Ginninderra Catchment Group (GCG) is running a habitat restoration training program for landcarers across the Ginninderra Catchment from urban, parks and rural Landcare groups. The focus of the training will be on encouraging your site to regenerate its own seed bank and restore its own biological systems to bring back the bush.
The system of restoration starts with careful observation and surveying of existing biology and then offering a triage of sensitive, non-chemical repair techniques using novel approaches and tools.
Be prepared to be challenged and engaged in alternative ways of managing our sites. The workshops are two full days, both theory and practice, with morning theory sessions in the GCG office at Flynn and the afternoons out onsite learning hands-on techniques.
So that GCG can engage as many Landcare folks as possible, we will be running four weekend sessions until the end of the year, with 15 participants per weekend workshop.
Training opportunities are:
- July 22nd-23rd
- August 19th-20th
- October 7th-8th, or
- December 2nd-3rd
from 9.30am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday.
Topics included in the training:
- Common ACT exotic flora and fauna identification
- What weeds can tell us about the land on which they are growing
- Novel ecosystems and weeds as habitat
- Appropriate weed management techniques
- Herbicides and their impacts on biology
- Native flora and fauna ID
- Common fauna of the ACT (GCG Catchment)
- Common flora of the ACT (GCG Catchment)
- Identification techniques – VegWatch survey systems
- Planning for restoration
- Restoration techniques
- Revegetation – Seed collection, direct seeding, tube-stock planting
- Protection from rabbits, macropods and other threats.
Catering and tools will be provided. You will receive a copy of the booklet Bringing Back the Bush: The Bradley method of bush regeneration.
Cost: $20 per person.
Financial hardship offer: If you are experiencing financial hardship, please contact us at ruralprojects@ginninderralandcare.org.au and we will see how we can support you to attend.
Cancellation policy: Places are limited. If you cannot make your workshops, please contact us ASAP so we can offer your place to someone else. Cancellations must be made 5 days before the event to receive a refund.
Contact: If you have any questions, please contact Jarrod Ruch at ruralprojects@ginninderralandcare.org.au or call the GCG office on 02 6278 3309 and leave a message.
This training program was made possible through the Transport Canberra and City Services Place Management Adopt-A-Park funding program, and also with support from the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate ACT Environment grants funding program.
