Recognising and Protecting Natural Temperate Grassland
Natural Temperate Grassland of the South Eastern Highlands has lost more than 90 per cent of its former extent, and what survives is small and fragmented. Lesley Peden on how to recognise it, when to survey, and why avoidance comes first.
Case Study: Deep Creek Quarry
Ironstone Developments needed approval for a State Significant quarry at Limeburners Creek, extracting up to 500,000 tonnes of hard rock a year. Wedgetail coordinated the full environmental and planning assessment, working through both state and Commonwealth approval processes. The result: Project Approval at both levels, with construction now underway.
Case Study: Tilt Renewables
Tilt Renewables needed to meet biodiversity offset obligations on two New South Wales wind farms. Wedgetail built a strategy around new biodiversity stewardship sites. More than 8,290 hectares are now permanently protected, and Rye Park's final offset costs came in more than $10 million below a direct payment into the Biodiversity Conservation Fund.
Detecting the Undetectable: Meet Wedgetail's Wildlife Detection Dogs
Wildlife Detection Dogs is Wedgetail's in-house scent detection program, trained to find species a visual survey can miss. The dogs search for koalas, threatened orchids and other endangered species, covering ground up to 36 times faster than a person, without disturbing the site.