Long-time locals such as the Regent Honeyeater and Bynoe's Wattle have lived in the Cessnock area for thousands of years - but now they need a hand.
With both species listed as threatened, the NSW Government's Saving our Species (SoS) program and researchers have joined forces to get a better understanding of the way the community values its environment.
We are urging residents in the Cessnock Local Government Area (LGA) to help by completing a short survey online here or via a mailbox drop before mid-September.
The NSW Saving our Species program and researchers from the University of Newcastle and Griffith University are looking for new ways to partner with communities to boost the conservation of local flora and fauna.
The survey is one part of a project made possible by a $250,000 NSW Environmental Trust grant.
Until now, the local community's knowledge has been relatively untapped which is why we are turning to residents to help increase our conservation efforts.
The project aims to change how governments work with regional communities in caring for their local threatened species.
The NSW Saving our Species Program is a groundbreaking initiative of the NSW Government focused on urgently safeguarding local threatened species and ecological communities in the wild over the next 100 years.
It takes more than one person to make a difference, especially with an increase in severe weather events as seen in the Hunter region over the past few years. These climate changes not only impact people but also other species who share our home.
