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BUSHTRACKS
Bush Heritage Magazine — Autumn 2022
Features — Ashes to orchards, Language of the seasons,
The bird club, Called to the night
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Bush Heritage acknowledges the Traditional
Owners of the places in which we live, work and
play. We recognise the enduring relationships
they have with their lands and waters, and we
pay our respects to Elders, past and present.
An undeterred team at Scottsdale turned the
Black Summer fires into an opportunity for innovation
and restoration, starting with native grass seed.
Page 6 — Language of the seasons
Documenting the seasons through the creation
of seasonal calendars is keeping language and culture
strong on Rembarrnga and Dalabon country
in central Arnhem Land.
BUSH HERITAGE AUSTRALIA Page 8 — The bird club
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CONTRIBUTORS
Mandy McKeesick
Liz Hackett
Jenna Griffiths
Beth Hales
Birdwatching during the pandemic became
Helene Aubault
a global craze. For Bush Heritage staff, it provided
Kyle Barton
an opportunity for deeper connections.
Eliza Herbert
Bron Willis
Page 10 — Called to the night
DESIGN
Viola Design
This publication uses 100% post-consumer
waste recycled fibre, made with a carbon How Nick Leseberg’s story took him from airman to
neutral manufacturing process, using ornithologist, protecting one of the most high-profile,
vegetable-based inks. elusive and endangered birds: the Night Parrot.
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As this edition of Bushtracks is released it is likely to be It is these two qualities of dedication and enthusiasm
Wularri, the knock ’em down season, on Rembarrnga that I witness in our people every day – such as in the
country in central Arnhem Land. Also known as Kahwur- team at Scottsdale Reserve on Ngunawal country in New
rhrakkan to their Dalabon neighbours, this is the time South Wales. After the Black Summer fires tore through
between the wet and cool seasons, when the speargrass is Scottsdale in 2020, our staff and volunteers took it upon
drying out and a complex set of environmental cues start themselves to begin the process of restoring the reserve’s
to indicate it is time to burn. valley floor by creating their own native grass seed orchard.
For Rembarrnga and Dalabon people, knowledge of these And it is this same dedication and enthusiasm that I hope
seasonal indicators is integral to the way they care for their will delight you as you read of the ‘Iso Bird Club’ that our
country. That knowledge is passed on through language, staff established to keep them sane during the pandemic
so if language is lost, this knowledge is at risk. In ‘Language and connected to what they love most: our remarkable
of the seasons’ we look at how Rembarrnga and Dalabon landscapes and native species.
people are working to preserve their traditional knowledge
through the creation of seasonal calendars. We will have challenges as we head towards 2030, but we
are dedicated to overcoming them, and enthusiastic about
People are a big theme in this edition. As we pursue our what we are working to protect - as, I know, are you. Thank
ambitious strategy to deepen and double our impact you for being one of our people.
by 2030, we know that it is our people who will take us
there; from our Aboriginal partners to our volunteers, I look forward to sharing more stories with you through-
supporters, researchers and other landholders who we out 2022.
work with across the country.
In ‘Called to the night,’ Bron Willis writes of ecologist Heather Campbell
Nick Leseberg’s unconventional journey to arguably one Chief Executive Officer
of the most high-profile conservation jobs in the nation:
protecting the elusive Night Parrot on Pullen Pullen
Reserve, Maiawali country in Queensland. Nick’s career
is a testament to his dedication and enthusiasm towards
his work.
Photo Mimal Ranger Lydia Lawrence holds Milky plumb (Persoonia falcata), called
dakirritj in Rembarrnga language and bolorlo in Dalabon language. By Julia Salt
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Ashes to orchards
Words by Mandy McKeesick
Location south-central New South Wales
How the Black Summer bushfires kick-started
a restoration revolution at Scottsdale.
There is no denying the flames of the 2019/2020 south- But this is not a gloom and doom bushfire story. Not
east Australian bushfires were horrific. “There was only have many of those seedlings now resprouted, but
grief, without a doubt,” Scottsdale Reserve Manager post-fire surveys also identified a number of ways to
Phil Palmer says. increase plant survival and the need for large quantities
of native grass seed has kickstarted an innovative project
Approximately 73 percent of the 1328-hectare Scottsdale that will help to ensure the long-term restoration of
Reserve, about an hour’s drive south of Canberra, was Scottsdale’s grasslands.
incinerated, including thousands of newly planted trees
on the reserve’s valley floor. After purchasing Scottsdale in 2006, Bush Heritage began
what was always going to be an ambitious project: restoring
“It looked terrible. Every single tree we’d planted had been the reserve’s critically endangered temperate grasslands.
burnt off to the ground and was sitting in a melted blob of
its plastic guard. I felt quite defeated. It took an evolution “Our energy is concentrated on restoring the 600-hectare
of thousands of years to create these plant communities valley floor, which when farmed comprised many small
and it was lost... gone,” Phil says. paddocks for cropping and grazing. Parts were heavily
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Photo Ecologist Brett Howland inspecting Themeda grasslands at
Scottsdale Reserve, Ngunawal country, NSW. By Phil Palmer
tilled and the soils highly depleted. As a result, the weeds Enter the fire. Along with the destruction of planted trees
moved in and the landscape became dominated by African and remaining natives, the flames consumed the Lovegrass,
Lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula),” Phil says. baring the soil once again.
Bush Heritage took a multi-pronged approach to restoring Such was the extent of the fires that the government and
Scottsdale’s valley floor. Trees were planted and seed private donors stepped in with a range of financial incentives
production sites established but control of the African for recovery work. Bush Heritage was able to access the
Lovegrass proved difficult until the introduction of Landcare led Bushfire Recovery Grants Program, jointly
Flupropanate, a selective herbicide that has minimal managed by Landcare Australia and the National Landcare
impact on native species. “Flupropanate proved to be a Network and supported by the Australian Government’s
cost-effective and efficient way of managing Lovegrass, Bushfire Recovery Program for Wildlife and their Habitat.
but we were being left with enormous amounts of rank The Volkswagon Australia Group also generously provided
[dead] grass,” Phil says. “It was like a scab across the a private donation for bushfire recovery at Scottsdale.
landscape that was stopping everything else from growing.” The fires and their aftermath were about to kick-start a
restoration revolution for Bush Heritage.
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Photo Field Officer Kim Jarvis sharing the grassland story Photo Reserve Manager Phil Palmer harvesting Red-leg grass
with Bush Heritage’s Sydney team. By Claudia Wade seed with a brush harvester. By Kim Jarvis
“We could have used the funding to purchase native experimenting with different sowing rates and weed
grass seeds and put them into the understory in the control methods such as slashing and burning.
hope they would colonise, but native seed is rare and
incredibly expensive - up to $2200 per kilogram,” Phil It’s not every day that a conservationist sets out to grow
says. “We decided that we would invest that resource a monoculture but Scottsdale’s fledgling, innovative
into a seed orchard instead with the idea of harvesting orchards are providing hope for large-scale restoration.
our own seed annually.” Trials, monitoring and improvements will continue
and, with favourable weather conditions, it is hoped
Grass seed orchards are a the first Red-leg Grass seeds
relatively new practice in will be harvested in 2023 and
Australia, but this did not deter “Restoration is not rocket the first Kangaroo Grass in
the Scottsdale team. science; it’s harder. There is a lot 2025. Initially, they’ll be used
to consider including seed dormancy, to increase native cover in fire-
Two native grass seed orchards and weed-affected areas of the
soil preparation, crop protection,
were established: two hectares reserve.
of Red-leg Grass (Bothriochloa
weed management and harvest
macra) and five hectares of techniques.” “The key message is that native
Kangaroo Grass (Themeda grasses are worth their weight
tr iandra). Bush Her it age in gold and preserving them is
ecologist for South-East New South Wales Brett an absolute priority, because reconstructing grasslands
Howland takes up the story. “These two grasses are on a large scale is both difficult and expensive,” Phil says.
fairly tolerant of Flupropanate and are both keystone “Restoration is not rocket science; it’s harder. There is a lot
species in our box grassy woodlands. Red-leg Grass is to consider including seed dormancy, soil preparation, crop
a very good coloniser and you can get a good crop up protection, weed management and harvest techniques.”
pretty quickly so it is our first wave of defence. Then
Kangaroo Grass is the opposite. It’s not very good at Trauma has been superseded by opportunity at
colonising, but once you get it in place, it’s a really good Scottsdale. “The bushfire set things in motion. It broke
competitor and can be a transformer, securing nutrients, the drought, it cleared up the Lovegrass ‘scab’ and it
increasing soil biological interactions and holding onto provided us with resources and energy to trial new things
the ground. Intact Kangaroo Grass area can prevent and take bigger and bolder steps on a large scale,” Phil
weeds like African Lovegrass from coming in.” says. “Without the support of post-fire grants and our
Bush Heritage volunteers, who provided much of the
The Scottsdale team has been implementing the seed on-ground labour, we would not have established our
orchard project using adaptive management principals, first native grass seed orchards.” •
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Photo Burning increases the germination of native grasses
and reduces competition from weeds. By Phil Palmer
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Language of the seasons
Words by Eliza Herbert
Photo by David Hancock
Location Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Rembarrnga and Dalabon Elders in central Arnhem Land
are leading a community-wide effort to keep language and culture
strong by documenting their seasonal calendar.
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Photo Gorpulyul billabong on Dalabon country, flooded during djewk (wet season) time.
Rembarrnga Elder Annette Miller can recall her early life, Rembarrnga clan group, and a calendar for the Dalabon
when she was a child and lived in the bush with her family. clan group,’’ says Shantelle.
They marked time by reading the landscape around
them; watching the moon, the stars and how the wind Rembarrnga and Dalabon speakers came together from
would change. across Arnhem Land to share knowledge through a series
of workshops at bush camps and the Mimal ranger base.
“My grandfather looked at the flowers. When flowers
bloomed, grass began to grow, and he knew exactly when “Australian Aboriginal calendars differ markedly from
to start hunting for animals and when to burn,’’ she says. standard Western calendars,’’ says Bush Heritage
“All that time, I was learning.’’ ecologist Katie Degnian, who supported the process.
In the southern hemisphere, Summer starts on the first
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures have of December, Autumn on the first of March and so on.
undertaken this practice of observing time based on Whereas our Aboriginal calendars are based on ecological
changes in the landscape for millennia. Different phases time and are strongly embedded in place.’’
of plant and animal lifecycles, variations in animal
behaviours, cloud formations and wind directions can While people in Northern Australia often refer to two
all indicate the right time to harvest different plants and seasons – the wet and the dry – Rembarrnga people refer
foods, and the right time to burn different vegetation types. to seven and Dalabon people six. “Seasonal change is
identified by a complex set of ecological indicators or cues.
Much of this knowledge is embedded in language and The seasons don’t change abruptly but blend into one
passed down from generation to generation. But, when another and vary temporally from year-to-year,’’ says Katie.
people were moved off country throughout the early 1900s,
their languages and all the knowledge contained within These indicators can be “flowers, or when trees bloom,’’
them came under threat. according to Dalabon woman Joyce Bohme.
“Rembarrnga language is important to me now because I “The Elders taught us how when a flower comes up it means
lost that language. Our language was stolen from us. Now it’ll be good to go and collect kangaroo because it’ll have
I feel that it’s important that my grandchildren and my fat,” says Joyce.
great-grandchildren speak my language,’’ says Annette.
The Dalabon wet season djewk gradually becomes
Annette is a board director at Mimal Land Management, bangker reng ( k nock ’em dow n season) when
an organisation led by Rembarrnga, Dalabon and Mayili kahbewkbewkmû (the dry, gusty southerly wind
Traditional Owners, and overseeing the Mimal Rangers, blows), Birnday kahladmûn (Speargrass dries out) and
to look after 1.83 million hectares in the geographic centre Kahmûrlûmûrlrakkan (Speargrass falls over). Around
of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. this time, an insect called Yawok (Long-horned katydid)
appears; when its abdomen is fat this indicates cheeky
The landscape is made up of berrhno and mininyburr yams are ready to dig up.
(woodland and forests), ruwurrno and rorrobo (grassy plains),
badno and ngalwad (rock country), and djula and wah The Rembarrnga hot season warlirr blends into ga gnol-
(freshwater country). These are thriving landscapes, but gaba when the clouds build up, bush fruits start flowering
in recent years, people have noticed threats to their health. and Jarrkkah Garlang-na (Water Goanna lay eggs) – to
name a few indicators. This is when Gotwonggotwong
According to Shantelle Miller, Annette’s daughter, “We (Green Tree Frog) is herd calling to say the rains are
were getting very hot, hot dry weather. A lot of wildfires coming. Annette hopes the seasonal calendars will
ravaged beautiful vegetation. We all collectively saw there continue to educate younger generations and be used by
was a dramatic change in the climate.’’ the Mimal Rangers to support Caring for Country.
In 2020, Annette and Shantelle attended a conference in “There are changes in our community, and globally, and
Darwin and saw seasonal calendars from neighbouring we are working together with the rangers. Teaching and
ranger groups. “That’s when everybody in our community learning is our goal; it’s to educate everyone so we can
said that we needed to develop a calendar for the control what we’re doing nowadays.’’ •
This project is generously supported by the John T Reid Charitable Trusts.
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The bird club
Location Australia wide
FINDING PE ACE AND CALM E XPLORING NE W PL ACES
Words Liz Hackett, Data Team Leader Words Jenna Griffith,
Direct Marketing Coordinator
“If everyone was into birding, the world would be a more I’ve always loved animals – great and small. Living in Meanjin
peaceful place,” is what my darling husband Paul used (Brisbane), my experience with birds has mainly been
to say. My mantra is, ‘If you don’t notice it, how can you lorikeets, friendly magpies and dive bombing Noisy Miners.
care about it?’ A connection with nature is a deep human
need and birding is an easy way to connect; especially for My turning point in catching the birdwatching bug was
those in inner cities. when a friend and I were walking through the Boondall
Wetlands earlier this year. We heard, and then spotted, a
I love birding because it connects me to my husband pair of Red-backed Fairywrens (Malurus melanocephalus).
and nature. It calms me, makes me happy and I just love My heart skipped a beat and I audibly gasped. I couldn’t
watching and listening to the natural world. wait to tell our birdwatching group at Bush Heritage.
My advice on starting the wonderful journey of birding? When I bird watch alone, it’s like a form of silent
Notice the common birds in your area, notice changes meditation. I don’t listen to anything other than the
in them, notice what they do during the year. Grab a sounds of nature and I look up and around, rather than
field guide (book or app), find a pair of binoculars down. Some days I don’t spot a new bird, but I always
(inexpensive ones are just fine!), find a kindred birding come home happy from being in nature.
spirit and start a learning process that will give you so
much pleasure for the rest of your life! It’s encouraged me to explore conservation areas, parks
and reserves in my local area. Stepping into these places,
My favourite sighting? So hard to choose! Probably I’m reminded of the importance of having spaces that
when my hubby and I saw five Orange-bellied Parrots are protected to help our feathered friends flourish. This
(Neophema chrysogaster) on the one tree on our third date. includes Bush Heritage’s reserves, which our wonderful
supporters help to protect.
Photo Liz’s joy after sighting a Tufted Duck. By Paul Hackett Photo Red-backed Fairywren. By Barry Baker
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There is just something about birdwatching.
When the pandemic hit, and movement was limited
across the country in various ways, Bush Heritage staff
got together virtually to form an ‘Iso Bird Club’.
Read some of their stories, tips and tricks.
A DOSE OF MOTIVATION THE COMICAL AND CURIOUS
Words Helene Aubault and Kyle Barton, Words Beth Hales, daughter of Yourka Reserve
Ethabuka Reserve Managers Managers Paul and Leanne Hales
Living on Ethabuka, we can be isolated by distance and I have loved watching birds for as long as I can remember.
water, so birdwatching is a great way to pass the weekends Dad is a keen birdwatcher and has always pointed them
by going for a walk in the bush. You get to see the changes out to us, providing lots of opportunities to see unique
that the seasons and rainfall bring. (And who doesn’t and interesting species. I guess that interest rubbed off on
like ticking things off lists?) Our two-year-old daughter me. I especially love sitting still in silence, watching comi-
Gwenaelle loves it too. cal and curious bird behaviour like the Great Bowerbird
(Chlamydera nuchalis) tending his treasures, or the brazen,
We joined the bird club this year to socialise and to learn Grey-crowned Babblers (Pomatostomus temporalis) strip-
what people all over the country are seeing. It’s added ping the spline from the kitchen flyscreens at Yourka.
a good dose of motivation to keep up with our annual
list – and has been great for planning future holidays! If It was actually Mum who encouraged me to join the bird
you are a beginner, our tip is to go out and start. Initially club. She thought it could be fun to keep a tally of all
the common birds will be easiest to identify, but as time the birds that I observe in one year. It’s also been a great
goes on and your skills increase, so will the number of opportunity to hone my identification skills because now
birds you see. I need to detect the subtle differences between the ‘little-
brown-bird’ species so that I can add them to my list.
Our best sighting is the Night Parrot (Pezoporus
occidentalis) - we have seen a couple! We were also There’s so much to love about birds. Their vibrant
pretty chuffed to see an Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis colours, patterns and physical beauty. Their exquisite
brachypterus) a few years ago. Gwenaelle will have parrots and intricate calls and distinctive personalities. From
or turkeys as her favourites, but we reckon her best sassy parrots to feisty wagtails to timid Orange-footed
sighting is a Grey Falcon (Falco hypoleucos)! Scrubfowls, birdwatching is a really rewarding hobby and
I encourage everyone to give it a try. •
Photo Helene, Gwenaelle and Kyle. By Krystle Wright Photo Blue-faced Parrotfinch. By Beth Hales
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Called to the night
Words by Bron Willis
Photos by Lachlan Gardiner
Location Western Queensland
Nick Leseberg took an unconventional path to one of
the nation’s most high-profile ecological rescue projects:
the conservation of the elusive Night Parrot
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Photo Night Parrot Ecologist Nick Leseberg looks out
over Pullen Pullen Reserve, Maiawali country.
In October 2016 Nick Leseberg sat on a hillside on Maiawali Nick had meanwhile been busy laying the foundations of
country, central western Queensland, watching the last a scientific career after an unconventional segue from the
rays of the sun fade. A red tinge hung over the mostly Royal Australian Air Force to ecology. Nick had served
flat, red landscape, punctuated by spinifex clumps and in warzones such as Iraq and the Middle East. He was,
tabletop mesas like the one beneath him. Nick listened perhaps, a less conventional airman than some – during
intently for a sound he had dreamed of hearing since he his posting at one particular air base near the Euphrates
was a boy. And then it came: the gentle but unmistakable, River, he was often found birdwatching at the nearby oasis.
bell-like call emerging from the dusk: ding, ding, ding.
“I got picked up for looking suspicious roaming around with
“I’d known the story of the Night Parrot my whole life my binoculars, on more than one occasion,” laughs Nick.
– since I was eight years old, when I’d pored over it for
a school project,” says Nick. And although the combination
“And there I was, straining my of A ir Force off icer and
ears as I heard its bell-like call, “My generation has recognised the ecologist might be surprising,
just thinking, ‘I am sitting here damage done to our environment Dr Steve Murphy says Nick’s
listening to a Night Parrot.’ and we have an important role in life experience had given him
I had to pinch myself.” reversing it. We won’t be able to the skills to perform well under
pressure.
In the five years since that
finish the job, but we can give the
magical moment, which Nick next generation – my kids – the “Nick is a steady pair of hands
still recounts in a way that foundation to do just that.” behind the wheel. He doesn’t
evokes goose bumps, Nick get giddy about things. He just
has dedicated his career to a mucks in – he’s got a job to do
singular purpose: saving one of the planet’s most elusive and he does it. His work developing an acoustic recording
bird species from disappearing forever. system specifically suited to the Night Parrot is a huge
contribution to the preservation of the species.”
For those who haven’t heard the Night Parrot’s famed
story, it is a fascinating one. After virtually vanishing That system has since become pivotal in searching for
off the face of the earth for over 100 years, the nocturnal, and studying new populations of Night Parrot, including
ground-dwelling parrot, made international headlines in the Great Sandy Desert where Nick taught Aboriginal
when it was found alive by ornithologist John Young ranger groups the acoustic techniques that have enabled
in 2013. Dr Steve Murphy was carrying out ground- them to locate and protect new populations.
breaking research on this species when he approached
Bush Heritage to carry out management of the Night The Night Parrot is now found in more than 10 locations
Parrot’s key threat, feral cats, and to protect the parrot’s although the known population is still likely less than 100
crucial habitat, purchased with the help of Bush birds. Pullen Pullen remains the only location dedicated
Heritage supporters in 2016 and now known as Pullen to undertaking critical research that will help protect
Pullen Reserve. the bird.
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Photo Nick Leseberg tests out a night vision scope.
Nick’s life experience set him up perfectly as a candidate During the research phase in 2016, Nick was away
to lead the Night Parrot research when Steve approached from his young family often. It wasn’t easy, but when
him in 2015 through his supervisor, James Watson. he returned from each trip, the shining eyes of his two
young children reminded him of the future he wanted
“I’ve got a few more grey hairs than most PhD students,” for them: a future in which the Night Parrot’s call could
laughs Nick. “But I think that probably helped me get the still be heard.
job. I was used to assessing risk and making decisions that
I sometimes felt ill-prepared to make. Researching the “My generation has recognised the damage done to our
Night Parrot can be like that at times.” environment and we have an important role in reversing
it. We won’t be able to finish the job, but we can give
Bush Heritage Executive Manager Rob Murphy says the next generation – my kids – the foundation to do
Nick’s drive and his ability to deal with hardships has just that.”
allowed him to serve the enigmatic Night Parrot well.
Nick has been a leading role in a story of hope,
“He has this enthusiasm about the Night Parrot that’s one that now inspires his children as they grow
infectious,” says Rob. “He’s also meticulous and rigorous older and begin drawing pictures of the famous
with the science, which is so important for this species.” Night Parrot. They’re only just beginning to
understand the legacy their father is leaving behind
“Pullen Pullen is such a long way from anywhere. He’s had and the power they have, the power we all have,
to work in such harsh conditions, with high temperatures in continuing that legacy. •
and so many discomforts.”
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Help protect the
most beautiful thing
My happy place on Earth: life.
Words by Dr Kate Fitzherbert, Former Science Manager
Location Eastern South Australia
Sitting with my sun-warmed back against the base of Dome are crisscrossed with the telltale signs of tiny scampering
Rock and gazing out over the vast plains of Boolcoomatta feet and the bold prints of Emus. Wedge-tailed Eagles
into the rays of the setting sun, is my happy place. In the patrol the sky and majestic old River Red Gums line
evening, the colours of the plains are lit up in golds, deep the Oonartra Creek. One of these is the grand old lady
reds, pinks and grey greens in the last moments before of Oonartra Creek, who stands with her gnarled feet
the sun sinks below the horizon. The view is breathtaking in the sandy creek bed, exuding the antiquity of an old
and provides a moment of calm, for contemplation and ‘Ent’ (for those who know the Lord of the Rings) and is
gratitude for this wonderful place. Suddenly the air takes one of the most wonderful trees you will ever see. She
on a chill after the day’s warmth to remind us that this will have played a part in the lives of generations of
is a desert landscape, but it is far from being deserted. Adnyamathanha and Wilyakali peoples long before
European settlement, and she stands there still, a sentinel
For me, Boolcoomatta is quintessential outback Australia to remind us how important protecting our landscape is
with its rocky ranges and saltbush plains. Its sandy tracks and how much work we have yet to do.
Help protect the
Photo Dome Rock at Boolcoomatta Reserve, Adnyamathanha
most beautiful thing
and Wilyakali country, SA. By Rebecca Passlow on Earth: life.
13Yes, I will help protect our most fragile native species.
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