Long-time supporter Bill Doyle is very active behind the camera, and you'll likely have seen many of his photos taken across our reserve network and at events. This edition, we're putting him front and centre, learning about his involvement with Nature Foundation and his passion for conservation.

Para Woodlands Nature Reserve is a 500-hectare area of former farming land that was bequeathed to Nature Foundation and the Department for Environment and Water (DEW) in 2003 for shared management by the late Mrs Elizabeth Law-Smith OAM and her husband David, who desired to see the farmland restored and managed to provide habitat for declining woodland birds.

Birds SA volunteers visited Witchelina in September 2024 to undertake the 19th bird survey on the reserve since they began in 2010. These surveys are generally undertaken once or twice per year and provide valuable long-term monitoring data, helping us understand the impacts of our conservation actions.

In early January our Science and Knowledge Program Manager, Dr Paul van Ruth, visited Bullock Bridge Nature Reserve in South Australia’s southeast to inspect the reserve and its biodiversity monitoring sites. He was greeted by a koala upon entering the reserve, encountered several kangaroos during his travels, and observed five Mallee Fowl and one Mallee Fowl mound.

Professor Philip Weinstein, whose impactful tenure has left an indelible mark on the Nature Foundation, has decided to step down from the Board after six years as Deputy Chair.

Phil was elected to the Nature Foundation Board in 2018. As Deputy Chair, Phil shifted the organisation's science strategy from process-focused to outcomes-focused, prioritising quantifiable biodiversity gains. This is a crucial pillar of our work as we strive to maximise our impact with our available resources.