After three years of dedicated research, we are proud to announce the publication of a paper in Wildlife Research that highlights habitat suitability modelling of the North Flinders Ranges Thick-billed Grasswren (Amytornis modestus raglessi).

​In collaboration with Nature Foundation CEO Alex Nankivell and volunteers David Gobbett and Andrew Black, the research revealed a notable shift in the distribution of suitable habitat for the Thick-billed Grasswren, with Witchelina Nature Reserve's habitat improving markedly since its acquisition, demonstrating tangible conservation progress.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of the Nature's Foundations 4 exhibition at The Gallery – St Peters. It was a wonderful evening celebrating the resulting artwork from our 2024 Artist Residency Program recipients: Kirrily Anderson, Catherine Bourn and Josephine Lennon.

It was standing room only as guests gathered to appreciate the impressive works created following each of the artists residencies on one of our remote nature reserves. While each artist has their distinct style, there is a clear connection and relationship between the artworks, representing the vast and arid landscapes that inspired them.

Our Science & Knowledge and Reserve Management teams have had a busy start to spring, getting out across the nature reserves to set up new standardised survey monitoring sites.

A key aspect of the new 2025-2030 Science Strategy is the establishment of the Nature Foundation Biodiversity Monitoring Program, which consists of standardised surveys of vegetation, birds, reptiles, and mammals implemented across all Nature Foundation reserves each autumn and spring, combined with targeted, appropriately timed, species-specific surveys to capture important information on key threatened species.

Spring is a very busy time for the Nature Foundation team with surveys and other management activities occurring across the nature reserve network. It is a very active time for nature as well, with many native wildflowers popping up after a late winter.

The team have been photographing and sharing their sightings internally, and we have gathered a few examples to share with you!

This guest post comes from Nature Foundation supporter Kate Potter, whose family has vast remote travel and camping experience across Australia and the United States.
 
Our family of five loves to explore, both here in Australia and in the United States. Our camping journey has included many small trips in South Australia, road trips across to New South Wales and up to Alice Springs, Uluru, Lake Argyle and El Questro. We have also spent a total of 8 months travelling in a rustic DIY RV vehicle over four separate trips to the United States. We love hiking, especially in US national parks—we’ve visited 33 of them! Driven largely by my husband Isaac’s insatiable need for adventure, I’ve learnt a few things along the way about how to travel in remote areas and camp with kids.