Wilderlands

We’ve released a special edition story showcasing the spiny species of the Coorong. 🦎 Read: https://lnkd.in/gVa2Cv2h Discover the creatures uncovered by the Wilderlands team during a recent trip focused around pitfall trapping, a simple method used in ecological studies to capture small ground-dwelling animals, including invertebrates, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. From skinks to stumpy tails and even legless lizards – the Coorong Lakes project is teaming with reptiles of all shapes and sizes. Wilderlands Lead Ecologist Deanna Marshall has been working with Bill Harman and his students who have vast experience and expertise in this type of monitoring. Harman, a lecturer and coordinator of the Conservation and Ecosystem Management course at TAFE SA Aboriginal Access Centre and his students, many of whom are Ngarrindjeri Lands & Progress Aboriginal Corporation Rangers, Raukkan Rangers and National Parks – Noonameena Rangers, assisted in installing and monitoring these traps. The method involved placing several buckets at regular intervals that were buried up to their rims along a transect. A drift net was installed along the same transect so that it would intercept animals moving across the ground, channelling them along the fence and into the pitfall traps. The pitfall traps were checked three times a day and all animals were identified, measured, recorded and released. The chance to share this experience with Bill and his students, was so special and the partnership we have with both Cassinia Environmental as well as the Ngarrindjeri people is part of what makes the Coorong Lakes project so unique. Learn more about the monitoring practices taking place at this project as well as exploring case studies showcasing many of the partners who’ve helped make protecting this habitat possible - including Adelaide Festival, al.ive body®, Trace | Certified B Corp™, Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM), Elliephant, dsquared Consulting, Melbourne Connect, St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, Point Zero and many many more. Connect with the Wilderlands team if you’d like to learn more. Ash Knop, Deanna Marshall, Paul Dettmann, Nopera Whitley, Cody Rees

Friday fun amongst the ferns (and leeches) at our Crowes Lookout project in the Otways, Victoria. Home to three globally significant and IUCN Red Listed species including the carnivorous Otway Black Snail which is considered endangered as well as the Gang-Gang Cockatoo and one of Australia’s most iconic creatures the Koala which are both listed as vulnerable and can be heard making calls overhead. The undergrowth of this property is incredibly dense and provides habitat for many native mammal species including the Long-nosed Bandicoot which was discovered on one of the remote cameras in the project area, whilst rare and endangered species such as the Long-nosed Potoroo, Broad-toothed Rat and Spot-tailed Quoll have all been recorded nearby. This pristine forest is truly spectacular and offers a diverse array of biodiversity, including the Southern Blue-gum and Messmate Stringybark, as well as being home to the tallest flowering tree species in the world, the Mountain Ash. Mountain Ash forests maintain the densest reserves of carbon dioxide of any eco-type on Earth; with forests of this type commonly storing 30 times more Carbon dioxide than other vegetation types, this means their protection is all the more significant. Located 170 kilometres south-west of Melbourne near the scenic town of Lavers Hill in the Otway Ranges, these wet forests and their associated gullies provide very significant drought refuges – areas in the landscape that provide permanent moist conditions for plants and animals to survive during drying conditions. Learn more about the Crowes Lookout project and connect with our team to discover how you can help protect the precious biodiversity of this property today. 🌳 | https://lnkd.in/gN5FuNxV Connect with the Wilderlands team. Ash Knop, Deanna Marshall, Paul Dettmann, Heath Evans, Nopera Whitley, Cody Rees

We're proud to support the Wilderlands Alleena Woodlands Conservation project as part of our TEM Online Extended Impact solution✨🌏 Check out the Eastern Bearded Dragon spotted on the property below! Learn more about how you can support the permanent protection of Australian native ecosystems, while also investing in an independently verified carbon project ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dcE_kxdz

An epic photo of an Eastern Bearded Dragon hiding at our Alleena property. 🦎 This prehistoric looking creature was discovered sun baking on a post by the Wilderlands conservation team during recent monitoring of the property. A species capable of changing colour as an adaptation to temperature or behavioural response technique, it can be identified by the distinctive scale pattern of its head and often flares its beard when feeling threatened to ward off predators. Feeding primarily on invertebrates and small vertebrates, as well as plant materials, this lizard lives amongst the logs and trees of these landscapes. Although the Eastern Bearded Dragon is generally widespread, much of their habitat has been greatly modified, and the species has declined in many areas throughout it's range. Deanna Marshall and the Wilderlands team alongside Cassinia Environmental are working to ensure our Alleena project is protected forever. It’s thanks to supporters like Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM), Trace | Certified B Corp™, al.ive body®, Wildya, Elliephant, and many more that species like the Eastern Bearded Dragon can now flourish amongst this habitat. Learn more about the Alleena project below and check out our annual report to see the results of managing and monitoring last year. Discover Alleena: https://lnkd.in/geEfnqiy  Project Report:  https://lnkd.in/gHP-SHhv Connect with the Wilderlands team to learn more. Ash Knop, Deanna Marshall, Paul Dettmann, Heath Evans, Nopera Whitley, Cody Rees

Following the fourth ILCN Global Congress, held in Quebec, Canada, I wrote an article reflecting on some of the key themes that international experts in private and civic land conservation are tackling right now, and in particular how Australian delegates are contributing to and benefiting from these conversations. I cover a fair amount of ground in the article - but a few threads include: 🌿 Relationships are at the heart of effective conservation outcomes. Starting with local networks and peer based learning all the way through to radical partnerships, we need these more than ever. And when we get them right we can, as Jody Gunn, CEO of the Australian Land Conservation Alliance shared about ALCA, achieve a 'cohesive, sophisticated and mutually supportive movement'. 💸Plugging the conservation finance gap will require a range of solutions, including nature markets. But government really needs to stick around for the ride - to provide base funding but also strategic and policy direction. As Wilderlands CEO Ash Knop said, 'we need leadership'. 🐄 Permanent protection on private land needs new partners and new tools. PhD candidate Sarah Brugler from University of Tasmania spoke about the necessity of working with different landholders, especially farmers, and leveraging new tools, like carbon and nature markets, to get us to 30x30. 'OECMs' might be another valuable tool to get us there; but as James Fitzsimons from The Nature Conservancy in Australia pointed out, these need to have integrity, and not just be 'protected ares lite'. ✨ Creative solutions are all around us. Nigel Sharp, founder of the Odonata Foundation, talked about how this not-for-profit is bringing Australian species back from the brink of extinction, at the same time as supporting primary production and Indigenous land management. In 2027 the next ILCN congress will be hosted in Melbourne, Australia. I can't wait to keep the conversations and hard work going across this time; and to be a part of the crew that will deliver the next important instalment of this global gathering. Meanwhile, thank you so much to the Australian delegation - you're all legends - including those mentioned above and also Victoria Marles AM, Doug Humann AM, Gareth Catt, Daniel Oades, Clare Cannon, Michael Cornish, Phoebe Pace, Alex Maisey and Vikki Parsley 🙏💚🙏 https://lnkd.in/gZJeazsy #ilcn2024 #privatelandconservation #30x30 #solutionsfornature #australianconservation #leadership

Wilderlands are honoured to be announced as a finalist for the Australian Climate Tech Newcomer Award category. Presented by FPA Patent Attorneys, the Newcomer Award recognises young Climate Tech startups making a significant impact within their first 24 months of operation. This accolade celebrates innovators who demonstrate bold vision and cutting-edge solutions in addressing the Climate Crisis, showcasing their potential to drive transformative change in the sector. We’re proud to have been selected alongside other startups including Facet Amtech, Ivygo, Hadean Energy, Pack to the Future™, SORR, TOTEX, Watergate Labs, and PHNXX. A massive thanks to Mick Liubinskas, Alison Bird, Olivia Utharntharm and the entire Climate Salad team for making this possible, we’re energised to see biodiversity having a seat at the table at major events like these. 🎟 | Grab your ticket: https://lnkd.in/gg2cu2Uw Connect with the Wilderlands team if you’d like to learn how we’re protecting Australia’s precious biodiversity, forever. One square metre at a time. www.wilderlands.earth Ash Knop, Heath Evans, Deanna Marshall, Paul Dettmann, Nopera Whitley, Cody Rees

To find sustainable solutions for the planet, you sometimes have to view things from a fresh perspective: new voices, new strategies, perhaps even a new hemisphere. Venture with our new Florida Conservation Coordinator, Tristy Osbon, as she reflects on her habitat restoration work in Australia alongside our new partner organization, Wilderlands, and as she looks ahead to applying her experiences to her work with A Rocha USA! https://lnkd.in/gkGWJQvr

Explore our case study with Elliephant to see how we partner to make protecting a patch of precious biodiversity the perfect corporate gift. Since we started working together last year we’ve seen a huge spike in the demand for gifting presents with purpose and now thanks to Elliephant it’s easier than ever. Thanks to Sheree Andersen, Johnny Reid, and Mason Bursill for helping make it happen. Read: https://lnkd.in/eMrzBmid Connect with the Wilderlands team if you'd like to learn more about our work. Ash Knop, Deanna Marshall, Paul Dettmann, Heath Evans, Nopera Whitley, Cody Rees

We loved reading the reflections from Tristy Osbon who has been working w/ Wilderlands as part of our partnership with A Rocha USA. From setting up song metres to track bird calls at Budgerum to weekend walks and stumbling across wombat burrows, Tristy provides a wonderful insight into what working with the Wilderlands conservation team looks like and our aspirations to expand internationally in the years to come. A massive thanks to our conservation partner Cassinia Environmental for helping to connect us with A Rocha across both Australia and the US, and especially for helping us discover the immense talent that is Tristy. Read her story on the A Rocha USA website: https://lnkd.in/gkGWJQvr

Wilderlands working alongside Bill Harman & his Conservation & Ecosystem Management students from TAFE SA’s Aboriginal Access Centre. Read: https://lnkd.in/gVa2Cv2h These photos were taken during a recent visit to the project which was focused around pitfall trapping, a simple method used in ecological studies to capture small ground-dwelling animals, including invertebrates, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. The students, many of whom are also Ngarrindjeri Lands & Progress Aboriginal Corporation Rangers, Raukkan Rangers and National Parks – Noonameena Rangers, played a key role in the execution of this method which involves placing several buckets at regular intervals that were buried up to their rims along a transect. The students then helped install a drift net along the same transect so that it would intercept animals moving across the ground, channelling them along the fence and into the pitfall traps. The pitfall traps were checked three times a day and all animals were identified, measured, recorded and released. Every morning started early with pitfall trap checks at sunrise around 6am ensuring any creatures captured are set free to avoid risk of other predators targeting them whilst in this enclosed space. The chance to share this experience with Bill and his students was so special and the partnership we have with both Cassinia Environmental as well as the Ngarrindjeri people is part of what makes the Coorong Lakes project so unique. Learn more about the species the students helped uncover during this project visit via the article above. Ash Knop, Heath Evans, Deanna Marshall, Paul Dettmann, Nopera Whitley, Cody Rees