Reference Ecosystems

Protecting and restoring Wirra-lo Wetlands – Wetlands Revival Trust

2023-09-16T21:34:22+10:00

Damien Cook, ecologist and co-founder of the Wetland Revival Trust (WRT)  outlines the project planning process the WRT are using to implement their goals outlined in the Blueprint for Action which include Ensuring restoration is based on sound science and practical knowledge: Embedding the National Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration in their work processes [...]

Demystifying reference ecosystems for bush regenerators – how their use is critical to best practice regen.

2022-11-16T20:01:40+10:00

The guest speaker at this year’s Annual General Meeting is Dr Andy Baker who will be demystifying reference ecosystems, expounding their virtues and answering that question of every bush regenerators lips, Are we getting sub-optimal results by not defining our reference ecosystem? Dr Baker will be discussing the following scenarios Grassland – What happens if we [...]

Interpreting the National Restoration Standards for improving the reliability of local restoration projects

2022-11-22T12:09:42+10:00

The second in a series of lunchtime webinars co-hosted by AABR vic and ECA Vic. Tein McDonald (a principal author of the National Restoration Standard) will first highlight ways the Standards’ principals and tools can be applied locally. Lincoln Kern (Consultant / restoration designer) will then highlight how the standards informed the La Trobe University [...]

Heroes of the Big Scrub

2022-10-26T18:45:06+10:00

Heroes of the Big Scrub is an inspiring story of landscape scale restoration. The video showcases the people who understood the processes of rainforest restoration ecology, and have dedicated their life's work to enabling substantial recovery of the Big Scrub against all odds. The video looks at the role of assisted natural regeneration and revegetation [...]

Tony Parkes – Science Saving Rainforest Project – Big Scrub Landcare (AABR AGM Guest Speaker)

2022-03-24T05:56:44+10:00

Big Scrub Landcare are now driving an innovative program to ensure that all plantings use genetically diverse planting stock to overcome potential inbreeding and build greater adaptability to climate change within the landscape. Dr Tony Parkes (AO) - retired organic chemist and merchant banker (turned rainforest restorer) - is the Founder and President of Big [...]

Big Scrub Restoration – past, present and future

2022-03-24T05:58:52+10:00

Dr Tein McDonald provides the background to the upcoming AABR Video on Heroes of Big Scrub Recovery and sets the scene for Tony Parkes talk on the Big Scrub Landcare's (BSL) Science Saving Rainforest project. Big Scrub was a once a 75,000 ha swathe of subtropical rainforest on the volcanic soils of the north coast [...]

Using the National Restoration Standards in contract management, a Council’s perspective

2021-12-14T13:17:10+10:00

The Guest Speaker at Annual General meeting of the Victorian Branch of The Australian Associaiton of Bush Regenerators was Craig McGrath who shared how as City of Yarra's Biodiversity Officer he is Using the National Restoration Standards in contract management, a Council’s perspective. In 2001, Craig commenced a community engagement role at the City of [...]

Minimise disturbance when walking and weeding

2020-08-17T11:42:01+10:00

Many plants have evolved with disturbances such as fire –It’s what triggers the resilience response within fire-adapted ecosystems, what prompts the plants to resprout and germinate. But immediately after a large disturbance like fire, the ecosystem is vulnerable, and further disturbance can easily destroy regenerating plants. Read More - Links First Aid for [...]

Assessing priorities for post-fire bush regeneration

2020-09-22T07:00:10+10:00

Weed affected bushland will need help to recover after fire, but resources are usually limited, and it's difficult to predict exactly what will happen over time. How can you make the most of your time and effort? This is an overview of post-fire site assessment. It’s a complex topic, particularly considering the extreme drought [...]

16 Communique

2020-12-24T15:08:14+10:00

Following the Discussions, the Forum participants workshopped a communique to summarise the essential points to convey to stakeholders including government agencies and elected representatives. The ecological restoration industry is small but critical to the future of biodiverse native ecosystems in Australia, ecosystems that are essential to our nation’s clean water, functional soils and carbon capture [...]

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