Wilyun Pools

Our Unique Restoration Approach

Indigenous knowledge and land management have been invaluable in protecting and enhancing natural landscapes in Australia and worldwide. The Wilyun Pools project exemplifies this enduring wisdom by enabling Indigenous leadership and care for the land, pioneering a new era of conservation and community empowerment.

We are committed to gradually returning the land to its traditional custodians by working closely with our First Nations partners. The project’s innovative structure enables our First Nations partners to take ownership of the property over time, highlighting the importance of Indigenous care in preserving natural landscapes. By blending traditional ecological knowledge with modern conservation practices, the Wilyun Pools project sets a new benchmark for environmental and community collaboration.

Carbon Neutral’s dedication to the Wilyun Pools project reflects a broader vision of ecological connectivity and cultural renewal. The project aims to continuously enhance its positive impact on the environment and community through ongoing monitoring, fire management, and biodiversity assessments.

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Teeming with Life

Situated on Menang Noongar boodjar near Kinjarling (Albany) on Western Australia’s southern coast, the land has been cherished and nurtured for over 40,000 years. Wilyun Pools, surrounded by Mettler Lake, Basil Road Nature Reserves, and Hassell National Park, serves as a crucial wildlife corridor. The area boasts a rich diversity of birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects, though they face numerous threats.

The project aims to expand and connect habitats by linking patches of remnant vegetation with biodiverse native plantings while carefully managing the threat of feral pests.

It protects habitats for the endangered:

• Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo (Ngolak)
• Forest Red-tailed Cockatoo (Karak)
• Australasian Bittern (Boordenitj)
• Painted Buttonquail (Boorolom)
• Jewelled Sandplain Ctenotus

The region’s complex and ancient geology, featuring plains and wetlands, is home to a myriad of biodiverse species. Over 150 native plant varieties, highly adapted to the nutrient-poor soils and climate, have been recorded in the old-growth vegetation. Land clearing in the 1950s and 1960s, destroyed 88% of the area’s native vegetation, leaving fragmented patches of habitat. The Kwongan shrubland plant community here is nationally recognised as a Threatened Ecological Community, and the Flat-Topped Swamp Yate wetlands in low-lying claypans are classified as a Priority Ecological Community in Western Australia.