Plantings for Threatened Species
Restoring habitat corridors for gang gang cockatoos, glossy black cockatoos, brush-tailed phascogales and greater gliders
Capacity building - LEP23-014-LLC02-3
The issue
Habitat degradation and tree clearing are examples of key threatening processes impacting countless native species in Australia. In the settlement of Meringo, NSW, threatened species including gang gang cockatoos, glossy black cockatoos, brush-tailed phascogales and greater gliders are some of those species affected by loss of habitat. Eurobodalla National Park stretches the coastline alongside Meringo, and nearby, a 69-acre parcel of land recently named as 'Ned's Forest' boasts centuries old hollow trees. To give these threatened species the best chance of survival, habitat corridors are vital to ensuring they can cross the cleared land safely.
The solution
Over the last 5 years, a grant from the NSW Environmental Trust has been helping to fund plantings in the Meringo area to help increase habitat for the known threatened species. On a particularly large private property, Eurobodalla Landcarers were called upon for a spectacular field day in May 2025 to help plant trees and shrubs sourced from local seeds. A total of 35 Landcare volunteers planted and guarded 200 plants over the field day, adding to the few thousand plants already in the ground. In years to come, these plantings will recreate bushland to mimic what existed before humans cleared the land.
The impact
The planting day was a wonderful opportunity for volunteers to see an example of conservation on private property, and also to hear from local ecologists and land managers about other conservation efforts nearby such as nesting boxes, pest control and wildlife cameras. Continuing with revegetation projects which link native habitat is an important step in fighting against species extinction - something that Eurobodalla Landcarers are passionate to be a part of!
Key facts
- Threatened species such as gang gang cockatoos, glossy black cockatoos, greater gliders and brush-tailed phascogales are known to inhabit bushland in Meringo.
- Grant funding from the NSW Environmental Trust has helped thousands of plants be put in the ground to help native species survive.
- Eurobodalla Landcarers helped to plant trees and shrubs on a private property in Meringo, which will in time create critical corridors for threatened species.