Nwctrees Pty Ltd

03/06/2025

Making habitat. Ballimore NSW.

03/03/2024

A big thank you to all that came along and participated. That was fun!

09/12/2023

15/09/2023

TREE HOLLOWS ARE ANIMALS HOMES

This wonderful, informative nature poster from Paula Peeters, the Paperbark Writer, gives a valuable overview of the importance of tree hollows to our native fauna.

The habitat shown is Eucalypt Open Forest in south-eastern Australia and most of the creatures depicted on the poster can be found in the Blue Mountains region.

These beautiful and unique native animals can’t live or breed without suitable tree hollows so preserving old growth trees is crucial to preventing further decline in their populations.

Paula is an ecologist, artist and writer, and more information about her work can be found at: https://www.paperbarkwriter.com

Paula has produced a number of other posters and items on this theme that can be purchased from her Redbubble shop at: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/151616525

01/06/2023

These are hollows we did.

Woodland habitat plays a critical role in supporting all hollow dwelling threatened species, including birds, bats, native marsupials, insects and mammals. They provide refuge from the weather and predators, and safe sites for roosting and breeding of birds and marsupials.

26/03/2023

More than meets the eye that's for sure.

Thanks to Eucalypt Australia for these comprehensive and interesting facts about the River Red Gum 🌳

Their roots reach down deep into the water table (usually > 10 m), drawing water to the surface that no other plants or animals can reach.

By maximising their water-use, they grow quickly and produce excesses of food in the form of leaves, nectar, pollen, wood, flowers and sap.

Sap-sucking, nectar-licking, leaf-grazing, wood-chewing and pollen gathering invertebrates gather en masse, drawing insectivorous birds, mammals and reptiles to the feast. They are joined by nectar-feeding birds, bats and possums, and leaf-eaters too. At the top of the table sit the great predators - the monitors, snakes, raptors and owls. All gaining nutrients and water from this one tree.

Parasitising mistletoes tap into the tree's tissue and make use of the readily available water to grow palatable leaves, fruit and nectar that benefit even more wildlife.

Not only do they feed everyone, they keep them cool too! As the River Red Gum and the mistletoes pump water through their tissues, into their leaves and back out into the air, they cool and humidify their immediate surroundings, helping their community to survive through periods of dry heat.

Another cool microclimate forms in the soil under the shade of the River Red Gum's canopy, beneath a litter of red gum leaves that insulate and retain moisture in the soil and form the base of a subterranean food web. When rain does fall, the River Red Gum's boughs capture it and channel it down the trunk and into the soil around its roots.

And (as if food, water and climate control weren't enough) each tree provides homes for its visitors - under bark, in hollows, and amidst the shelter of its spreading branches and roots.

In floods, these spaces are vital for wildlife escaping the floodwaters, and provide a handy bed and breakfast for opportunistic waterbirds and other nomads to fly in and make use of.

26/03/2023

Fantastic day. Thanks Coonabarabran Landcare Inc.

05/02/2023

Another hollows project for LLS (Local Land service) perfecting our Glossy black cockatoo hollow skills!
Normally these hollows take 100+ years to form with large iron bark.
Our old growth iron bark being a sort after timber it is hard for our black cockatoos to find suitable nesting sites.
So this is a great project to be a part of.

02/11/2022

Over two days last weekend approximately 2500 trees shrubs and grasses were planted along our river by our Community, Volunteers & Students that joined NWCTrees, Warrumbungle National Park Environmental Education Centre and Landcare Coonabarabran in our endeavour to rehabilitate our waterways.

As part of the Murray River Catchment grant, macro invertebrate scientist, Peter Sorov, showed the impacts invasive woody weeds have on our waterways.

WNPEEC had their canoes launching and took families along the river to show the beauty of our environment from the water. 🛶

Rotary Club of Coonabarabran set up a BBQ and made sure everyone was well-fed!

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for us all, we are so appreciative of all that attended and supported our Community Planting Day 🫶🌿