Seed Sourcing

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 [...]

The following questions were posed to Dr Tony Parkes at the AABR AGM held 19/2/22. 00:25 Why don’t we value the Big scrub and when do you think it will change? 02:45 Is this work being done elsewhere in the world…The Science Saving Rainforests? 04:45 In the genome project are the species limited to those [...]

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 [...]

Whether you’re involved in planting 20 trees in a fragmented urban remnant or 2 million for a biodiversity offset, having access to a sufficient quantity of high-quality seed, from a broad range of species, is essential for restoring ecosystems that are healthy and resilient over the long-term. Given development pressures, climate change and declining [...]

Read More - Links Hancock, N., Gibson-Roy, P., Driver, M. and Broadhurst, L. (2020). The Australian Native Seed Sector Survey Report. Australian Network for Plant Conservation, Canberra. Healthy Seeds Project-ANPC Florabank Guidelines - Greening Australia

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 [...]

Panel: Tein McDonald, Sam Craigie, Tim Berryman, Peter Cuneo and Dave Carr. Read More - Links Hancock, N., Gibson-Roy, P., Driver, M. and Broadhurst, L. (2020). The Australian Native Seed Sector Survey Report. Australian Network for Plant Conservation, Canberra. Healthy Seeds Project-ANPC Florabank Guidelines - Greening Australia

Chair: Tein McDonald Panel: Maree Whelan, Katie Littlejohn, Michael Kneipp, John Blair   Read More - Links Hancock, N., Gibson-Roy, P., Driver, M. and Broadhurst, L. (2020). The Australian Native Seed Sector Survey Report. Australian Network for Plant Conservation, Canberra. Healthy Seeds Project-ANPC Florabank Guidelines - Greening Australia

With space for ecosystems limited in cities – is there potential for green roofs to be developed to supplement conservation? This potential research project will be trialling a number of species on a roof on University of NSW campus, obtaining genetic stock from Randwick Council’s community nursery. John is a lecturer/tutor and researcher at the [...]

Northern Beaches Council’s ‘Wildflowers Across the Northern Beaches’ project is developing a seed production area within the community nursery at Curl Curl to supply seed and plants to produce high visual amenity wildflower hotspots. Bush and urban-care programs will also be the recipients of the seed and plants produced to increase native diversity throughout the [...]