AABR National Forum March 2024 - The Rs of Restoration Yes it’s all about resilience assessment – but accurate prediction requires ongoing trial and error - Tein McDonald, AABR Tein McDonald led the team that produced the National Standards. Tein draws on the ecological literature about resilience and disturbance and her experience in restoration of [...]

Big Scrub Restoration – Past Present Future – Q & A
Suzanne Pritchard2022-03-24T05:59:37+10:00The 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 [...]

Tony Parkes – Science Saving Rainforest Project – Big Scrub Landcare (AABR AGM Guest Speaker)
Suzanne Pritchard2022-03-24T05:56:44+10:00Big 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 [...]

Big Scrub Restoration – past, present and future
Suzanne Pritchard2022-03-24T05:58:52+10:00Dr Tein McDonald provides the background to the upcoming AABR Video on Heroes of Big Scrub Recovery and sets the scene for Tony Parkes talk on the Big Scrub Landcare's (BSL) Science Saving Rainforest project. Big Scrub was a once a 75,000 ha swathe of subtropical rainforest on the volcanic soils of the north coast [...]

Using the National Restoration Standards in contract management, a Council’s perspective
Suzanne Pritchard2021-12-14T13:17:10+10:00The Guest Speaker at Annual General meeting of the Victorian Branch of The Australian Associaiton of Bush Regenerators was Craig McGrath who shared how as City of Yarra's Biodiversity Officer he is Using the National Restoration Standards in contract management, a Council’s perspective. In 2001, Craig commenced a community engagement role at the City of [...]
Renewal in the Desert
Suzanne Pritchard2021-07-16T08:18:56+10:00Renewal in the desert. The Barrier Field Naturalists’ Club And The Broken Hill Regeneration Reserves. Celebrating the restoration vision Of Albert Morris. Filmed in and around Broken Hill in 2017. Script: Virginia Bear and Tein McDonald. Thanks to everyone who assisted during filming in 2017 and editing in 2021. Particular thanks to the following people: [...]
Post-fire regeneration in NSW – Where are we 12 months on?
Suzanne Pritchard2021-07-16T08:24:14+10:00Hundreds of AABR members rose to the challenge of supporting post-fire regeneration only to have their intent somewhat stifled by a pandemic. In spite of this five NSW site coordinators managed to navigate the COVID constraints and deliver on-ground outcomes. This video shares the process and the achievements from 12 months of post-fire regeneration activities [...]
Supporting recovery of fire-affected bushland in Victoria
Suzanne Pritchard2021-06-04T10:17:59+10:00Federal, State and Regional agencies along with community groups and private landholders have all been striving to address the consequences of the bushfires of 2019-20. This Zoom webinar highlighted the insights, actions and opportunities that are occurring as the ecosystems transition with various levels of support.
Get good at telling the difference between natives and weeds, even at early stages
Suzanne Pritchard2021-04-15T11:51:37+10:00A key to successful post-fire bush regeneration is knowing which plants are weeds and which are natives - particularly as seedlings. But it can seem overwhelming. Do you pull it and risk removing a native, or do you leave it and risk letting a weed grow? It’s almost always better to miss a few weeds [...]
Minimise disturbance when walking and weeding
Suzanne Pritchard2020-08-17T11:42:01+10:00Many plants have evolved with disturbances such as fire –It’s what triggers the resilience response within fire-adapted ecosystems, what prompts the plants to resprout and germinate. But immediately after a large disturbance like fire, the ecosystem is vulnerable, and further disturbance can easily destroy regenerating plants. Read More - Links First Aid for [...]