A day with Deanna
To celebrate International Day of Biological Diversity we're shining a light on a superstar of our team Deanna Marshall and documenting a day-in-the-life of our Lead Ecologist.
45
m2
Land protected
155
Bird species protected
41
Threatened species protected
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My online courses teach you how to (re)connect with nature and improve your well-being. There is an overwhelming amount of scientific evidence for the healing power of nature, so if you had any doubts about the ancient wisdom on this topic, it is now time to let that go!
While you are working on your personal well-being, I also want to give you an opportunity to give back to nature and work on the well-being of our environment. To do so I have partnered with Wilderlands.
When I buy their biodiversity units, they promise permanent protection of an equivalent number of square metre plots of land with vulnerable habitat and 20 years of ecological management on a number of projects in Australia.
Participants in my Nature Connection courses make a contribution by earning points. The total number of points that each group collects determines the amount of square metres I buy. In this interactive setup, participants are connecting with nature for their personal well-being, while also instantly contributing to the conservation of nature and the well-being of our planet! A win-win situation!
Projects We've Funded
Wiradjuri Country (West Wyalong, New South Wales)
Alleena
Located in the heart of the NSW Riverina, this 4500 acre landscape is addressing the decline of the suite of birds dependent on intact woodland ecosystems for foraging and nesting.
Barapa Barapa Country (Budgerum, Victoria)
Budgerum
In the heart of the Victorian Riverina, one of the most productive areas of agriculture in Australia and only 250 kilometres north of Melbourne, lies Budgerum, a farming district of flat, grassy plains alongside the Avoca River. Grassland communities are some of the most highly threatened ecosystems on the planet, with grassland reserves being reduced to small, fragmented patches across the landscape as land has been converted to agriculture. For this reason, protection of the remaining native grasslands across the Victorian Riverina is critical to the long-term survival of species that call this community their home. Examples of species dependent on these grassy ecosystems include the critically endangered Plains Wanderer and the nationally endangered Turnip Copperburr.
Ngarrindjeri Country (Meningie, South Australia)
Coorong Lakes
Located in Meningie in South Australia, this 200 hectare landscape is a project delivered in partnership with the Ngarrindjeri people, the Traditional Custodians of the Coorong. It sees native plants supplied by the local nursery at Raukkan, a self-governed Aboriginal community 30 km northwest of the site and many Raukkan community members employed for onsite work and delivering activities such as vegetation monitoring and mapping and fencing with a focus on ensuring these communities can continue to preserve and protect this culturally important pocket of land.
Eastern Maar Country (Otway Ranges, Vic)
Crowes Lookout
Home to mountainous vistas, tall trees, and fern-rich gullies, lies Crowes Lookout, only 170 kilometres south-west of Melbourne near the scenic town of Lavers Hill in the Otway Ranges. Crowes Lookout is characterised by towering trees of Mountain Grey-gum (Eucalyptus cypellocarpa), Southern Blue-gum (Eucalyptus globulus), and Messmate Stringybark (Eucalyptus obliqua), reaching over 60 metres tall and providing an arboreal ecosystem of micro-bats, gliders, and birds.
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