Biodiversity in the paddock – looking beyond the grass…

Posted on 7 August, 2015 by Connecting Country

A new world seen through a land lens

If you know where and how to look, you will discover that your paddock is home to a plethora of living creatures and plants.

At our next Spring Workshop, Biodiversity in the Paddock, our team of expert ecologists will guide you through the landscape to identify what makes up ‘biodiversity’. On a stunning property in Maldon, landscape ecologist Geoff Park, moth expert Steve Williams, botanist Karl Just and moss and lichen expert Cassia Read will take us on a hands-on foray for the obvious to the often overlooked. We will examine the big picture and right down to the small and discuss how we can improve, and monitor, the health of our landscape.

When: Sunday 30 August 2015, 10am – 3.30pm

Where: Maldon (details provided upon registration). Transport available from Castlemaine.

Cost: $30 per person or $20 for Concession and Connecting Country members. Includes morning tea, lunch by C.A.K.E, session notes and handouts, and follow-up web-based resources.

Registration: Register now as limited places remain. Click here to download a registration form, or contact Jules or Krista at Connecting Country for further information.

This workshop is the second of four in the Spring series which aim to give participants skills and knowledge on working with nature to improve biodiversity. The final two workshop cover using exclusion fencing to restore habitat (13 September), and controlling weeds in restoration projects (25 October). Click here for more information on the workshop series.

Krista Patterson-Majoor, Community Engagement