Seed Sourcing

Full title: Reaching for the sky at Schyeville – How a local project can dovetail into regional design for Greater Sydney. Many of the plant communities we manage are in varying stages of condition. For these to survive into the future will require sometimes significant intervention. What this restoration looks like needs some creative thinking [...]

Landcare volunteers play an important role in the area of seed collection and propagation in patches of remnant bush throughout Greater Sydney. This presentation will provide a snapshot of volunteers doing their bit in the space and will cover the key opportunities and challenges facing these groups. Maree Whelan is a Senior Land Services Officer [...]

Chair: Paul Gibson-Roy. Panel: Peter Cuneo, Greg Steenbeeke, Sam Craigie, Martin Driver. 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

Full title: Experiences from the practical application of restoration by direct seeding on the Cumberland Plain. What makes it possible, what can be achieved and what are the challenges? There are a range of issues we need to address together to actively manage the threat of local biodiversity loss. Sam has over 15 years’ experience [...]

Full title: Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan - progress with revegetation and remnant protection to act as offsets for major developments in western Sydney. Department of Planning, Industry and Environment is developing a Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan (the Plan) that aims to improve the functionality and connectedness of the fragmented Cumberland subregion ecosystems in Western Sydney [...]

Chair: Peter Cuneo. Panel: Tein McDonald, Ascelin Gordon, Martin Driver, Paul Gibson-Roy. 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

Primary findings from the ANPC National Native Seed Survey will be launched at this Forum. Results from this sector-wide survey provide a current snapshot of sector practice as well as concerns and issues which act as barriers to effective and efficient native seed supply across the country. Paul has been involved in various aspects of [...]

This presentation outlines the Healthy Seeds project, confirms the relevance of the National Native Seed Survey findings and will explore other issues that need to be addressed. From this, and an extensive audit of the seed supply chain across NSW, it is hoped to establish a Roadmap to assist in outlining how these issues can [...]

Sydney can be celebrated for its bushland – but to keep it requires ongoing conservation management assisted by (not replaced by) restoration. Considering the National Restoration Standards, Tein asks do we have the wherewithal to plan and implement the necessary restoration? Original presentation title: Greater Sydney or Lesser Sydney? Putting restoration principles and standards [...]

Using examples from the restoration of Cumberland Plain Woodland Dr Gordon will discuss the uncertainties involved in restoration, and what this could mean in terms of offsetting, multipliers, and the scale required to produce resilient offsetting outcomes. Ascelin's current research focuses on developing predictive modelling approaches to assess the impacts of different types of [...]