Biolinks Alliance’s 2019 Symposium looks at precious remnant habitat patches - be they large or small - with a special focus on maintaining and restoring ecological processes vital to their health and resilience.
Biolinks Alliance is co-developing an evidence-based Local Area Plan (LAP) to restore and reconnect the forests, woodlands and waterways in the Heathcote region
A field-based workshop building on Wedderburn CMN’s restoration projects/trial
examining why large-scale landscape repair is vital;
evaluating the potential of various innovative solutions;
envisaging what a restored landscape might look like and
addressing how the community can practically go about making it a reality
This is a key step in developing a detailed LAP – an operational blueprint ready for investment and implementation by the CMN with support from Biolinks Alliance and other stakeholders.
MEETING POINT: Community house inWedderburn
DURATION: 10am sharp departure, returning 2pm. Lunch Provided.
RESTORING LEAKY LANDSCAPES: designing ways to restore ‘dysfunctional landscapes’. These are landscapes that, due to past landuses, no longer retain water as they used to. They are not as productive, resilient or diverse as they once were but need to be to enable them to adapt to climate change.
Registration / afternoon tea 3.30pm
AGM 4pm
Biolinks Project Workshop 4.30pm
Closing remarks / drinks 5.30pm
For those who can stay on
Telling our story 6 pm
Dinner at Colenso 7.30 pm
BIOLINKS PROJECT WORKSHOP
Board and members
From aspiration to implementation - discussion around how we are, and can further, build local capacity to deliver landscape projects.
TELLING OUR STORIES
Dale Simpson
Stories are powerful for communicating meaning and purpose - knowing the narrative of our organisation is vital for us to promote who we are and what we do, to bring people along with us. Dale is the founder and Managing Director of ThoughtPost specialising in performance, leadership and career management and will be helping us tell our unique story.
The 2018 Biolinks Alliance Annual Symposium will explore the pivotal role that water plays as a connector and the waterscapes and aquatic species that rely on it.
The symposium"From islands to networks: Linking landscapes for conservation at a time of climate change" will be held on Friday May 12th at the Capital Theatre in Bendigo. Download Symposium Flyer here.
The day will explore the concept and practicalities of biolinks, addressing –
It will be a chance from leading experts, including Professor Andrew Bennett (La Trobe University & Arthur Rylah Institute), Dr Veronica Doerr (CSIRO AdaptNRM), Dr Gary Howling (Great Eastern Ranges), Professor Ary Hoffman (Melbourne University) and conservation practitioners to share the latest knowledge and practical experiences around this important topic.
Tickets are $25 inclusive of morning tea and lunch for individuals associated with a CVBA member organisation or $50 for non-members.
This event has passed, but you can read reports from the day here.
GLIDEWAYS
Glider conservation knowledge, practice
and collaboration in Central Victoria
Sharing expert knowledge and practical experience to build capacity
for increased glider conservation in Central Victoria.
• 3 Glider researchers speaking about latest knowledge on glider
ecology and conservation practice
• Successful example Glideways projects in NSW
• 8 - 10 Central Victorian community conservation groups presenting
their glider conservation work
• Synthesis and discussion around strategic whole-of-landscape
approaches to increasing glider conservation in Central Victoria
Followed by the Official Launch of the Central Victorian Biolinks Initiative by
Professor Kate Auty, 2014 VC Fellow Melbourne University and Former Vic Govt.
Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability.
