Project Partnership with HunterLLS – Habitat Enhancement with Fire and Steel

Habitat Enhancement with Fire and Steel

18/6/16 at progress Hall, 197 Skye Point Rd

40minute discussion/presentation on habitat enhancement and the value of hollows by Jarrah Hume-Cook
1.5hr field demonstration of advanced chainsaw techniques by Jarrah Hume-Cook
30 minute presentation on native plants for habitat enhancement by Ann Loughran
- Sold items were 36 plants ,1 Native or Weed pick the difference book
15 minute powerpoint and picture presentation of the pre burn process and monitoring techniques and 45min walk around the Stansfield burn site by Suzanne Pritchard (CPPA)
Networking by local landcare organisations that are in a position to influence different approaches to habitat enhancement.
- Lake Macquarie Landcare- Committee rep- Lois Simpson
- Lake Macquarie Landcare-] Green Team supervisor- Craig Whitford
- Toronto Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group rep- JohnGill-
- HRLN Secretary Wendy Heys
- Ann Loughran- TIN committee
- CPPA Landcarers- Robyn Gill, Suzanne Pritchard
2 landcare volunteer sign-ups for landcaring ‘in the Hunter region’
Displays from
- CPPA landcare incuding nestboxes, monitoring, native plants and weed books and information to take
- TIN- plants, books and information to take
- Backyard Habitat for Wildlife
- Lake Macquarie Landcare
- Toronto Area Sustainable Neighbourhood group

Attendees 11 in total
- 6 locals
- 2 people from Cessnock who signed-up for landcaring ‘in the Hunter region’
- 3 visitors, including WHRLN rep
- additional support from 4 CPPA members to set up and pack up the displays

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