Project Description
Weedlings and Seedlings: Why Tiny Plants Make or Break Restoration – Rusty Linnane | AABR Fest 2024
Imagine applying for a grant on the strength of a rare species on your site… then accidentally spraying its only seedling in a primary sweep. That quiet risk sits behind every bushland job where we don’t really know our seedlings.
In this engaging AABR Fest 2024 session, Rusty Linnane, with 25 years of bush regeneration experience across South East Queensland and author of the field guide Weedlings and Seedlings, shares why accurate seedling and weedling identification should be core business for bush regenerators. He shows how learning plants at their tiniest stage can dramatically cut off-target damage, give you a realistic picture of site resilience, and save big on labour by treating weeds at the easiest moment in their life cycle.
Drawing on work with Green Corps, private contractors, local councils and volunteer Friends of Parks projects, Rusty offers practical tips, memorable “look-alike” comparisons and a strong case for slowing down, looking closely and letting seedlings shape your restoration priorities.