> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Jenan Taylor > Reference:: Taylor, J. (2026). Weaving country back into the park: Yedabila pods for the superb fairy-wren. _Garland Magazine_. https://garlandmag.com/article/yedabila/ > Date:: 2026 > Tags:: #warp/article #Australia/VIC #weaving > WeftLinks:: [[Cultural value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft strengthens relationships between members of a cultural group]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Kai Lane weaves natural habitat pods using Indigenous methods to help protect the superb fairy-wren in urban parks. These pods provide safe places for the birds to nest and hide in cities where their numbers are falling. The workshops also connect people to nature and inspire them to help local wildlife survive. ### Highlights The Yorta-Yorta Barapa-Barapa man has been busy running workshops and presentations for the past year on how to build Yedabila (animal in Yorta-Yorta) habitat pods using Indigenous weaving methods. These creations meld into the lakes, shrublands and parks where they have been positioned, their sun-dried curves and bristles indistinguishable from other partially submerged mounds or leaf-littered nests. "This aquatic form of lignum, it's created these domes in the water that the fish used as refuges for 22 years, staying away from all the waterbirds and other threats." Whereas superb fairy-wrens were once a species of least concern, their disappearance is seen as an indicator of a significant collapse in biodiversity across Australia. "We have a Dreaming story about *Waatji Pulyeri*, a blue, powerful messenger. It means 'little one of a lignum bush', which is also what the superb fairy-wren's Indigenous name is. They love to nest in that tangly sort of mess. And that's what our pods are — nesting boxes for superb fairy-wrens in urban areas where they don't have tangled lignum."