THE NEED IS GREAT AND WITH YOUR HELP OUR WORK CONTINUES
Maintaining our woodland is not something that you can “set and forget.”
We must continually monitor the situation, remove weeds, reduce the number of feral pests, and use grazing to keep the fire hazard low, whilst allowing our native species to thrive.
We need to work together to preserve our woodlands so that our children, and our children’s children can appreciate and benefit from the wonderful biodiversity on our doorstep that for so many years we have ignored.
OUR FIRST 3 PROJECTS
Save Our Woodlands, INC. was established to pay landholders, in perpetuity, to conserve, enhance and re-establish native woodlands on THEIR land, and to manage these woodlands, so they are preserved for generations to come.
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Save Our Woodlands currently has four properties — a total of 760 hectares (1820 acres) — involved in The Koala Project.
With YOUR help we can fully fund this project & then work on protecting even more koala habitat.
In February 2022, the Koala (combined populations of ACT, NSW and QLD) was up-listed from ‘vulnerable’ to ‘endangered’ under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) due to various impacts including loss of habitat, disease and the impact of bushfires.
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Four large macropods are inhabiting this woodland area: Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Wallaroo (Euro), Red Shouldered Wallaby and Swamp Wallaby.
Save Our Woodlands has listed 60 bird species in this woodland, and the local bird group visited and listed 51 species within 2 hours — many of which were different from ours — so the variety of birds is huge and we hope you agree, needs to be protected.
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This area burned during the bushfires of 2019.
After a 2 year drought during which, in an effort to survive, the trees shed leaves bark and branches and there was a huge build-up of litter.
Almost all of the mature trees were lost, along with a koala colony and many other birds and animals.
As of February 2023, Eucalyptus saplings and young Hickory Wattle are still only a 0.5 metre to 1 metre high - but with time and your funding for protection, they will come back. With your help this area can once again be suitable habitat for not only koalas but other animals and birds and reptiles.
NOW FUNDING OUR 4TH PROJECT
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Our Gwyder River Sancatuary consists mostly of White Box-Yellow Box-Blakely’s Red Gum Grassy Woodland which is listed as a critically endangered ecological community under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
A wide variety of critically endangered and at-risk species rely on this habitat including the Regent Honey Eater and the Bell's Turtle.
YOU can help Save Our Woodlands maintain the important biodiversity and ecosystem of NSW.
Please help us protect the water table, soil health, and habitat for wildlife and future generations - before it's too late.
BUTTERFLIES, BEES & BUGS
BUTTERFLIESThe importance of the insect kingdom to our ecosystems cannot be over-emphasized. If we are to live in holistically with our environment, we rely on our insect friends to maintain balance. Butterflies are beautiful and easy to love, but even less attractive...
BLACK WALLAROO OR EURO
BLACK WALLAROO OR EUROThe Wallaroo is midway between a kangaroo and a wallaby. It has a rather stocky build, with coarse, shaggy fur, no hair on its muzzle, a relatively short and thick tail, and a characteristic upright hopping style. Currently, it is not endangered...
REFORM AUSTRALIA’S ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
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SQUIRREL GLIDERS VULNERABLE
SQUIRREL GLIDERS NOW CONSIDERED VULNERABLE IN NSWSquirrel Gliders are small possums, somewhat smaller than their cousins the Sugar Glider. They are marsupials who raise their young, usually two, in the pouch until they are big enough to travel on their mother's back....
PINE DONKEY ORCHIDS
PINE DONKEY ORCHIDSThe Pine Donkey Orchid is listed as vulnerable in NSW. It grows from a bulb rather than on rocks or trees and requires grass and litter to retain moisture when it is flowering. Threats to the Pine Donkey Orchid result from habitat clearing and...
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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.
Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate of any country in the world.
Any & all sized donations are appreciated & immediately put to use including donations from our $10 per month program.
Please help us continue to protect critical habitats. By doing so YOU will prevent further species from extinction.
We are entirely volunteer-driven.
Our work is only possible with your support.
