By Katie Ronald | Regional Coordinator
Our volunteers have been braving windy and wet conditions throughout winter, but they haven’t let it get in the way of planting season! Planting of native trees in riparian areas provides important food, nesting and roosting habitat for Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo and a myriad of other species. Winter is an important time in Perth to plant native seedlings across all ecosystems, as it gives them the best chance of survival through our hot summers. With rainfall mainly limited to June, July and August, our volunteers have planted thousands of seedlings on the dunes, along the Swan and Canning rivers and up in the hills.
Sunday the 30th of July was National Tree Day. Over 50 volunteers joined the City of Cockburn at Bibra Lake to plant 3,125 native seedlings. Bibra Lake is part of Beeliar Regional Park and is home to a diverse range of plants and animals including quendas, bandicoots and migratory water birds. This reserve provides a vital food source for the endangered Carnaby's Black Cockatoo. It was an amazing effort by everyone involved!
Volunteers have also been re-vegetating part of Lesmurdie Falls National Park, which provides an important roosting area for the cockatoos. Teams have been planting native seedlings and Regional Coordinator from the waterways. This makes the creek lines more accessible to all native animals and encourages the natural regeneration of the bushland.
We would like to thank our GlobalGiving donors, supporters and our volunteers. Without your support, we wouldn’t be able to make a difference to this important cause. If you are able to donate again or share our story with family and friends we would really appreciate it – every effort will help us to continue achieving these great conservation results and give these beautiful birds a better chance at coming back from the brink of extinction. As the rains ease off, our teams will start to manage the massive re-vegetation projects that happened over winter, and we look forward sharing our progress with you in our next report.
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