To mark 50 years of continuous invertebrate monitoring at North Bungulla Nature Reserve initiated by Prof. Barbara York Main in 1974, we are curating a collection for Pacific Conservation Biology to reflect on long-term ecological knowledge and emergent forms of place-based conservation.
This collection (formerly known as Special Issues) will grow from “Matriarchs of the Wheatbelt”, a weekend community-based event held in Tammin, WA, September 6th – 7th, 2025, celebrating Barbara York Main’s legacy and imagining the next 50 years of care, research, and kinship.
Find out more about contributing to the collection.
Matriarchs of the Wheatbelt 2025
The Matriarchs of the Wheatbelt was a community festival run in Tammin, WA in September, 2025.
Turnout to the event was spectacular. Community members and visitors alike converged on the Town Hall to hear talks, watch documentaries and celebrate the life of Barbara York Main and the amazing trapdoors she studied.
Find out more about the 2025 event here.
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