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2013
May  12

Linking Australia’s Landscapes

 

Linking Australia’s Landscapes is a new book that brings together lessons from a range of connectivity conservation projects around the country, including chapters from Conservation Management Networks  in Victoria, as well as perspectives from those setting policies relating to such projects and broader themed chapters around ecological, social and governance characteristics.

The book is edited by James Fitzsimons (The Nature Conservancy), Ian Pulsford (Global Learning Pty Ltd), Geoff Wescott (Deakin University)

CSIRO are the publishers and the website says that – “this book draws out lessons from a variety of established and new connectivity conservation initiatives from around Australia, and is complemented by international examples. Chapters are written by leaders in the field of establishing and operating connectivity networks, as well as key ecological and social scientists and experts in governance.

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2013
Feb  1

Making the most of native grasslands and wetlands

 

Thought you may be interested in this article in the latest supplement of the Western District Farmer. Good to see that there is funding  via various market based tender projects to assist in the management of native grasslands. Western District Farmer February 2013


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2010
Sep  27

Case Study: Restoration of Grasslands a passion for innovation: David Franklin

 

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David Franklin is a farmer, a nursery man and a self-taught mechanical engineer. He’s worked with sheep, crops and has seen the trends of Landcare come and go. Bringing together 30 years of observation, practice and know-how, he has turned his attention to native grassland restoration, with impressive success. In partnership with the Grassy Groundcover Grassland Restoration Project, David has assisted in developing new techniques for native grass production and grassland restoration.

READ HIS CASE STUDY HERE. CS_Franklin_2010.

*Hear David share his story and ideas at the Lismore Native Pasture Workshop Wednesday Oct 6th, see Events calender for further details…


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2010
Aug  10

VVP Native Grasslands in the Farming System

 

text and image for webRead more here…CS_Oliver_2010


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2010
Aug  2

Retaining natives has great value! The Beazley case study.

 

_APP4312The Beazleys purchased their 650 acre
farm near Lismore on the Victorian
Volcanic Plains about the same time
that Landcare began to gain serious
momentum twenty years ago. In the
early stages, tree planting and
diversification with agro forestry were
the key messages, and the Beasley
family keenly participated.
About ten years ago, the Landcare
community started to talk about
native grasslands. These hardy grasses
and rare wildflowers have value for
land health as well as biodiversity.

Read the Beazley’s story of retaining native grasslands

for financial reward through Ecosystem Service payments.

Read more here CS_Beazley_2010


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2010
Aug  2

New Case Studies on VVP grassland managment and restoration

 

To assist land managers share their invaluable and often, hard-won understanding of managing native grasslands the VVP CMN have put together a series of case studies, stories direct from the landmanager about their experiences.

Each week a new case study will be posted to the website and sent to subscribers as a news item.

Its a great reason to subscribe to the VVP CMN  (free) and to share this info with your friends, local school, and any other organisation or landcare group interested in sustainably managing land and conserving biodiversity esp. on the Volcanioc Plain.

We want to thank the landholders that have participated in the Case Studies project. Their time and passion inspire us and we want to share that inspiration with the wider community. Your feedback is encouraged either via the comments page or directly by giving us a call, 0458965252

If you have a case study to share do not hesitate to call us and we will asssit you to tell your story. Otherwise simply upload the story yourself through the UPLOAD button the website.


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2010
May  28

Grassy Ground Cover Gazette: grassland restoration news

 

Grassy Ground Gazette

Grassy Ground Gazette

March 2010 edition Grassy Ground Cover Gazette

Click on the link above for the latest version of the ground breaking research into local grassland restoration from a practical and very hands-on mob from Greening Australia, Melb. Uni and a farm near you!

or

go to the Greening Australia website for access to the whole 10 editions since 2006!

http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/index.php?nodeId=90

These editions are soon to be uploaded in to the VVP CMN library for quick access to this ground- breaking new information on ecological restoration. Make sure you check out the GA website for additional info on the award winning program headed by Paul Gibson-Roy.

Keep us posted of any new information that can be shared with the growing VVP grassland community!!

Cheers

the VVP CMN team!


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2010
May  24

Pimelia, Plains Rice Flower, flowering early in the Lismore area

 

The Nationally listed critically endangered Pimelea spinescens has been sighted flowering in paddocks near Lismore. It is a rare and valued member of the temperate grassland community.

The Spiny Rice-flower is a stunted sub-shrub that grows 5–30 cm in height. It has small, pale yellow flowers and a thick perennial rootstock (Entwisle 1996c; MEL undated; Rye 1990). It has small, green, elliptical leaves, up to 10 mm long and 3 mm wide, and the stems are tipped with spines (TSSC 2003f; DSE 2005). The large tap root can be up to 1.5 m deep (DEWHA 2009a). This plant is listed as Threatened under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act.

If you have flowering Pimelia on or near your property let us know and send a photo that we can post to the Gallery.

Read the Recovery Plan here; http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/p-spinescens.html

Read More at http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=21980

See a photo and locations here;
http://bird.net.au/bird/index.php?title=Spiny_Rice-flower


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2010
Feb  7

Restoring Native Pastures at “Fairley Downs”

 

"Fairly Downs" managers

"Fairley Downs" managers

New Opportunities for Old Irrigation Land

Dennis Carmichael and Glenice Ficken own and manage a Merino sheep and cropping farm west of Kerang. Faced with the reality of reduced irrigation water allocations and dry years, the “Fairley Downs” managers are considering all options when it comes to pasture production, including a growing interest in native pastures.  

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2010
Feb  2

The Girai Wurrung language-culture group

 

“The Girai Wurrung (translation = Blood Lip) language-culture group included 21 clans occupying estates east of the Hopkins River and it’s Salt Creek tributary, west of Mount Emu Creek, the Heytesbury region and the coast between the mouth of the Hopkins and the Gellibrand River at the western edge of the Otway Ranges. The former Framlingham mission and current Framlingham community are on the estate of the Gilidmurar gundidj clan.”

Read the full article: Girai Wurrung – Our Precious Heritage (CCMA)


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