Two new tools launched to help landowners restore wildlife habitat
Published on 09 April 2025
Byron Shire Council and Brunswick Valley Landcare have launched two new tools to help landholders restore wildlife habitat in riparian zones across the Byron Shire.
The new tools include an updated publication of Brunswick Valley Landcare’s Revegetating Streams in the Brunswick Catchment and Council’s new interactive Wildlife Corridors Map.
“Knowing what plants to put where can be overwhelming, and these two tools give landholders a leg-up and the knowledge they need to plant with confidence and to the benefit of our wildlife,” Council’s Biodiversity Team Leader Liz Caddick said.
“Revegetating Streams in the Brunswick Catchment is an easy-to-use guide that has been refreshed and republished thanks to Brunswick Valley Landcare with more extensive species lists designed to help landholders know what and how to plant – to create healthier, drought and fire-resilient wildlife habitats,” she said.
Revegetating Streams in the Brunswick Catchment is available for free in hard copy from Council’s Customer Service Centre or download from www.brunswickvalleylandcare.org.au/resources/kits-guides/native-plants.
“We are also thrilled to have launched Council’s new interactive Wildlife Corridors Map, an online mapping system enabling landholders to zoom in on their property and create a simple list of local plants for specific areas of their site,” Ms Caddick said. “The online maps allow you to explore wildlife corridors in your neighbourhood and see what threatened plants and animals may live there. It also provides handy hints and links to information to help support the ongoing restoration of wildlife habitat on your property – I encourage everyone to check it out,” Ms Caddick said.
To view Council’s Wildlife Corridors Map, go to www.byron.nsw.gov.au/wildlife-corridors-map
The new tools were launched at an event for landholders on 14 February at Kohinur Hall which included talks from Local Land Services experts Craig Hart and Shaun Morris, as well as local botanist and long-time Landcare member Jo Green.
“The launch was also a celebration of the longstanding partnership between Brunswick Valley Landcare and Council,” Ms Caddick said.
“The two organisations have partnered under an MOU for over ten years and are currently working together to deliver $300,000 worth of riparian restoration within the Brunswick River Catchment, as part of the $5M package of works under the Northern Rivers Watershed Initiative, funded by the Department of Regional NSW and coordinated by Rous County Council,” she said.
For more information about restoring wildlife habitat see Council’s website.