powerpoint presentation...clean and healthy waterways in the leschenault catchment to sustain...
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Doing more with less in the…
Objective = Website
www.walbc.com.au
• Saved $$
• Saved time –especially applying grant
• Its not our perfect but its great
• The entrepreneur/startup business world
are doing things cheaply, quickly, and
focus on communication.
Great industry to poach from…
Thankyou and don’t forget to check out
www.walbc.com.au
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Varied training and work
Working on the beach
Preparing Carroll Tubes for Crystal Mining
Fencing contracts
Graduation Day
FRIENDS OF MANEA PARK
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Fresher Futures 2020Dr Mark Fraser
Manager
• Introduction
Reducing salinity through practical research that drives good decision making about on-ground environmental conservation and management
Adapting and diversifying the way the community interacts with the natural environment for cultural and production outcomes
Public awareness through publications, documentaries, media and forums will make a noticeable impact.
• Leschenault Catchment
• Water (objectives)
Clean and healthy waterways in the Leschenault Catchment to sustain natural resource management, land for production purposes and urban areas.
• Water (activities)
Farm forestry (private lands)
Riparian plantings of native vegetation along stream networks (public and private lands)
Increase the amount of salt tolerant fodder shrub and perennial grasses as part of a land recovery strategy that will transition to higher carbon storage and improved water dynamics in farm systems.
• Water (outcomes)
Improve water quality and quantity in the Upper Catchment
Contribute to reclamation of water for environmental flows
Availability of suitable water for a variety of production purposes and potentially potability levels for human consumption.
• LCC Advantage
Establishing community environmental stewardship
Effecting change (environmental conservation in the production and urban landscape); we are independent and not-for-profit and operate at the appropriate (catchment) scale for our operations
Community trust in LCC in what it represents (environmental conservation) and what it does (environmental conservation).
Priority Bittern and Waterbird Biodiversity Enhancement project
With thanks to
Planting with machines: Innovative NRM: doing more with less, (focussing on innovations, new approaches, partnerships,
efficiency)
The Bittern…Imagine…
What are we doing about it?
The great thing about Bitterns….
Dam modification
Dam modification
Revegetation
Revegetation
Seasonally inundated wetlands create a number of challenges for revegetating reed-beds using seedlings, especially when planting 10s of thousands of seedling over many hectares.
Plant too soon and you risk;
• Losing seedlings to drying out• Losing seedlings to kangaroo predation
Plant too late and you risk;
• Drowning/washing away of seedlings• Losing of areas to plant due to rising water levels
The BBG has used a number of methods to create reed-beds at the Waterbird Project sites
Seedlings
Manual planting of mature stock
Manual planting
Machinery
Transport
Unloading
Planting
Planting
Before
2 days later
Some numbers
200,00010,000
180m2
$2$21,000
30
Per stem cost (planted)
Things to bear in mind
• Excellent technique for wetland enhancements
• Need some very skilled, careful and caring operators – both in the excavator and the truck!
• Need a good source reed-bed
• Minimise manual handling if possible