Discover how ecosystems are healing after the Black Summer fires. This episode is about protecting and restoring nature on private land, the recovery of local owls and the Black-faced Monarch.

As Conservation Programs Manager for the East Gippsland branch of Trust for Nature, Ben Willliams’ work revolves around helping private land owners protect their habitat, forever. He conducts many bird surveys on covenanted land across a range of landscapes, from Saltmarsh to the Alps as well as measuring a multitude of habitat throughout the region, assessing quality of forests post the 2019-20 bushfires. Ben’s father used to keep a wide variety of birds (mostly Parrots) in the 80s and my love for birds and other wild things stemmed from there. Ben now spends his weekends looking for, and photographing the many of the hidden wonders that call East Gippsland home.

Links:

* Trust for Nature website - trustfornature.org.au

* Trust for Nature on Facebook - @TrustforNatureVictoria

* Trust for Nature on Instagram - @trustfornature

* Ben on Instagram - @wild_east_gippsland

* Episode 70 - Birding in East Gippsland with Luca - weekendbirder.com/episodes/70-birding-in-east-gippsland-with-luca

* Black-faced Monarch recording by Marc Anderson, licenced from wildambience.com

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