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Key Resources


Reference Name:
Assessing the Condition of Remnant Vegetation / Revegetating the Farm / Encouraging Biodiversity Benefits (August 2005)
Agency:
 Meat and Livestock Australia
Contact Details:
 Level 1, 165 Walker St, North Sydney, NSW, 2060.
02 9463 9333
www.mla.com.au
Comment:

Discusses identifying the condition of remnant vegetation and improving remnant vegetation management practices to maintain biodiversity and ecological sustainability. / Discusses the benefits of tree planting, including shade and shelter for livestock, nature conservation, preventing dryland salinity and soil erosion. / Discusses the importance of understanding farm ecosystems for better management of farm biodiversity, long-term viability and increased property value.
 
Download:

Assessing the Condition of Remnant Vegetation

Revegetating the Farm

Encouraging Biodiversity Benefits
 
Website:

http://www.mla.com.au/Publications-tools-and-events/Publication-details?pubid=1593

http://www.mla.com.au/Publications-tools-and-events/Publication-details?pubid=1590

http://www.mla.com.au/Publications-tools-and-events/Publication-details?pubid=1591

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-  Planning your Property
- Getting on Top of Weeds
- Where the Water Flows - Wetlands, Creeks and Drains
- Attracting Wildlife to Your Property
- Getting Fencing Right
- Local Council
-  NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (within DECC)
-  Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
-  Botanic Gardens
 


Reference Name:
Thinking Bush / Thinking Seeds (November 2006)
Agency:
 Greening Australia (and Land and Water Australia)
Contact Details:
 PO Box 74, Yurralumla, ACT, 2600
02 6281 8585
general@greeningaustralia.org.au
Comment:

Discusses factors to consider for seed collection, the importance of provenance species, direct seeding and tubestock plantings, seed germination products.
 
Download:
 

Thinking Bush / Thinking Seeds
Website:

http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/resources/resources

 
Reference Name:
Protecting Remnant Bush on Your Land / Expanding your Bush and Wildlife Habitat - Conservation Notes 11/12  (2003)
Agency:
 New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service (within DECC)
Contact Details:
 PO Box A290, Sydney South, NSW, 1232
1300 361 967
info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Comment:

Defines remnant vegetation, and discusses methods to assess its condition and protect it, including bush regeneration and fencing. / Discusses techniques to expand and improve remnant vegetation on your property.
 
Download:

Protecting Remnant Bush on Your Land

Expanding your Bush and Wildlife Habitat
 
Website:

http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/pdfs/
factsheet11_protecting_remnants.pdf

http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/PDFs/
Factsheet12_Expanding_remnants.pdf

 
Reference Name:
Collecting and Preparing Specimens for Identification – Agnote  492 (October 2004)
Agency:
 New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Contact Details:
 Locked Bag 21, Orange, NSW, 2800
02 6391 3100
www.dpi.nsw.gov.au
Comment:

Details the material required to collect and how to dry plant specimens, including collection details, what plant part to collect, specimen preparation, short-term and long-term storage and plant identification sheet.
 
Download:
 

Collecting and Preparing Specimens for Identification
Website:

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/304326/Collecting-and-preparing-plant-specimens-for-identification.pdf

 
Reference Name:
Identifying Native Plants (January 2001)
Agency:
 Greening Australia (Queensland)
Contact Details:
 GPO Box 9868, Brisbane, QLD, 4001
07 3902 4444
general@qld.greeningaustralia.org.au
Comment:

Details the materials you need to get started in identifying plants, descriptions of plant features and terminology, and how to use a key.
 
Download:
 

Identifying Native Plants
Website:

http://www.ruralresidentialliving.com.au/vegetation/resource_downloads/Identifying%20native%20plants.pdf

 

 

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