An enthusiastic group of more than 20 volunteers joined us for a busy nature care day on the banks of the Helena River (Mandoon Bilya) on Friday 6 November.
Teams from Realside Ovest and Shape Australia joined Trillion Trees volunteers and Restoration Manager Doug Laurie to clear weeds, spread mulch and water new native plantings along the riverbank. The focus was on areas planted earlier in 2026 as part of our Helena River Community Planting Day and corporate team planting days.
Emily Ellis from the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) also joined the group of volunteers and gave a presentation during morning tea about CCWA's work to protect Jarrah forests.
Trillion Trees' Mandoon Bilya restoration project is helping to restore habitat for wildlife especially quenda and snake necked turtles who need protection from predators to safely move through the river corridor.
Home to Western Long Neck Turtles, Rakali, Brush Tailed Possums, and a large variety of bird species, this project is rebuilding local plant communities along the lower floodplain to provide viable habitat to the many remnant fauna species in the area.
The Helena River is an ephemeral (seasonal) river which flows behind the Trillion Trees community nursery in Hazelmere. A state asset of great natural beauty, the stunning Helena River landscape is locally and internationally recognised for its natural, cultural and historic values.
The planting plan for this area includes a range of small shrubs and ground cover species to increase biodiversity and provide habitat for a diversity of small birds, insects, mammals and more. The area is known habitat for snake necked turtles, with four hatchlings recently observed emerging from a protected nest on Trillion Trees grounds.
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