K2W partners with young conservationists for international initiative

In November, Indonesian ocean-climate advocate Brigitta Gunawan and British filmmaker Josh Clarke joined the Great Eastern Ranges as part of the DARWIN200 leadership programme and attended the Glideways project area in Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala.

The two-year iconic DARWIN200 conservation mission aboard the historic Dutch tall ship Oosterschelde is retracing Charles Darwin’s voyage of the Beagle. While […]

Nature photography exhibition: Capturing the wild orchid

Native Orchids of the Southern Tablelands photo exhibition and live talk with photographer John Weatherstone.
This event will be held on Thursday, October 12, at 7pm at the Hume Conservatorium.
This exhibition is jointly run by K2W Link and supported through the Cores, Corridors and Koalas – a partnership between the Great Eastern Ranges and WWF- Australia […]

Environmental theatre hits the stage with pet cats in the spotlight

A south-coast theatre group is tackling environmental issues in an educational play for primary school-aged children, focusing on biodiversity and the domestic cat.

The creative directors at the Eaton Gorge Theatre Company (EGTC) are behind the production of It’s Cats Play – A Catastrophic Story, a stage show about cats.

The live show, video, and learning activities […]

Funding boost for K2W Glideways

The Squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis),  Spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) and Scarlet Robin (Petroicaboodang) are all listed as threatened species in NSW with some of the few surviving populations occurring within the Upper Lachlan region along the Abercrombie Corridor.

The Kanangra- Boyd to Wyangala Link (K2W for short) community conservation partnership has been awarded $200,000 for Petaurus […]

Shining a light on cave diversity

One could be forgiven for thinking that chasing spiders is not a very popular option when it comes to choice of weekend activities. However, for an enthusiastic group of adventurers, 48 hours spent combing the surrounds of Jenolan Caves resulted in 45 new species of cave-dwelling spider added to the Australian Museum record.

The survey for […]

Fun facts about our feathertails and how you can help find new species

Volplane, steer, brake and anchor. Intriguing words assigned to the habits of one of Australia’s smallest arboreal mammals, the Feathertail Glider.

From Queensland to South Australia, the tiny animal makes its home in the understory of sclerophyll forest where bark and leaves are plentiful for its communal nest building habits.

By day, the Feathertail Glider shelters in […]

Old records blitzed by new research

One hundred people and eleven ecologists descended on Wombeyan Caves in early November to help improve the flora and fauna record of the well-known and loved national park. Hosted by the Kanangra to Wyangala (K2W) Partnership, the Wombeyan Bioblitz provided people with three days of opportunity to participate in wildlife surveys, looking at everything from […]

Building new homes for gliders

Gliders are quite possibly the cutest of all Australian native animals, according to the informed opinions of students from Trunkey Creek, Taralga, Neville public schools and Tambelin Independent School in Goulburn, NSW.

After building and installing 50 new homes for local squirrel gliders with the help of parents, teachers and international volunteers, the children are […]

Busting barbs to save wildlife

No one likes to see animals suffer and yet everyday our native wildlife bears the brunt of altercations with domestic animals, feral predators, vehicles and barb-wired fences. Thankfully though, there is a growing movement across rural Australia to minimise at least one of these hazards from key areas in the landscape.

 Barb Busters is a […]

Four wheel-drive weekend with a difference

Twenty-five four-wheel driving enthusiasts, from the combined clubs of the NSW & ACT Four Wheel Drive Association, spent the weekend working alongside NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) staff helping to rehabilitate 160 hectares of bushland near Burraga. The parcel of land known as The Glen, located within the Abercrombie State Conservation Area, is […]