NICA has received a Federal Government Bushfire Recovery for a Wildlife and Habitat Community Grant for 30,000.
Our local member, Llew O’Brien, is shown at the handover with NICA members, Justin and Jill Campbell, and Bruce Hallett.
This project will target eradication of highly flammable invasive weed vines, tall grasses and removal of years of accumulated rubbish and burnt debris from the perimeter of the Girraween Nature Refuge. This will reduce the risks of increased fire intensity raging in tree canopies and assist to contain low intensity burns, while improving plant resilience. The project will remove woody and fleshy weeds (proliferating 18 months after the bushfire) from spring fed waterways and ephemeral creeks to retain essential moisture for the dependant Wallum vegetation and wildlife waterholes.
The project includes propagation of Allocasuarina littoralis, the preferred food tree of the endangered Glossy Black Cockatoo which feeds in this area. A fauna survey of the eastern ground parrot in breeding season will be conducted. This project extends NICA’s ongoing rehabilitation works in Girraween Nature Refuge and National Parks perimeter.