Hope grows where water flows
Our generous supporters help us to secure the protection of a nationally significant wetland.
Just like water, birds know no boundaries. Their liberty is fluid, influenced by the seasonal availability of resources, or by tuning into the earth’s magnetic field to guide migration to familiar breeding sites. They rise above human attempts to contain or control their path, yet the choices we make across our landscapes continue to determine their fate.
I’m delighted to announce that, together, we have secured the protection of a crucial waterbird breeding site – our latest reserve Nil Desperandum. A deep, sincere thank you for your support and generosity, which has helped to safeguard the home of hundreds of bird species and numerous other native plants and animals.
Situated 150 km north-west of Bourke in New South Wales on Budjiti Country and within one of the least disturbed areas of the Murray-Darling Basin, the impact of the 4,090-hectare reserve’s protection connects with our Naree Station Reserve and increases conservation’s stronghold in the region.
We continue to rally support for our ongoing and on-ground management costs, which will enable us to deliver our proven conservation efforts to actively heal Country.
This incredible achievement allows the energy we have built while delivering on the ambitious goals of our 2030 Strategy to flow into the new year – because it must. We are committed to deepening and growing the extent of our impact, a bold ambition that beats loudly throughout this Bushtracks.
‘A legacy of care’ introduces our collaborative Turnip Creek Rehydration Project. An hour north of Melbourne, we’re ground truthing the science behind methods to improve riparian health on farmers’ properties. This work could be replicated for other catchments also facing the challenges of erosion, salinity and drought.
‘Game changers’ explores the innovative technology we are developing in feral cat management to find new ways of reaching scale and being effective.
‘Doing things better’ tells of our 17-year-long partnership with Dja Dja Wurrung Traditional Custodians and the launch of our Wurreka Galkangu Shared Strategic Landscape Plan 2024-2034, a model for best practice right-way land management.
Given the scale of loss that our landscapes continue to endure, we are mindful that every hectare counts.
Our work is urgent and it is thanks to the support of people like you that, together, we are able to stand tall with nature, as we have done for the past 34 years.
Thank you for being bold and staying with us,
Bushtracks 2025 Summer
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