AABR Events
Scottsdale Reserve Volunteer Bush regen camp
Bredbo NSW 2626 NSWThe Bredbo, NSW post-fire bush regen camp is on first week of April (Tues 5 - Thurs 7), at Scottsdale Reserve, a Bush Heritage Australia site. The site is looking great but still not out of danger after these amazing rains that have brought up heaps of weed. So if you are tempted to join [...]
Cooper Park – Council caring for the bush
Cooper Park - end of Kendall Street Kendall Street, Woollahra, NSW, AustraliaOn Tuesday 5th April, Rudi Adlmayer, Woollahra Council’s Bushcare Liaison Officer will be guiding us through Cooper Park, Woollahra which is in a highly urbanised area of Sydney. Rudi will talk about the park, its history of bush regeneration and some of the strategies he has used there for the last 20 years with the [...]
Innovations in the Chemical Management of Vertebrate Pests
ONLINERecordings of the this webinar are available on the regenTV page. The Guest Speaker's presentations The Q & A Session Weed control is only one part of ecosystem management, animal pest management is another critical part of improving biodiversity outcomes. The 20 April webinar of the Chemicals In the Management of Biodiversity (CIMB) Working Group [...]
Management Planning for Conservation Sites
ONLINEREGISTER TO ATTEND The first in a series of joint lunchbox sessions between the Ecological Consultants Association of Vic (ECA Vic) and the Australian Association of Bushland Regenerators (AABR, Vic).As an ecological consultant and bush crew manager for 30 years, Lincoln Kern, Managing Director, has written and implemented many conservation management plans. Recent discussions held [...]
Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub – Fire management
North Head Sancturay Gunner Road, Manly, NSW, AustraliaEastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub was the 1st ecological community listed as threatened in NSW. Come and see how fire is being used to manage its natural regeneration. And see what happened when a fire got out of control in 2020. This walk and talk will take place at the spectacular North Head Sanctuary – the [...]
Using fire to restore Cumberland Plain Woodland
Scheyville National Park Waterline Gate, Old Pitt Town Road, Scheyville, NSW, AustraliaSee how the Cumberland Plain Woodland is being restored using fire, thinning, course woody debris distribution & installation of artificial hollows.
Premiere – Heroes of the Big Scrub
ONLINEREGISTER TO ATTEND Heroes of the Big Scrub is an inspiring story of landscape scale restoration. The video showcases the people who understood the processes of rainforest restoration ecology, and have dedicated their life's work to enabling substantial recovery of the Big Scrub against all odds. The video looks at the role of assisted [...]
AGM & Guest Speaker Dr Andy Baker
ONLINEThe guest speaker at this year’s Annual General Meeting is Dr Andy Baker who will be demystifying reference ecosystems, expounding their virtues and answering that question of every bush regenerators lips…Are we getting sub-optimal results by not defining our reference ecosystem?
Interpreting the National Restoration Standards for improving the reliability of local restoration projects
ONLINEWatch the recording of the webinar Lincoln Kern (Practical Ecology) and Tein McDonald (Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia) will speak about interpreting the National Restoration Standards to make project design and implementation more reliable for any local level project. Tein McDonald (a principal author of the National Restoration Standards) will first highlight ways the [...]
AABR Vic AGM and Guest Speaker Nick Juniper
ONLINEPlease note the meeting has been moved to an ONLINE only format to optimise attendance We are always looking for committee members who are able to take an active role in getting AABR Vic up and running as a strong advocate for Ecological Restoration in Victoria and Nationally. If you’d like to join the AABR [...]