On the ground

From the ground, the
stories that matter

CASE STUDIES

Real stories of forest care, community & Country

The work of restoring forests is happening every day — led by people who are deeply connected to place, culture, and community. These stories offer a window into what forest care truly looks like on the ground: practical, powerful, and deeply human. By sharing them, we honour those doing the work and invite others to walk alongside.

Project: Deddick Valley

Location: Deddick Valley, Victoria

Walk alongside Elder Uncle David ‘Buzzy’ Hewat as he restores Country in the Deddick Valley, weaving cultural knowledge and care into a legacy for future generations.

Walking together on Noongar Country: A site visit in Boddington

Location: Noongar Country, Boddington, Western Australia

Partnering with a Noongar Elder to complete cultural and ecological assessments.

Learning on country: site visits in Tasmania and WA

Location: Tasmania & Southwestern Western Australia

Visiting forests across Tasmania and WA to learn how ecological thinning and cultural knowledge are restoring health, structure, and resilience on the ground.

Measuring what matters

Accounting for Nature

Aetium’s forestry platform: rethinking carbon in our forest

Replanting native forest and woodland ecosystems method

The Healthy Forests Foundation respectfully acknowledges Aboriginal people as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the land and water on which we rely. We also pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging.

First Nations people have actively cared for and managed Australian landscapes for millennia. The Healthy Forests Foundation is committed to tangible partnerships with First Nations people to ensure their Knowledge influences our practices and that our activities reinforce their Custodianship and assist them in caring for Country.