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Why soil health matters in restoration, and how bush regenerators can better connect soil health to their restoration outcomes

Lachlan Curran PhD student, University of Queensland. Beneath our feet lie some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. It is estimated that over half of all species reside within the soil. The complex interactions between these species and the wider environment drive a range of ecosystem services. These services are influenced by, and [...]

World Premiere Success! Renewal in the Desert

Friday 16 July 5:30-6:15pm-  1930's dress code - optional Are you already planning what to do to wind down at the end of the week?  Over 70 people enjoyed the premiere, of Renewal in the Desert -The story of the Barrier Field Naturalists' Club and the Broken Hill Regeneration Reserves. You can watch it anytime [...]

2021-07-16T18:48:15+10:00Categories: |Tags: , , |

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regenTV is AABR’s video platform and we love to record the knowledge that is shared at our field days and forums because not everyone can get to a field day or forum. There’s always so much to capture with experts on hand sharing their passion projects and enthusiastic participants asking the million dollar questions. Making [...]

What can 6 years & $250,000 achieve?

A six year - $250,000 Environmental Trust project enabled a community group to formally identify threatened species, record and monitor the local flora and fauna and undertake bush regeneration which has aided connectivity and set the multiple public reserves on a recovery trajectory. An assortment of community engagement events were undertaken and a plethora of [...]

2020-04-01T20:28:22+10:00Categories: Case Studies, What's New|Tags: , |

Restoring the Koorangie Marshes

The Koorangie Marshes are part of the Kerang Wetlands Ramsar site that is culturally significant to the Barapa Barapa people. Prolonged waterlogging and rising salinity, which resulted in the death of River Red Gum and Eumong canopies, had historically impacted almost half of the Koorangie marshes. In partnership with the Barapa Barapa peoples the regeneration [...]

2020-04-01T20:28:22+10:00Categories: Case Studies, What's New|Tags: , |

Big Scrub’s genetic dream

Rainforest restoration pioneers, Big Scrub Landcare, are again at the forefront of restoration ecology investigating solutions to the problem of genetic inbreeding in the hundreds of thousands of Big Scrub plantings. With the long term viability of the Big Scrub and associated investment at stake, they have developed a strategy to test for genetic diversity, [...]

2020-04-01T20:28:22+10:00Categories: Case Studies, What's New|Tags: , |

Scaling Up…Is it possible?

Comprehensive strategic planning and site assessments, coupled with thinking creatively around landscape connections are some of the ingredients required to scale up projects. By understanding the capacity of assisted regeneration, a spectrum of bush regenerator skill levels and resources can be utilised to maximise outcomes.  Jen Ford provides two examples that explore how the planning [...]

2020-04-01T20:28:22+10:00Categories: Case Studies, What's New|Tags: , |

Maximising outcomes with SNES

Jen Ford’s presentation showcases a well planned, 10 year funded, Threatened Species offset project. Detailed examples of four Species of National Environmental Significance are discussed and picture-perfect photopoints utilised to highlight the changes that have resulted from dedicated professionals undertaking assisted regeneration supported by hazard reduction burns. The project not only achieved the 2 for [...]

2020-04-01T20:28:22+10:00Categories: Case Studies, What's New|Tags: , |

Native ecosystems as references

Tein McDonald provides a detailed explanation of the concept of ecological restoration as intended by the National Standards for Ecological Restoration. Tein outlines the restorative activities continuum and provides examples of where various restoration projects may reside along that spectrum. Ideologies such as ‘restorative thinking’ and ‘ecological civilization’ are considered within the context of the [...]

2020-04-01T20:28:22+10:00Categories: Case Studies, What's New|Tags: , |

Savanna fire management business

The north Australian savannas are vast and have the potential to provide significant indigenous business opportunities for markets in greenhouse gas emissions, living tree biomass and non-living biomass as shown during the Carbon Farming Initiative. Jeremy Russell-Smith provides an overview of the fire management strategies that have been undertaken within the context of indigenous management [...]

2020-04-01T20:28:22+10:00Categories: Case Studies, What's New|Tags: , |
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