Dr Chris Pocknee talks about the specialised approach of ecological thinning, one of the innovative interventions used at our Watershed Repair Pilot Project at Spring Plains Nature Conservation Reserve (NCR) on Taungurung country. This technique is used in dense regrowth Box Ironbark forest to accelerate forest maturation and restore biodiversity.
Read MoreThe captivating and incredibly biodiverse Wombat Forest is just 50km west of Melbourne. At this webinar, meet the people in the know when it comes to the plethora of precious wildlife, including Greater Gliders, Brush-tailed Phascogales, Barking Owls and Mountain Skink (all of which are threatened with extinction) that call the forest home.
Read MoreFacilitating recovery: Marshalling food web dynamics and engaging landholders to keep our woodlands thriving
Read MoreHarnessing the activity of soil disturbing animals to restore degraded woodlands
Read MoreRestoration of Australian Light Horse Memorial Park
Read MoreHealthy landscapes project example
Read MorePractical considerations for Ecological thinning
Read MoreThe application of Landscape Function Analysis (LFA) to the Restoration of Disturbed Landscapes
Read MoreThese resources were kindly provided by David Tongway to support his presentation on Landscape Function Analysis presented at the 2021 Leaky Landscapes symposium.
Read MoreThis workshop showcases ecological restoration projects designed to repair the hydrological function, soil health and associated biodiversity of damaged ‘natural’ bushland that has been highly altered by past land uses. Under discussion will be practical approaches for restoration, learnings from trials and how trials can be scaled-up for greater impact at landscape scales.
Read MoreProfessor David Watson - “Facilitating recovery: marshalling food web dynamics and engaging landholders to keep our woodlands thriving” and Professor David Eldridge UNSW - “Harnessing the activity of soil disturbing animals to restore degraded woodlands”
Read MoreDr David Tongway - “The application of Landscape Function Analysis (LFA) to the Restoration of Disturbed Landscapes” and Dr Jon Fawcett - CDM Smith “Understanding hydrological and sub-soil dynamics”
Read MoreUrgency and climate change - Repairing Victorian Landscapes - Spring Plains Watershed Repair project
Read MoreFoundational repair - Repairing Victorian Landscapes - The Spring Plains Watershed Repair project
Read MoreStagnant forest - Repairing Victorian Landscapes - The Spring Plains Watershed Repair project
Read MoreThe Spring Plains Nature Conservation Reserve, on Taungurung country, in central Victoria is a local hotspot for Swift Parrots and other threatened species. However, its damaged soils are no longer porous enough to absorb rainfall, so less water is available to the landscape and its food webs. Like many other box-ironbark forests, the ecosystem is so damaged that it cannot recover without active restoration interventions.
Read MoreBiolinks Alliance Ecologist Paul Foreman speaks about an exciting ecological restoration project being developed by the Alliance with the Taungurung people, Parks Victoria and the Heathcote community, the Spring Plains Watershed Repair project.
Read MoreAddressing the pressing need to restore damaged bushland so it can continue to provide critical habitat for the endangered species under a rapidly changing climate.
Read MoreHeathcote Local 2 Landscape Action Plan and Prospectus: A Plan for community-lead landscape-scale ecological restoration.
Read MoreWe are now recognising the values of nature in urban areas for human well-being, the survival of species and the ecological health of our urban environment. Healthy natural ecosystems can cool the air, filter pollutants, retain water and stormwater runoff, control pests, pollinate our plants - and help reduce carbon emissions and moderate the impacts of climate change.
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