Author: Todd Dudley, President, North East Bioregional Network The site in 2014 The St Helens Sports Complex is located on the outskirts of the town of St Helens, north east Tasmania. While it is primarily set aside for sporting activities, it has viable remnant patches of bushland within its environs. In 2014 the [...]
Spanish Moss living in Oak and Old Mans Beard, Savannah Photo L Brodie A study by STEP STEP is a community-based environmental organisation covering suburbs in northern Sydney from Ku-ring-gai and Hornsby local government areas and surrounding suburbs with a membership of over 550. Its primary aim is to work for the conservation [...]
Planning for restoration projects - Key steps and checklist This checklist has been developed to guide the planning of ecological restoration projects. It was prepared by the Australian Association of Bush Regenerators (AABR), drawing on the National Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration in Australia. More detail on each point can be found in [...]
MORE INFORMATION GET YOUR TICKETS Put up a poster to spread the word about the speakers or about the social side of AABR Fest The three-day schedule is a perfect opportunity for friends, families and crews, to share some quality time together learning about the multi-faceted nature of implementing bush regen practices, assessing the sector’s [...]
AABR’s almost monthly e-news is an opportunity to catch up with the events that are upcoming, projects that AABR is progressing and sharing items that come across the various desks of the AABR Board, a well-connected and conscientious crew. Events 11-13 September - Spring mini regen camp at Crowdy Bay NP 17 September - Let’s [...]
Knowledge sharing on the ecoweeder.au platform Weed management in bush regeneration is always challenging; especially when innovative and alternative weed control techniques are being used. The shiny new steam weeder, the next organic herbicide or even trial by fire to control weeds is all the rage. But how does a bush regenerator decide which ecological [...]
In the mid-1930s Albert Morris of the Barrier Field Naturalist Club and others started establishing both planting and natural regeneration areas around Broken Hill in an effort to curb sand drift. In 1939 two Sydney University botany staff Ilma Pidgeon and Eric Ashby surveyed the planting/natural regeneration areas and compared them with areas not treated. [...]
What is AABR accreditation and why was it the foundation AABR was built upon? At the core of AABR’s existence is the accreditation system, recognition of the skills and experience gained from understanding and practicing resilience-based bush regeneration. When AABR was founded in 1986 all members were accredited bush regeneration practitioners. To assuage concerns that [...]
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SYMPOSIUM presented by AABR & TAFE NSW May 10 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Auditorium at Ryde Tafe, 250 Blaxland Rd, Ryde 2112 $20 – $130 Exploring innovative technologies and best practices aiding conservation efforts, with a focus on urban environments More information and booking for the Symposium Help AABR Promote the event- Put [...]
