Theme 6: People Sustaining Nature, Nature Sustaining People
We are so fortunate to live in a place as rich in natural beauty and biodiversity as the Macedon Ranges. Every resident and visitor is invited to become involved in looking after it.
The health of natural systems is the foundation of all life. To secure humanity's sustainable future there is nothing more vital than ensuring our diverse natural ecosystems survive and thrive.
Fortunately many local groups are working effectively to expand habitat and connect our patches of biodiverse ecosystems locally to a “biolink” or chain of ecosystems from the Grampians to Queensland. This wonderful project is something we can all get involved in. It hugely multiplies the positive impact on carbon emissions too.
Every tiny patch of habitat is significant. Each can be improved to provide more resources for our unique and increasingly endangered indigenous flora and fauna. As well as koalas, gliders and phascogales, fauna includes birds, reptiles and insects, plus myriads of tiny organisms in the soil, where invisibly, microbes and fungi do their irreplaceable work.Even your small patch, even plants in pots, can add to the habitat for important creatures and plants.
Our goal is that every one of us, with the support and friendship of others, may find our way to contribute to our local biodiversity via the wealth of related projects and events on offer in this community.
Landcare - Wildflowers of Woodend & Newham
Linking the Landscape - The Cobaw Biolink
Newham Landcare is pleased to show this 5 minute video to promote the important role of the Cobaw Biolink in enhancing the connections between Mount Macedon and the Cobaw Range on both private and public land. Protecting existing high quality vegetation and creating connectivity in the biolink will help native plants and animals adapt to climate change.
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