The Wonyip Biodiversity Survey is supported by the Victorian government through the Volunteering Innovation Fund.  The Wettenhall Environment Trust and the Wonyip Landcare Group are also supporting the project.  We thank all our funders, volunteers and experts - with your support we will together deliver a better future for our environment.

Our project, our progress and how you can get involved

- Wonyip Biodiversity Survey - Volunteers, experts and technology unite for impact

Thanks to the generosity of VicParks' Volunteer Innovation Fund (VIF), the Wettenhall Environment Trust and the support of the Intrepid Landcare, we are launching the Wonyip Biodiversity Survey, a 12-month project to map the biodiversity across the Wonyip region.  We are bringing together citizen scientists, wildlife experts and technology - we'd love you to join us too in bringing this project to life...

To improve the future of our many threatened species in Wonyip, our Group is seeking to establish baseline data on the species we have in the region and the health of their populations.  Our Group is planning to collect baseline data, by bringing together volunteers and experts on a series of events from May 2023 - May 2024:

• 1 x overnight bioblitz weekends and 4 x Workshops with experts
• Water-sampling for Platypus DNA (also capturing other species)
• Galaxiis investigations
• Installation of listening posts for bird life, and analysis
• Installation of listening posts for frogs, and analysis
• Installation of remote sensoring equipment for nest-boxes and tree hollows
• Night workshops to observe local insects, including the Bogong Moth
• Walks with Field Naturalists to identify flora in the region
• Walks with Friends of Strzelecki Koalas to assess koalas
• and the list goes on...

We already have interest from a wide range of experts and volunteer groups, including Intrepid Landcare. 

​Good projects which build community engagement also involve good food and some fun activities, so we plan to include a movie night (bringing back the WIFF - Wonyip International Film Festival) and music at the Wonyip Excelsior Hall! 
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Contact us if you want to be involved as a volunteer, expert or funder - all comers welcome!!

So where is Wonyip, exactly?

Wonyip is located at the most western boundary of the YYLN region, in the Strzelecki Ranges.  Our wet and damp forest is home to unique biomes.  Clearing of land for farming and forestry has impacted the habitat for a huge range of flora and fauna - and a concerning number are now being included in lists of threatened to critically endangered species.

Project Plan

Contact

Interested in getting involved or supporting our efforts to protect our unique flora and fauna, then we'd love to hear from you:
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Contact: Helen Spittle
T: 0425 710001
E: helenf.spittle@gmail.com
F: wonyiplandcareteam