by Basil | Nov 21, 2018 | Green Skills Inc. - Sustainability Non-Profit
Birds on the Edge
Birds on the Edge:
WA’s Cranbrook Community Helping Threatened Shorebirds
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwO5s3XWM8c
The Salt Lakes around Cranbrook, north of the iconic Stirling Range National Park, are one of WA’s hidden treasures. This 7minute You Tube film shows how the Cranbrook community and landholders are taking action to conserve these lakes, for the benefit of their prolific birdlife.
Farmers, working with community groups The Gillamii Centre and Green Skills, are fencing and rehabilitating the foreshores of their Salt Lakes, helping threatened shorebirds such as the Hooded Plover. The Cranbrook Primary School is also playing its part in helping building greater knowledge and support for these precious wetlands.
Special thanks in helping produce this film goes to Sandy Hope, Tony Peterson, John Chandler, the Lehmann Family, Geraldine and Steve Janicke, Graham Jones, Cameron Williamson, Anne Bondin, Brad Kneebone, Marcus Singor, Graeme Bradshaw, Rhonda Carnegie, Karina Bateman, Wendy Bradshaw, and staff, parents and students of the Cranbrook Primary School.
The Gondwana Wetlands North Stirling Lakes project has been supported by the following organisations: Green Skills, The Gillamii Centre, The Koorabup Trust, Birdlife Australia, Gondwana Link Ltd, Greening Australia, The WA Government’s Natural Resource Management Program, South Coast NRM and the Australia’s Government’s National Landcare Program, Steve and Geraldine Janicke, and the International Living Lakes Network.
This film was created by Earthrise Productions and produced by Green Skills Inc. For further information contact Basil Schur at the Green Skills Denmark office on 08-98483310 or [email protected]
Hooded Plover – Shorebird species at risk
by Basil | Oct 30, 2018 | Green Skills Inc. - Sustainability Non-Profit
Salt Lake Wetland survey outing with Cranbrook Primary School
On Thursday 25th October 2018, Green Skills and Gillamii Centre held a wetland citizen Science day on three special salt lakes near Cranbrook. Geraldine and Steve Janicke, aquatic ecologists, carried out water and invertebrate fauna monitoring of the lakes with the keen interests of a class from Cranbrook School.
Three lakes in the North Stirlings region were visited during the day; Tom South Lake which was recently fenced through State NRM and Federal landcare funding, as part of measures to protect the threatened Hooded Plover species, and Bob’s Lake with its popular bird-hide and prolific aquatic and bird life.
Craig Carter of Earthrise Productions, filmed the days events for the next documentary in the Gondwana Wetland series on the Green Skills YouTube channel. Stay tuned for when that film comes out !
Green Skills’ volunteer Tony Peterson carried out a bird survey, finding many Red necked Avocet and Australian Shelduck using Tom South at the moment. Karina Bateman, of the Gillamii Centre and local farmers Cameron Willamson and Sam Lehmann, also were interviewed during the day.
John Chandler brought out his drone and managed to get some aerial footage of the lakes despite the windy conditions.
The event was supported by the Koorabup Trust, the Lehmann Family, and the Gillamii Centre.
For further info contact Basil at the Green Skills Denmark office on 98483310
Geraldine Janicke, wetland scientist, with Cranbrook students at Bob’s Lake, Cranbrook
Karina Bateman of Gillamii Centre being interviewed at Tom South Lake
Steve Janicke, weltand scientist, with Cranbrook Students at Bobs Lake Bird Hide
by Louise | Sep 17, 2018 | Green Skills Inc. - Sustainability Non-Profit
Elders Eugene Eades and Carol Pettersen recently launched and spoke to two short films featuring them on country east of Albany. Coordinated by Green Skills the films describe the passion and deep care they have for Warriup Swamp (Mullocullup Lake) and Moolyup Swamp (Lake Pleasant View) and all kepi – freshwater bodies. The Albany Library theatrette was packed to hear Eugene and Carol’s stories of place and their hope that the whole community will share their concern and guardianship. Warriup Swamp is currently under threat from the City of Albany giving permission for water skiing on this sacred fresh water body which is also a waterbird refuge/nature reserve. Show your support for these outstanding Aboriginal elders by:
Viewing and sharing the videos: Warriup Swamp and Moolyup Swamp
Writing a letter to the City of Albany Shire Councillors expressing your support for strengthening protection for Warriup Swamp and disallowing water skiing. Giving councillors a call to discuss/educate is also useful.
Give a donation to the Green Skills Gondwana Wetlands program to help protect and restore swamps and wetlands. Make cheques payable to Green Skills Inc PO Box 577 Denmark, WA 6333. DIRECT DEPOSIT – NAB Green Skills Inc BSB: 086 595 Account No: 5587 85855.
Albany elders Carol Pettersen and Eugene Aedes passing on cultural knowledge to next generation. Warriup has recently been added to registered Aboriginal sites (See Weekender articles)
by helen | Sep 6, 2018 | Green Skills Inc. - Sustainability Non-Profit
The film screening event at the Albany City Library on Thursday 13th September for the screening of the YouTube videos on Warriup Swamp and Moolyup Swamp is now fully booked.
The films can be viewed on YouTube at:
Warriup Swamp: https://youtu.be/cBXPvv2AnPo
Moolyup Swamp: https://youtu.be/Pkg9kspnr5U
by Laura | Aug 27, 2018 | Green Skills Inc. - Sustainability Non-Profit
While the eastern states are struggling with drought, Perth has experienced its wettest winter in years.
This is no surprise to Ecojobs staff, who have had to delay planting some wetlands for weeks, waiting for waters to subside.
Our team arrived at Bibra Lake to find the holes prepped for new seedlings had turned into a sea of puddles!
With the return of warm weather, we can finish off the final plantings and start the next phase of natural areas maintenance, weeding.
