Box Gum Grassy Woodland Project
Large High Quality Sites Project
The Box Gum Grassy Woodland Large High Quality Sites Project is happening now in the South East Queensland, Condamine, and Border Rivers Maranoa - Balonne natural resource management regions in QLD. This project also covers the Border Rivers - Gwydir, Namoi and Central West Catchment Management Authority regions in NSW.
Lachlan Murrumbidgee Project
This project is rolling out in the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority boundaries in NSW.
More information on the Box Gum Grassy Woodland Lachlan Murrumbidgee Project
The first asset that is being targeted under Caring for our Country - Environmental Stewardship is the Box Gum Grassy Woodland ecological community which extends from Queensland to Victoria through the wheat-sheep belt. Only five percent of the original woodland remains.
The Box Gum Grassy Woodland Project will be delivered in accordance with the Box Gum Grassy Woodland Implementation Plan.
What is Box Gum Grassy Woodland?
Box Gum Grassy Woodland occurs as either woodland or derived grassland (a grassy woodland from which the trees have been removed) and has a ground layer of native tussock grasses and herbs. It also can have a sparse, scattered shrub layer. Where a tree layer is present, the woodland includes White Box (Eucalyptus albens), Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) or Blakely's Red Gum (Eucalyptus blakelyii). It provides important habitat for many plants and animals.
To help identify Box Gum Grassy Woodland on your property you can refer to our fact sheets:
- Fact sheet 3: Identifying box gum grassy woodland (PDF - 1230 KB)
- Box-gum grassy woodland locality map (PDF - 1930 KB)
Why Box Gum Grassy Woodland?
Box Gum Grassy Woodland is an important ecological community which provides habitat for at least 19 threatened species, including the Superb Parrot, Swift Parrot and the Tiger Quoll as well as many other native plants and animals.
The Woodland has been reduced to less than five per cent of its original extent and occurs as remnants of varying quality on productive agricultural land, where, without active management, it is still at risk.
The Box Gum Grassy Woodland is listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, 1999 as critically endangered. For more information please see the Australian Government Policy Statement on White Box - Yellow Box - Blakely's Red Gum Grassy Woodlands and Derived Native Grasslands .
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