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We are thrilled to announce that we have received funding, along with our partners at Petaltail Ecological Collaborations, to undertake much needed research on the endangered saltmarsh plant the bushy peppercress, Lepidium desvauxii.

This research has been funded through the Coastcare Victoria Community Grant scheme, part of the Department of the Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) of the Victorian State Government.

Bushy peppercress is a rare plant restricted to fragmented coastal wetlands in Victoria; the species is listed under the Flora & Fauna Guarantee Act as Endangered. Currently little is known of the ecology of this species, and there is no Recovery Plan.

The project will investigate the ecology, physiology, and distribution of L. desvauxii in three disjunct populations in Gippsland, Victoria. The project will lead to a greater understanding of this species and its role in the ecosystem and we hope that the results may contribute to the development of a robust Recovery Plan and inform future conservation and restoration actions for this, and other related, species.

We were very grateful to receive some storm damaged timber from Yarra Ranges Council earlier in the year, and have been working with our colleagues at Ecology & Restoration Australia to turn this timber into wildlife habitat.

Some of the timber has been utilised to form entrances for carved hollows, suitable for arboreal native species.

These were made using a new tool called the Hollowhog, which can carve a small or large hollow into the wood. Some of the timber will also be used as refuges for terrestrial species, such as lizards, and still more will be made into bee hotels.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country and recognise their continuing connection to land, sea, culture and community.
We pay our respects to Elders past and present and emerging.
Our Organization is situated on the land of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation.