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Tasmanian Island Ark - landscape restoration Join us on this free bus tour to visit some key sites in the Greening Australia Midlands Restoraon Project. This is a long-term landscape-scale environmental restoraon iniave designed to increase connecvity and biodiversity in the Northern Midlands, an area with a long history of agricultural producon. The tour will include: • Property visit at Chiswick; Macquarie River riparian restoraon work - currently the largest riverine revegetaon project in Australia. • Property visit at Connorville; Restoraon of grassy woodland in producon systems, direct seeding, nave grasses, seed provenance and plant associaon trials, browser control methods (including deer). • Plenty of opportunies to chat with NRM South and Greening Australia staff and learn more about landscape planning, connecvity, habitat for animals, climate change, species selecon, seed provenance, nave grasses, aboriginal history, art collaboraves and educaonal iniaves. Places are limited, please RSVP by 22nd October. For further informaon or to RSVP, contact: Holly Hansen - 0428 259 156; [email protected] Ruth Osborne - 0438 834 553; [email protected] Supported by NRM South through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Programme. Morning and aſternoon tea and lunch provided — please BYO water boles to help minimise waste. Friday 3rd November, 8:30am-6:00pm
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Tasmanian Island Ark - landscape restoration
Join us on this free bus tour to visit some key sites in the Greening Australia
Midlands Restoration Project. This is a long-term landscape-scale environmental
restoration initiative designed to increase connectivity and biodiversity in the
Northern Midlands, an area with a long history of agricultural production.
The tour will include:
• Property visit at Chiswick; Macquarie River riparian restoration work -
currently the largest riverine revegetation project in Australia.
• Property visit at Connorville; Restoration of grassy woodland in production
systems, direct seeding, native grasses, seed provenance and plant
association trials, browser control methods (including deer).
• Plenty of opportunities to chat with NRM South and Greening Australia staff
and learn more about landscape planning, connectivity, habitat for animals,
climate change, species selection, seed provenance, native grasses,
aboriginal history, art collaboratives and educational initiatives.
Places are limited, please RSVP by 22nd October. For further information or to RSVP, contact: Holly Hansen - 0428 259 156; [email protected] Ruth Osborne - 0438 834 553; [email protected]
Supported by NRM South through funding from the Australian
Government’s National Landcare Programme.
Morning and afternoon tea and lunch provided — please BYO water bottles to help minimise waste.
Friday 3rd November, 8:30am-6:00pm
Tasmanian Island Ark - landscape restoration
8:20am Meet at Sustainability Learning Centre, 50 Olinda Grove, Mount Nelson (Hobart College grounds). Plenty of parking available.
9:15am Alternative meeting point - BP Brighton, Midlands Highway
10:30am Arrive Ross. Morning tea break.
10:45am Visit Chiswick, Macquarie River
12:15pm Travel to Connorville
1:00pm Lunch break
1:15pm Visit Connorville
3:00pm Return to Hobart, stopping at Brighton, and returning to Sustainability Learning Centre approx 5:30pm-6:00pm.
The bus departs from and returns to Hobart, but there will be opportunities to join the bus at selected points along the way, if arranged in advance. Please contact us to discuss.
Friday 3rd November, 2017
Places are limited, please RSVP by 22nd October. For further information or to RSVP, contact: Holly Hansen - 0428 259 156; [email protected] Ruth Osborne - 0438 834 553; [email protected]
Supported by NRM South through funding from the Australian
Government’s National Landcare Programme.
