Intro
Conserving Australian Native Flora and Fauna
Intro
Conserving Australian Native Flora and Fauna
Libby has a background in native grasslands, property management, landcare, seed collection and seedbanks. Steve was a secondary school teacher and has now had over 20 years experience in landscaping, gardening and horticulture.
Libby’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Biological Science Degree with a major in Botany and Zoology and she has 27 years experience in diverse Natural Resource Management fields. This includes 4 years as a Stewardship Officer for Trust for Nature, working for DSE as a Native Grassland Project Officer, Catchment Management Officer with DPI, 5 years working in Landcare, 5 years as manager of the Portland Seedbank for Greening Australia and 3 years working for Seeding Victoria.
Steve has a Bachelor of Arts with honours and is knowledgeable in history and geography. Steve has also now had over 20 years experience in working on the land doing such things as weed control, planning plantings, constructing and maintaining infrastructure and digging most of the thousands and thousands of holes required for planting.
Photography by Libby Woodward.
Diversity
As the diversity of our planting is improving the diversity of birds is increasing with it. In replicating and extending the plant diversity of our forest the Seed Production Area (SPA) is highlighting the dependent relationships between native birds and indigenous plants. It has certainly made us more aware of the affect we can have on the landscape.
Diversity
As the diversity of our planting is improving the diversity of birds is increasing with it. In replicating and extending the plant diversity of our forest the Seed Production Area (SPA) is highlighting the dependent relationships between native birds and indigenous plants. It has certainly made us more aware of the affect we can have on the landscape.
Protection
Providing a water supply is important in assisting this process as well as making bird observation much easier. The New Holland Honeyeaters are resident in the Banksia on an island in the dam. Elsewhere we provide water in a variety of safe locations. Smaller birds prefer shallow containers and sticks should be placed in deep containers or they can drown as can small marsupials. Rosellas like a bit more depth for bathing. It is most important to ensure the birds are safe from predators, especially cats! You may not own a cat but feral cats can unexpectedly move into an area. Our bird-baths are off the ground with safe vegetation, like prickly shrubs, nearby. Large shrubs and small trees are also not too far away and many offer safe vantage points. Clear access and exit opportunities are important too. In particular some large Cassinia bushes allow for large numbers to preen and feed.
Protection
Providing a water supply is important in assisting this process as well as making bird observation much easier. The New Holland Honeyeaters are resident in the Banksia on an island in the dam. Elsewhere we provide water in a variety of safe locations. Smaller birds prefer shallow containers and sticks should be placed in deep containers or they can drown as can small marsupials. Rosellas like a bit more depth for bathing. It is most important to ensure the birds are safe from predators, especially cats! You may not own a cat but feral cats can unexpectedly move into an area. Our bird-baths are off the ground with safe vegetation, like prickly shrubs, nearby. Large shrubs and small trees are also not too far away and many offer safe vantage points. Clear access and exit opportunities are important too. In particular some large Cassinia bushes allow for large numbers to preen and feed.
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We sell seed to the Melbourne and Central Victorian area that is not collected from remnant populations of indigenous plants. Our seed is different from that available from some other sources as we have set up our own Seed Production Area (SPA). We sell seed for a range of Victorian plants, from native grasses to large trees. For more information about the diversity of seed produced by our SPA, and the steps we have taken to make the seed as genetically diverse as possible
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We sell seed to the Melbourne and Central Victorian area that is not collected from remnant populations of indigenous plants. Our seed is different from that available from some other sources as we have set up our own Seed Production Area (SPA). We sell seed for a range of Victorian plants, from native grasses to large trees. For more information about the diversity of seed produced by our SPA, and the steps we have taken to make the seed as genetically diverse as possible