Our aim is to provide the following services using fully qualified and trained staff and to achieve ‘best practice’ management of these services:
- Seed collection, sorting and storage
- Plant propagation, production and supply
- Site assessments, flora surveys, property vegetation plans, and GIS mapping
- Revegetation services including monitoring and maintenance of works
- Bush regeneration and land management services
- Eco-gardens and food production gardens
- Training, education and eco-tourism programs
If you would like more information about our services or a copy of our business profile please contact us.
We can provide training, education and eco-tourism programs for schools, community groups, government, business and small groups of visitors.
Our natural resource management training and educational program includes the following topics:
- Native plant propagation
- Nursery operations and practice
- Seed collection
- Seed sorting and storage
- Plant recognition and identification
- Bushland awareness
- Weed identification and treatment/removal techniques
- Integrated pest management
- Planting trees and shrubs
- Natural area restoration work
- Native plant family profiles
- Plant communities of the Lower Hunter
- Introduction to ecology, biodiversity & sustainability concepts
- Food production for households and community gardens
- Water wise gardens and sustainable eco-gardens
We can deliver our training in a flexible manner to suit your organisations needs. Workshop topics are available as notes or as hands on half day workshops. We suggest participants benefit most from a combination of both the information in our manual notes and the practical hands on experience format of our workshops.
Our eco-tourism program includes the following:
We will provide guided educational excursions for schools, higher education students, community groups and small groups of visitors in the following:
- Native plants and animals
- Natural places
- Aboriginal culture & history
Places of interest:
- Weraketa N.P.
- Tomaree N.P.
- Barrington Tops N.P.
- Glenrock S.P.
- Lake Macquarie S.P.
- Hunter Botanic Gardens
- Hunter Wetlands Centre
- Tilligerry Habitat Centre
- Yamuloong
Activities:
- Bush walking & plant identification
- Bird watching
- Night spot-lighting
- Frog hunt
- Animals, tracks & scats
- Bushfood tasting
- Aboriginal art & culture