Natural Resource Management Facilitator Network
Australian Government, March 2005
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Biodiversity recovery after the catastrophic bushfires of 2003 is not being left to chance in the Australian Capital Territory and surrounding region. The fires have proved the catalyst for developing a community seed bank for native plants.
This will not only help revegetation and eventually provide food and habitat for native birds, animals and insects, but will give some insurance in the event of future fires and environmental stresses.
The project aims to increase the availability and diversity of local native seed and to meet the native seed requirements in the ACT and region for the medium and long-term future. It is taking place with financial and in-kind help from the Australian and ACT Governments and a heavy reliance on enthusiastic volunteers.
Work focuses on collecting, mapping, testing, storing and eventually propagating seeds and planting out the seedlings. But even after less than a year in operation, the project has already spawned some other innovative activities including development of a niche nursery with a local Indigenous community group.
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