Fauna Survey St Helens Flora Reserve

The Basalt to Bay Landcare Network recently received funding from The Sutainable Communities Fund (Pacific Hydro). The funding will allow us to employ a surveyor to conduct a fauna survey of the St Helens Flora Reserve, using equipment also funded by Pacific Hydro. The purpose of the survey is to determine the cryptic fauna that may be living in and using the reserve, so that greater community interest and management of these values can be realised. The Basalt to Bay Landcare Network would like to acknowledge Pacific Hydro for their support, the St Helens and District Landcare Group and Friends of Pallisters Reserve for their willingness to back the project application.

As results are gathered, they will be compiled for release in a public forum event to be held in the district in early 2013. Beyond this there will be opportunities for landholders in the St Helens/Orford/Kirkstall/Koroit/Yambuk/Bessiebelle areas to access training to become registered users of the equipment for further surveys to compliment what is learnt from the St Helens Flora Reserve. To register your interest in this equipment, please contact the facilitator via email basalttobay@gmail.com

This image is from a fauna survey (trapping) conducted by Parks Victoria and South West Tafe in 2003, supplied courtesy of Parks Victoria 2012. It shows a Southern Brown Bandicoot.