Visits and Volunteering at Eurardy

Further Information about Eurardy

Eurardy has benefited enormously from the generous support offered by volunteer groups and individuals. Members of the Western Australia Wildflower Society have visited the property numerous times to undertake bushland surveys. In the Spring of 2003, prior to Bush Heritage purchasing the property, a similar group visited and collected specimens from over twenty-five dedicated sites to compile an extensive field herbarium. The herbarium has been an invaluable resource for reserve management and the ongoing contributions of the Wildflower Society are greatly appreciated.

During the Spring of 2007 and 2008, locals as well as volunteers from the other side of the country gathered at Eurardy to participate in a jointly organized Mallee Fowl survey with the WWF coordinator, Carl Danzi. Carl returned with two others in January to brave the searing summer heat and monitored activity at several previously identified mounds. This work has contributed to increasing reserve knowledge regarding Mallee Fowl activity on Eurardy. Mallee Fowl are one of the key species of interest here. 

The Bungabandi Creek Restoration project has been the focus of recent volunteer activity on Eurardy. A CVA (Conservation Volunteers Australia) team from Perth worked hard over one week at the end of summer in 2009 to begin this important project. Their efforts were continued during the Working Bee in June when Herbie Titelus and Brian Crute returned for the second consecutive Working Bee here to lend a hand. The local TAFE conservation land management class helped out for a couple of days as well, showing that many hands make quicker work. Their help was much appreciated. They had also helped out during the Mallee Fowl survey in 2008. Hopefully, this will become an ongoing trend for volunteer activity on Eurardy.