Part of the work of the WA Water Alliance is to do demonstration projects which help show what is possible when you work with water - water-first landscape regeneration, leading to water cycle healing, ecosystem and human thriving!
The Sacha Boodja Water Project is the first such demonstration project (this is also the land where I hold the Nature Quests, and close to my heart). The video here was filmed for the Go Fund Me campaign to raise funds for Stage 1 of the water project and briefly describes the project in situ. From the Go Fund Me site:
The Sacha Boodja Water Project aims to be a demonstration site for showing how human intervention can help restore the small water cycles by slowing water down and allowing it to be received by the landscape for the benefits of all beings - humans, crops, stock, native plants, animals and fungi and biodiversity in general.
These interventions help prevent drought, fire and flood, recharging ground water and allowing life in the biosphere to thrive. The small water cycle has a significant impact on local heat dynamics, enabling resilience to climate change.
Sacha Boodja sits at the top of the Swan-Avon catchment, 2.5 hours out of Perth near Wickepin. The top of a watershed is the ideal place to start with these interventions because the benefits flow on downstream. It also helps prevent salinity issues by keeping freshwater fresh.
Sacha Boodja itself has been in regeneration since the current custodians, Rumi and Mandakini bought it in 2009. The Water Project will give it an extra kick since there are no water bodies on the property currently and plenty of room for larger scale water retention interventions.
We hope that the work at Sacha Boodja can inspire this kind of restoration in the rest of the Swan-Avon and Blackwood catchments, and the wider Wheatbelt. We will hold water and restoration education events, with the progress and stories shared to Water Project donors and through WA Water Alliance channels.
When you join the Water Supporters you are helping me be part of this and future demonstration projects.
I have been filming some short videos on the land and will continue to do so as the project progresses. You can follow along on the WA Water Alliance Instagram, LinkedIn and Youtube channels.
And if you are a landholder and want to explore water restoration on your property with a little help, check out the Water Restoration Services page.
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