GOLDEN WATTLE
The Golden Wattle of NSW flower in August for a short and spectacular burst of colour, a blaze of glory against the bright blue Spring sky.
Wattles are the first plants to recover after a disaster such as a drought or fire.
They have very hard seeds which will only grow when they meet with smoke or heat.
They grow quickly and colonise the bare ground, protecting the earth, and providing food and shelter for birds, animals, and insects.
Wattles, like legumes, take nitrogen out of the air and sequester it in the soil improving fertility for other plants.
Unfortunately, they are also palatable to livestock, so they do not survive where there is heavy grazing.
Wattles only have a short life, ten to fifteen years, but when they die many seeds sprout giving their bounty back to the earth.
Save Our Woodlands is an environmentally conscious group of volunteers dedicated to preserving threatened birds, animals and ecosystems in the woodlands of New South Wales, Australia.
Only 15% of our woodlands remain, the rest has been cleared for agriculture.
Save Our Woodlands Inc. secures and protects woodlands in NSW and pays landholders, in perpetuity, to conserve, enhance and re-establish native woodlands on THEIR land, and to manage these woodlands, so they are maintained.
BUT we need YOUR help. Together we can bring about change. Please consider donating.
People tend to think that woodlands are “just bush,” consequently, over 85% of the native woodlands in New South Wales, Australia have been replaced by agriculture.
Donate $10 per month & help protect critical habitats. By doing so YOU will prevent further species from extinction.
Our work is only possible with your support.
