every year.    The announcement over the weekend is a helpful step towards 30 by 30. It comes at a critical time and with a clear message: there isn’t a single solution to the biodiversity crisis. We all have a role to play, from protecting high value conservation areas, to building resilience in our landscapes, improving links between nature repair and carbon markets and supporting new Indigenous Protected Areas.     Bush Heritage Australia’s ambition is to deepen and double by 2030, and we’re well on our way thanks to support from so many. We look forward to continuing our work with both state and federal governments to protect healthy country, forever. 👉 https://ab.co/4hLvPaU

This #WorldRewildingDay we’re shining a light on a successful example of bringing nature back in practice. Over a decade ago, a small group of Red-tailed Phascogales were reintroduced to our Kojonup Reserve in southwest WA. These adorable arboreal marsupials were once widespread through the southern half of Australia, but now surviving populations are few and far between, mostly occurring in remnant patches of vegetation in the WA’s wheatbelt region. Ongoing monitoring shows that the Kojonup population is now thriving. After 50 or 60 years with no phascogales on the reserve, it’s good to have them back. Want to learn more? Check out our podcast episode ‘The secret life of phascogales’ 👉 https://bit.ly/41ULM8t 📷 Nic Duncan 📍 Kojonup Reserve, Goreng Noongar Country, WA Global Rewilding Alliance #RewildingTogether

Angus Howell was born in the valley next to Turnip Creek, which is located just north of Melbourne, and has farmed in the area for decades. In 1986, in response to growing salinity issues in the catchment, Angus and neighbouring farmers established one of Australia’s first land care groups –the Warrenbayne Boho Land Protection Group. Landholders partnered with scientists and the government to implement improved farming practices and completed large-scale revegetation projects. These efforts helped to bring some of greenery and biodiversity back to the catchment, improving parts of its health. Despite their efforts, the catchment still struggles to hold water in the landscape. There is more work to do to heal damage caused by harmful management practices that date back to the beginning of colonisation. With help from Bush Heritage and other partners, Angus is passing on the legacy of care to the next generation, through the Turnip Creek Rehydration Pilot Project. Read more about the project 👉 https://lnkd.in/g5V4QEAX 📷 (1) Joel Fitzgerald, BHA, and Angus Howell at Turnip Creek by Grassland Films. 📷 (2 & 3) From Warrenbayne Boho Protection Group’s archives. 📍Yorta Yorta Country, VIC. We gratefully acknowledge the William Buckland Foundation: Advancing Agriculture Fund and the Australian Government Future Drought Fund: Long-term Trials of Drought Resilient Farming Practices for their support of the project, and our partners Deakin University, Soil Land Food, Mulloon Institute and resident landholders.

🌿 Job Opportunity: Reserve Manager - Pilungah 🌿 Bush Heritage Australia is looking for a passionate Reserve Manager to join the North team! This is an exceptional opportunity to make a real impact in protecting Australia’s unique wildlife and their habitats. Ready to contribute to conservation? Apply now 👉 https://bit.ly/4bPd9W9

Banded vegetation, with its intriguing ‘tiger stripe’ patterns of bare and vegetated ground, is a striking feature of arid landscapes worldwide. A recent study at our Boolcoomatta Reserve explored the fascinating role of gibber pebbles (those quartz and iron-oxide pebbles strewn on the Earth’s surface) in banded vegetation. Turns out these quirkily named little rocks are playing a BIG role in our arid ecosystems! 🔗 Read a recap by Honours student Ida Gaulke in collaboration with Monash University Geomorphology Lab 👉 https://lnkd.in/gQimv9FS

Every year, millions of migratory waterbirds embark on incredible journeys, flying thousands of kilometres from their northern breeding grounds in search of warmer climates in Australia and New Zealand. One crucial breeding ground for these birds is Yantabulla Swamp, a nationally significant wetland that can support up to 50,000 migratory birds. Worldwide, wetlands face a multitude of threats, but thanks to the incredible generosity of our supporters, we now protect Nil Desperandum, which neighbours the swamp and will safeguard an additional 4,037 hectares of this unique and vital habitat. Read more about the new reserve via 👉 https://lnkd.in/gMEbMyW5 📷 Annette Ruzicka 📍 Nil Desperandum, Budjiti Country, NSW

We're on the hunt for a Supporter Care Intern, could this be you or someone you know? 👀💼 🌱 Through our Seeding the Future program, we offer paid internships to provide young professionals with a chance to build solid, paid work experience in the industry. This is an exceptional opportunity to make a very real contribution to the protection of Australia’s unique wildlife and their habitat 🌿 👉 Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/4ioQEtg #Careers #Conservation #Internship #Nature #JobOpportunity

Looking for a something to spark up your Wednesday? 👀✨ Join us live from Scottsdale Reserve for our first Bush broadcast in 2025! We're taking you to the home of some of Australia's most threatened temperate ecosystems, where you'll find the vulnerable Silver-leafed Mountain Gum, a remnant of Australia’s last ice age, the nationally endangered Hooded Robin, and a stretch of the mighty Murrumbidgee River 🌳🐦 Learn how we're working alongside volunteers on a mammoth revegetation project to restore the 'people's reserve'. 👉 Register for free: https://bit.ly/3Xuplpf #Webinar #WeLoveNature #MurryDarling #Conservation

As we head into International Women’s Day for 2025, we’re still buzzing from our incredible Celebrating Women in Conservation Breakfast held in partnership with Trust for Nature last week. If you missed it, you can watch a recording of the event here 👉 https://bit.ly/4icbFHV Catch up on the powerful keynote delivered by Dr Teagan Shields (PhD) on empowering Aboriginal-led Traditional Knowledge for biodiversity conservation, plus loads more. This year’s IWD theme is #MarchForward. We’re pretty confident that based on the energy in the room last Friday, this inspiring collection of women and allies is busy getting on with the marching forward towards a more equitable and sustainable future for all. Sheena Watt MP Mandy Nicholson Corinne Proske Rachel Lowry 📷 Dijana Risteska 📍 Melbourne, Wurundjeri Country, VIC #IWD2025 #Conservation #Leadership #Nature

Emerging conservationist Amy Naylor recently completed an internship through our Seeding the Future Program, where she was exposed to the broad range of skillsets needed to operate a conservation not-for-profit. Read more about her experience 👉 https://lnkd.in/gmpVFTea 📷 In the field at Edward's Point Wildlife Reserve, Wadawurrung Country, VIC. 📷 Working in the Melbourne office, Wurundjeri Country, VIC. 📷 Capturing the 12 Apostles, Eastern Maar and Wadawurrung Country, VIC.