Community strengthens riparian areas and wildlife corridors on the Crookwell River

In April, around fifteen volunteers aged between 3 and 70 helped plant native trees and shrubs at an award-winning Land for Wildlife property near Crookwell.

The community-tree planting event was coordinated by the K2W Link as part of Cores, Corridors and Koalas – a partnership between The Great Eastern Ranges and WWF-Australia to restore and connect […]

Watch: Scientists track flying fox migration for conservation

Scientists say Australia’s iconic Grey-headed flying foxes are abandoning traditional migratory routes and establishing camps in unexpected locations in the central west and southern tablelands. This behaviour is a symptom of climate change and habitat loss, putting both animals and communities under strain.

In rural areas, including Goulburn, around 1500 Grey-headed flying foxes frequently colonise the trees […]

Connecting corridors from the west to the Great Dividing Range

The Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala Conservation Partnership (K2W Link) is extending the boundaries of the Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala (K2W) wildlife corridor following the Lachlan (Galari) River into the Cowra local government area and connecting the Great Eastern Ranges and the Western Woodlands Way.

Since 2012, K2W Link has supported wildlife conservation following the line of the Abercrombie […]

Take part in the Great Southern Bioblitz – Goulburn Mulwaree and Upper Lachlan

This weekend is the Great Southern Bioblitz, and you’re invited to take part in this epic citizen science event.

K2W Link is the area manager for the Upper Lachlan and Goulburn Mulwaree areas. Other parts of the K2W link are managed by Central Tablelands (this includes Cowra, Bathurst, Blayney, and Oberon).

The purpose of the Great Southern Bioblitz is to […]

Conservation champions and volunteers team up for wildlife protection

Around 20 corporate volunteers from Australian furniture retailer Koala, WWF-Australia, ambassador Victoria Lee, Great Eastern Ranges and International Volunteers for Peace helped farmers plant trees for local wildlife at an award-winning Land for Wildlife property near Crookwell in October.

The community-tree planting event was coordinated by the Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala partnership (K2W Link) as part of […]

‘Better than expected’: Endangered Southern Greater Gliders endure in parts of the Blue Mountains

A recent survey in the Greater Blue Mountains has found significantly increased populations and good post-fire recovery of the Southern Greater Glider in the vicinity of Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve. With the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires resulting in an estimated 60% decline in the species in the region, these results are encouraging.

The survey provides key […]

National Wattle Day: The benefits of using wattle in revegetation projects

The fields are alight with wattle blooms signalling spring’s start. In the Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala Link (K2W), ten wattles are flowering this National Wattle Day, including the Red stemmed Wattle (Acacia rubida) the Western Silver Wattle (Acacia decora) the Green Wattle (Acacia decurrens) often mistakenly called the Early Black Wattle, and Chalkers Wattle (Acacia chalkeri) which grows in a small […]

Advice and assistance for bushfire affected Curraweela residents

AAC chief executive officer Jo Marshall with Christian Wythes from South East Local Land Services, ecologist Lesley Peden and K2W Link Inc project officer Mary Bonet at the Curraweela bushfire recovery workshop.

A bushfire recovery workshop for landholders impacted by the recent Curraweela bushfire was held on Friday, June 16 at Taralga Memorial Hall, hosted by […]

Edible and medicinal native plant species around the K2W Link

Adam Shipp has decades of experience in land management and native plant use. He is sharing his knowledge of edible and medicinal plants and land management with landholders, government organisations and Landcare.

Adam was a ranger for many years before starting Yurbay a consultancy business. Through Yurbay he is working to pass on knowledge and understanding of […]

Elders mentor young Aboriginal people in cultural burning practices

Cultural burning has been used in Australia for tens of thousands of years to protect and enhance bushland. Now, across Wiradjuri country in the Central Tablelands, a partnership between the Traditional Custodians, Firesticks Alliance Indigenous Corporation, Central Tablelands Local Land Services (CTLLS), and K2W Link is helping train a new generation of Aboriginal people to […]