Hollows for Homes
Approximately 46 species of animals and 81 species of birds need hollows for shelter or breeding in NSW. Wide-spread tree clearing has resulted in a “housing shortage”. There is a need to improve habitat for a wide range of important animal and bird species across the mid-Murrumbidgee. It takes a long time to grow a hollow however intervention in the form of installing nesting boxes can provide a tool to mitigate the historic losses of the past in the short-term. Raising awareness and promoting the importance hollows provides a tool to mitigate the historic losses of the past for the long-term. Funding is available for the construction and supply of nest boxes in areas of Coolamon, Junee, Tarcutta, Kyeamba, Eastern Riverina and Cootamundra. This project aims to: • Provide habitat for a wide range of important animal species including, but not limited to, Squirrel glider, Superb Parrot and microbats. • Raise awareness and promote the value of natural hollows for biodiversity. • Facilitate a coordinated approach to get various Landcare groups to work together to achieve landscape scale outcomes. • Facilitate increased adoption of sustainable practices to conserve and protect remnant trees and hollows.
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Hollows for Homes
Approximately 46 species of animals and 81 species of birds need hollows for shelter or breeding in NSW. Wide-spread tree clearing has resulted in a “housing shortage”. There is a need to improve habitat for a wide range of important animal and bird species across the mid-Murrumbidgee. It takes a long time to grow a hollow however intervention in the form of installing nesting boxes can provide a tool to mitigate the historic losses of the past in the short-term. Raising awareness and promoting the importance hollows provides a tool to mitigate the historic losses of the past for the long-term. Funding is available for the construction and supply of nest boxes in areas of Coolamon, Junee, Tarcutta, Kyeamba, Eastern Riverina and Cootamundra. This project aims to: • Provide habitat for a wide range of important animal species including, but not limited to, Squirrel glider, Superb Parrot and microbats. • Raise awareness and promote the value of natural hollows for biodiversity. • Facilitate a coordinated approach to get various Landcare groups to work together to achieve landscape scale outcomes. • Facilitate increased adoption of sustainable practices to conserve and protect remnant trees and hollows.
