We are pleased to announce that our next UWG workshop will be presented by John Olds, Principal Conservation Officer of the Ecological Assessment Unit of Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service & Partnerships, Department of Environment and Science.
In this presentation, ecosystem resilience is explored as a concept, its importance in the modern world and how it can be promoted by native plant gardens. Regional Ecosystems and their role as benchmarks for restoration work will be discussed, along with the use of local provenance and their relevance to landscape resilience. To illustrate this, the presentation draws on anecdotes from John’s own garden along with examples of some successful restoration programs on a couple of southern Great Barrier Reef cays.
John will also touch on understanding ‘desired states’ and resilience conferring factors and how they are used in protected area management. To illustrate this, the role of native plants in promoting long term resilience is used along with examples of some successful restoration programs. Some of these concepts and examples could be used when deciding what we would like our gardens to be and perhaps the consequences of our actions.
There will be a collection of plant id books to view over morning tea and NICA publications to purchase. Bring along any plants that need identifying. Please seal any fruits or seeds in a zip lock bag.
Details as follows:
Date: Saturday, 29th May 2021
Time: 9 am to 11 am
Venue: Sunshine Butterflies, 468 McKinnon Drive, Cooroibah 4565
Parking is along the roadside fence and also in the grounds. Please follow signs to the sign in table on arrival.
RSVP: uwg@noosariver.com.au (Numbers are limited)
What to bring: Sunscreen and water.
Morning tea/coffee will be provided.
Non-UWG members are welcome at $10 a head.