A four-year targeted revegetation program is underway to improve the connectivity and condition of fragmented habitat for the threatened Mallee Bird Community, which includes species such as Malleefowl, Mallee Emu-wren, Red-lored Whistler and Regent Parrot.
421 hectares of targeted revegetation works will be undertaken to address the key threats of degraded and isolated habitat. These areas will be planted with tubestock and direct seeded with a diverse range of key canopy, shrub and herb species to restore diversity and vegetation structure.
To maintain genetic diversity and to safeguard against future climate change, seed will be sourced from a number of collection zones, including regions with climatic conditions resembling those modelled for the Mallee region past 2030.
Seed collection and plant propagation will be undertaken in partnerships with local First Nations owned nurseries.
Read the Restoring landscape-scale connectivity for the threatened Mallee Bird Community factsheet.
This project is funded by the Australian Government’s Natural Heritage Trust and delivered by the Mallee CMA, a member of the Commonwealth Regional Delivery Partners Panel.
