Project Officers Katrina Higgins and Erin Landsberg recently joined Rose and Weston from Boobook Ecological Consulting in Roma, to complete field monitoring in the Murweh and Maranoa districts. This monitoring measures the value and health of Coolibah, Poplar Box, and Brigalow habitat. During this time, we deployed acoustic recorders and motion-sensor wildlife cameras, and took DNA samples from nearby water sources to ascertain the fauna within these threatened habitats.

We recorded the species present, level of recruitment, and evidence of ecological impacts (from drought, flood, fire, and/or human and pest), as well as measured the health, condition, and average size of the relevant species. This is recorded in the form of digital surveys, photos, and physically collecting samples. We collected over 100 samples over the two sites (Morven and Surat), and these samples are sent away to be evaluated and catalogued at the Herbarium and may even be archived ... where they could outlive us!
Monitoring was completed at: • Poplar Box habitat in Morven common/reserve • Coolibah habitat in Surat Reserve • Brigalow habitat in properties around Mitchell