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Native grasslands conservation – a Victorian perspective
Way back in 1992 (30 years ago), the Victorian Department of Conservation & Environment (DCE) produced the Draft Conservation Program for Native Grasslands and Grassy Woodlands in Victoria. This document was the first attempt by an Australian government to develop a comprehensive program for the conservation of native grasslands and grassy woodlands. In the same year, Neville Scarlett authored Field guide to Victoria's native grasslands: native plants of Victorian lowland plains.
Welcome to the Wilderlands way
Wilderlands provides a unique service within the conservation arena, empowering businesses and individuals to make a direct and lasting impact on Australia’s unique biodiversity. This is the Wilderlands vision.
Otway Black Snail
Restricted to the wet forests and cool temperate rainforests of the Otway Ranges in southern Victoria, the Otway Black Snail (Victaphanta compacta) is a bit of a local icon. You see, what makes it super special is that it is a terrestrial carnivorous pulmonated gastropod mollusc! Kinda cool, but what does it mean? Simply put, […]
Mountain Ash – the giants of the forest
The legend of the world’s tallest tree is said to have been measured by a Tasmanian forester, only after having cut it down and stepping out his paces along the fallen tree trunk. Whatever the height, it didn’t make the official record books. With more refined (and much less damaging) techniques used to measure tree […]
Land clearing in Victoria – a short history
Whenever I fly out of Melbourne, I love to get a window seat. I can view the activity occurring below, the patchwork of treed areas, the expanse of farming enterprises, and get a better appreciation of our collective ‘occupation’ of the land that has developed over the past 200 years. From this vantage point, the […]
Tackling African Boxthorn
Across much of southern Australia, especially in the south-eastern states, African Boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum) causes great angst for both farmer and conservation manager alike. Aptly named, this woody weed is indeed ‘ferocious’, often forming impenetrable spiny thickets that can invade remnant bushland, providing ideal protection for feral cats, foxes and rabbits, and even hosting pest […]