Bird in a box

The works associated with the Goodwood Junction Project (the Seaford railway realignment) at Goodwood/Millswood had a severe impact on the habitats for local or visiting fauna.
ie. trees were cut down or severely pruned and birds/bats/possums lost their homes.
Unley Council was proactive - and in partnership with the Department of Transport, a zoologist (James Smith) teamed up with local schools to build nesting boxes. The enthusiasm of the kids involved can be seen in the colours on many of the boxes.
The boxes have been placed in neighbouring streets and parks, schools and private properties adjacent to the rail corridor.
Some locations are: Black Forest Primary School, Goodwood Primary School, Forestville Reserve, Devon Street, Railway Terrace, Lyons Parade, Cromer Parade and Goodwood Oval.
The Council will provide longer term maintenance of these boxes. A total of 42 fauna boxes are now located in trees near the rail corridor.
Council already had 52 boxes located elsewhere in Unley.
There are now 94 fauna boxes in trees across Unley.

Keep an eye out for them and monitor who (or what) is using them for a home.

Check out this video of kids making the nesting boxes ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OJI8quuUH3s

This link to a PDF provides a summary of the project ...

Community Wildlife Project - Phase II Wildlife Box Installation(3978 kb)

Further information is also available via this link ...
http://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/RR/rail_revitalisation/community_wildlife_project