Mesic shift is changing how bushland functions and the habitat types it provides — and how we respond matters. This technical webinar explores the drivers of mesic shift, fire regimes and applied disturbance as tools for managing vegetation density and long-term ecosystem resilience. It is grounded in observation, reference ecosystems and real-world decision-making.
A practitioner-led forum on managing and restoring Victoria’s endangered grasslands. Case studies, applied science and Indigenous knowledge.
Sharon Mason, Accredited AABR Member In May 2024, AABR hosted an excursion to Hurstbridge (Diamond Creek riparian zone near Ben Frilay oval). Our Guide was Michael Smith, Naturalist and Educator with 14 people attending on an overcast morning. Context First, I will give a small bit of context of the area before I write about [...]
GET YOUR TICKET Acknowledging the Bunurong people the traditional owners and custodians of the land we will walk on during this excursion. We can restore biodiversity far more successfully than we currently do by focussing more on target species, main limiting factors for biodiversity and on restoring ecological processes in our design and management. The [...]
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 [...]
Scott Meier, AABR Board Member BARRC (Bushland and Rainforest Restoration & Consulting). Littoral Rainforest (LRF) occurs in small pockets along the east coast of Australia from Cape York Peninsula into Victoria and is often described as being confined to within 2km of the ocean or major estuary. It is a fire sensitive community that often [...]
We know there are at least six super keen AABR members heading off to Darwin to attend the SER’s 10th World Conference on Ecological Restoration from September 26-30. If you’re going we’d love to catch up with you, hopefully you’ll see us before we see you, special conversational T-shirts have been created to identify the [...]
Register here for MONDAY 20th February Register here for TUESDAY 21st February Harry Rose, the Grass Guru, is back by popular demand to assist bush regenerators with their grass identification. Not wanting to overlook the understory this instructional talk and exploratory walk provides both a session on the theory behind grass ID and field trip [...]
Register to attend the Field Trip This AABR-supported event is rescheduled after postponements cancellations in 2022 due to floods and Covid. The President of the Friends of Lane Cove National Park, Tony Butteriss, will be guiding us through the different sections of the site: To look at a combination of community planting and regeneration over several [...]
See how the Cumberland Plain Woodland is being restored using fire, thinning, course woody debris distribution & installation of artificial hollows.
