K2W Glideways
K2W Glideways is a range of collaborative projects aimed at conserving gliders and their habitat in the K2W Link.
Conserving gliders across the K2W Link through Glideways
K2W Glideways, part of the Great Eastern Ranges, consists of a range of collaborative projects aimed at conserving the gliders that live in a section of the Abercrombie Catchment called the K2W Link. Like other animals in the area, populations of gliders are declining due to habitat loss, fragmentation, feral animals and urban development.
Through onground works with local communities and landholders to create natural connections for gliders by relinking the landscape, we are working to ensure that our glider populations persist into the future. These include pest and weed management, habitat protection, revegetation, citizen science and research and monitoring. In turn, our targeted projects benefit the host of other native plants and animals that live within the same area, such as Spotted-tailed Quolls, Flame Robins and Koalas.
Who is Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala (K2W)?
We are a collection of local organisations, community members and landholders who have been working collaboratively since 2012 to protect our wildlife and natural resources by creating connections across the landscape.
What is the Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala Link?
The Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala (K2W) Link forms a major natural connection between the sandstone forests of the Greater Blue Mountains and the hilly countryside around Wyangala Dam. Following the line of the Abercrombie River, the K2W Link is rich in culture and heritage and includes a particularly diverse range of plant and animals. Several significant protected areas sit within the area, including Kanangra-Boyd and Abercrombie River National Parks, Copperhania Nature Reserve and the Wyangala State Recreation Area.
The K2W Link forms part of the Great Eastern Ranges, a globally significant project that is engaging communities, landholders and organisations to connect 3,600km of land from the Grampians in Victoria, to tropical Queensland.
What makes this area special?
From the towering eucalypts and ravines of Kanangra-Boyd National Park to the undulating fields of working farms, the K2W Link supports a wealth of activities and livelihoods.
The area is important because:
The area already has a good proportion of well-connected, native habitat. By building on these natural connections through the re-vegetation of key areas and the maintenance of existing native vegetation, we can ensure that the K2W Link remains intact.
The K2W Glideways team



Where we work
Several key areas of the Abercrombie Catchment have been selected as target sites for Glideways projects including Copperhania Nature Reserve, the Crookwell Reserves, Abercrombie River and Wombeyan Mares Forest.