Catchment Action
The Capertee Valley has a very proactive community working to improve catchment health, habitat and biodiversity, supported by volunteers from outside the Valley. A range of projects have been undertaken by Capertee Valley Landcare, Birdlife Australia, Northeast Wiradjuri Cooperative and many other community groups.
Local Projects and Community Initiatives include:
Regent Honey Eater Recovery Project https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/wild-success-for-regent-honeyeater-breeding-program
The restoration of Glen Davis Reserve https://caperteevalleylandcare.au/glen-davis-reserve
Land Studio Camps: https://www.ksca.land/land-studio
From the Paddock: https://www.facebook.com/fromthepaddock/
The Capertee Valley Hydrology Project: https://www.ksca.land/capertee-valley-hydrology-project
Water Ceremonies conducted by Dabee Wiradjuri elder Peter Swain
Following years of drought, Capertee Valley Landcare and other community members reached out to the Mulloon Institute to support landscape rehydration actions in the Valley. A major community event was hosted the property Warramba in November 2019 https://www.ksca.land/blogfeed/2019/11/14/a-night-in-the-capertee. Landholders expressed interest in embarking on a catchment-scale project in the Emu Swamp Creek Catchment.
A research and engagement phase followed, which included the information presented on this website and the following events:
https://themullooninstitute.org/blog/2022/9/13/emu-swamp-update-nsw
The Institute and community are still seeking funding to progress landscape rehydration projects in Emu Swamp Creek and elsewhere in the Capertee Valley.
From top: Emu Swamp Creek Fieldwalk, Capertee Valley Hydrology Project (artwork by local artist Leanne Thompson) and Community event at From the Paddock with Wiradjuri custodian Emma Syme. Below left: Peter Swain, Water Ceremony, Below Right, Land Studio camp at Umbiella (both photos by Alex Wisser)
