"at Mogumber farm ... Staff from the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council recently conducted a week long survey to document and collect samples of the plant species on the 5045 hectare property west of New Norcia.
Plants such as the spider orchid, cowslip orchid and donkey orchid were documented... The samples will be sent to the West Australian Herbarium to be properly identified before being returned to the traditional owners of the area, the Yued people. ... SWLASC chief executive officer Glen Kelly said. "This survey lets us know what types of plants we have growing on the farm. "From this we are able to work with the Yued people to protect and conserve this... area. ... The samples will strengthen the herbarium's database on Western Australian plant life and also be used by the Yued people as a comprehensive record of the species on the farm. The survey... included surveying six different types of habitats which ranged from heathland and banksia woodlands to the canopy habitat of the marri tree." URL : http://moora.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=general&story_id=1067935&category=general ************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
