Noongar Budjar Rangers visited Amery Acres near Dowerin recently to learn hands-on skills in preparing sites for seedling plantings.

The rangers learnt the importance of site preparation, including controlling the weed burden and tackling lack of soil moisture. They also learnt how to use ripping and scalping tools and gained experience in driving a tractor.

The Amery Acres site is one of Wheatbelt NRM’s Bush Tucker Trial Sites where quandongs (wongup), ruby saltbush, native yams (warrany) and blood root (quodiny) will be soon planted.