Pilbara Corridors is a coordinated approach to address biodiversity threats on a landscape scale in the Pilbara.
It works at a landscape scale and across management boundaries by bringing together people and organisations with environmental expertise representing government, environment, community, mining, pastoralists and Indigenous groups to deliver effective land management.
Projects that fall under Pilbara Corridors umbrella are:
- Fortescue River Corridor (Pilbara Corridors Project)
Latest News
New report lays solid foundation for on-ground action in Pilbara
As part of an ongoing Conservation Action Planning process to ensure the long-term health of the diverse Pilbara region, a new report has been released to guide on-ground action. The Conservation Action Planning (CAP) process seeks to provide a...
February 6, 20180
Sowing seeds for the future
Greening Australia have braved the heat to collect native seeds alongside pastoral and Indigenous land managers in the Pilbara to restore the region’s native tussock grasslands. The work forms part of the Pilbara Corridors Project which is bringing people...
Fire scar maps assist in prescribed burns
Fire scar maps are now available for land managers in the Fortescue catchment to assist with prescribed burn planning and wildfire incident management. This practical tool for land managers on pastoral leases in the Pilbara has been made possible...
Aerial survey shows Parkinsonia treatment success
An aerial survey was carried out last month to assess the treatment effectiveness of May and August treatment cycles on Parkinsonia populations on Roy Hill Station. The survey included transect runs of ephemeral waterways and the adjoining landscape to...
Restoring Pilbara’s tussock grasslands
Greening Australia is working with pastoral and Indigenous land managers to restore the diverse tussock grasslands of the Pilbara this wet season. The work, which is part of the Pilbara Corridors Project, aims to restore degraded tussock grassland in...
Weed control success highlighted at Pilbara meeting
The recent Pilbara Mesquite Management Committee (PMMC) field trip and AGM provided the opportunity to see on ground achievements to contain and treat Weeds of National Significance (WoNS) over three stations in the Pilbara. Held over two days from...
Millstream fire management reviewed at workshop
A Fire Planning and Review Workshop for Pilbara’s Millstream National Park took place to assess the success of prescribed burning and review ongoing management actions. Held from 22-24 June and supported by the Pilbara Corridors Project, the workshop saw...
Cross tenure prescribed burning connects land managers in Millstream Chichester
Prescribed burning has taken place in Millstream Chichester National Park following consultation with Traditional land owners, local pastoralists and miners to reduce bush fire risks across lease boundaries. The Department of Parks and Wildlife worked in collaboration with the...
Pilbara stakeholders unite in conservation planning
The next phase of the Pilbara Corridors’ Conservation Action Planning (CAP) process is now underway and will identify priorities and establish working groups to implement management actions. The CAP process aims to develop and maintain a collaborative, long-term conservation...
Works restore productive ecological functions on Pilbara stations
Bonney Downs and Corunna Downs pastoral stations in the Pilbara have carried out water bore and erosion control works to maintain access to reliable sources of water to support grazing practices and to restore landscapes. Pilbara Corridors Program Manager...
Feral herbivores managed to reduce threats in Fortescue
Active management of feral herbivores in the Fortescue catchment is reducing threats to populations of threatened flora and fauna species, degradation to vegetation cover and hydrological assets such as ephemeral wetlands. A landscape-scale feral herbivore management strategy between land managers...
Ngurrawaana Rangers progress with work On Country
The Ngurrawaana Rangers are undertaking fee-for-service contracts in the coming months to further tackle Weeds of National Significance in the Fortescue River region. The work to control Parkinsonia aims to continue to reduce threats to biodiversity and is a...
