Brigalow is an endangered ecological community. The brigalow woodlands of Queensland have been extensively cleared since the mid-1800s, and only a small fraction of their original extent remains, in scattered and fragmented patches. What survives is now protected as a nationally listed endangered ecological community.
Land for Wildlife South East Queensland commissioned Nicolas to produce a short film and a set of stills documenting a partner property where the landholders are working to protect and restore brigalow on their land.
Restoration is slow work, measured in years and decades rather than seasons, and it is rarely seen by anyone beyond the people doing it. Assignments like this one are a chance to document that long, patient effort and to give it visibility, showing the value of the landholders and programs quietly working to bring these landscapes back.