Walk - Revegetating your property – Gisborne
ByThe Healthy Landscapes project
When Friday 24 July • 1 PM - 2:30 PM
Where - Jacksons Creek Gisborne
Overview
As we walk along Jacksons Creek, Ammie Jackson will share practical tips and lessons from the various revegetation projects along this site.
Event
In celebration of National Tree Day, come for a walk along Jacksons Creek in Gisborne. The site is easily accessed and demonstrates several different planting tecniques. As we walk along you will learn practical information, equipment to use and other techniques which you could implement to support your own revegetation project.
Be aware this is an outside event, so make sure you wear appropriate clothing and footwear, and a minor level of fitness and mobility is required.
Ammie Jackson has a Diploma in Conservation and Land Management, and has worked on a range of conservation projects since 2005. These roles include revegetation projects, weed control, vegetation assessments and threatened flora monitoring.
Ammie lives in the Macedon Ranges and currently works as the Landcare Facilitator for 2 landcare networks, supporting 15 Landcare and Friends of Groups.
She likes to wear a t-shirt that says "Introverted but willing to discuss plants."
The Healthy Landscapes project
The Healthy Landscapes: Practical Regenerative Agricultural Communities program aims to raise awareness in their community about sustainable land management practices that improve soil health, reduce exposure to climate risk, enhance biodiversity and increase on-farm productivity.
This program is being delivered as a partnership between Macedon Ranges Shire Council, Hepburn Shire Council, the City of Greater Bendigo, Mount Alexander Shire Council, A Healthy Coliban Catchment project (North Central Catchment Management Authority and Coliban Water), Melbourne Water and the Upper Campaspe Landcare Network.