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Merricks Coolart Landcare – Native Seed Collection with Rohan Cumings
Join Merricks Coolart Landcare Group and Rohan Cumings to learn about native seed collection. The workshop will be held on site at the Balnarring to Bay BioLink, Section A site. The purpose of the workshop is to learn how to collect seed on this site for propagation of plants for the revegetation of the area.
The workshop will look at:
• Existing vegetation quality, including level of weed invasion, level of indigenous
species present and quality of vegetation present.
• The 3 R’s, retention, restoration and rehabilitation, what can we do in each category.
• Determine species to be planted, and relevant EVC’s.
• How to maintain wildlife habitat refuges in area
• Collecting seed – provenance, finding suitable seeds, life cycle of eucalyptus, genetic
diversity, record keeping, indicators of seed maturity, seed viability, collection
methods.
• Seed extraction, cleaning and storage methods and finally
• Propagation methods
Date: Tuesday 4 th May 10:30-12:30
Meeting point: The Common, Balnarring (near Hall)
To register: Contact Jackie – mcclandcaregroup@gmail.com
Further information: Please dress for the weather, BYO water and thermos