This year has been blooming marvellous in Candy’s Bush Reserve ! The 8ha Salmon Gum and Wandoo woodland reserve located on the south east edge of Moora has put on a fabulous display of flora including carpets of daisies, thousands of orchids and even rarely seen plants that have made an appearance due to the good rains in autumn. Rachel Walmsley NRM Officer for Moore Catchment Council (MCC) said “It’s been magnificent this year, the orchid numbers are triple what they were in 2013 including the giant white spider orchid which have been huge. I’ve also located a potential Declared Rare Flora which only has known locations east of Geraldton.”

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Ian McGillivray is a Koojan farmer who likes to get the best from all his land – even his poor gutless sands. Establishing perennial plants in deep white non-wetting sands is problematic. This is due to poor water and nutrient holding capacity of the soil at the root zone, and ensuring the plants survive their first summer in the NAR before accessing subsurface moisture.

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Malleefowl have had a welcome boost to their habitat near Maya this year with local landowner Phil Nicolaou rehabilitating thirty hectares of his farm with native species. Moore Catchment Council obtained funds through the State NRM Program to carry out this project to help conserve Malleefowl
populations in the area by rehabilitating cleared land with native plants and improving connectivity between remnant vegetation.

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The Moore River and its catchment is about to become a victim of State and Federal natural resource management budget cuts unless the public voice can be heard.

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Come and find out about the iconic but endangered Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo and what you can actively do to help save this species from extinction……FREE TO ATTEND
Where – Guilderton Community Hall
When – 27th October
Time – 10am – 2pm

RSVP Contact – Rachel Walmsley 9653 1355 or mcc.nrmo@bigpond.com

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In recent months people may have noticed a number of sick looking trees along the railway line reserve from Gillingarra all the way up along the Midlands Road to around Geraldton. This reserve is not only an important ecological corridor for native flora and fauna – including
a designated Important Bird Area for the endangered Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo around Moora and Gillingarra, it is also a huge drawcard for tourists who enjoy the area for its native vegetation.

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Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo are endemic to WA but are rapidly in decline. Estimates put total population to be below 60,000.
The Northern Swan Coastal Plain Important Bird Area (IBA) supports up to 15,000 Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo in the non-breeding season and a small number of breeding pairs. The birds are attracted to this area because of the presence of feed species in remnant vegetation containing Banksia heath and woodland, scattered marri (Corymbia callophylla) and tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) trees and Pinus spp.

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An eagle eyed (or should that be Black Cockie eyed??) Julia White spotted this article in Parrots – an international magazine for the Parrot enthusiast.
They’ve picked up a MCC’s Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo feed species 2013 project media release and put it in their magazine. Its brilliant to see that this project has attracted international recognition !!

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Prepare a bushfire survival kit before the bushfire season starts. This will help you get through the first few days after a fire. Make sure you have transport and a bushfire survival kit ready regardless of whether you are going to leave or actively defend your house.

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