Join us for a special webinar with Clare Bracey on the importance of privately protected land to help our woodland bird populations thrive.

Australia’s temperate woodlands are among the most heavily cleared and fragmented ecosystems within the country, and woodland remnants primarily occur on private land within landscapes dominated by agriculture. Temperate woodland birds are one group of fauna that rely on these woodlands for survival, but are threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation.

Effectively protecting and managing the remaining habitat for woodland birds is critical for their ongoing conservation. These species play a vital role as pollinators, seed disperses and controllers of insect populations.

Whilst there is much being done for woodland bird conservation, a major knowledge gap concerns the on-ground effectiveness of management actions on private land, including privately protected areas, which are increasingly used to support biodiversity.

Clare's PhD research addressed this gap by comparing the woodland bird richness, abundance and community condition between protected and unprotected private land. The findings reveal that privately protected areas support higher woodland bird richness, abundance and community condition; however, there is large variation in how private land is being managed. Overall, the key message is that protection and management on private land matters for woodland birds.

Learn more and ask your questions in the live webinar!

Join Biolinks Alliance and City of Bendigo reserve managers for a free 'walk and talk' forest tour of the public nature reserve at Aspinall St Golden Square. Learn about the site, the ecology and history of the Central Goldfields Box-Ironbark forest, local environmental issues stemming from mining and post-Colonial activities, and what is being done to restore these forests to health for future generations.