Once stretching over 75,000 hectares, the Big Scrub rainforest in northern New South Wales was a thriving ecosystem of immense ecological value. Today, just 1% of it remains.
But all is not lost — a passionate group of locals, working alongside scientists, is leading the charge to restore what was once Australia's largest subtropical rainforest.
Long haul #Habitat restoration.
https://theconversation.com/habitat-restoration-is-a-long-haul-job-here-are-3-groups-that-have-endured-248133
#LUCI (2015)
https://www.lockyeruplandscatchmentsinc.org.au/
#BigScrub (1993)
https://bigscrubrainforest.org/
The right tree in the right place for the right reason (1982) #TREAT
https://www.treat.net.au/
#Lockyer #Restoration #Rainforest #Indigenous #Revegetation #rewilding #environment #BloomScrolling
#BigScrub Rainforest Conservancy and #MacquarieUniversity work to protect the "living seed bank" of Carrabeens and other Gondwanan canopy tree species.
The Conservancy team up at big scrub are absolute legends and I can't speak of them highly enough. This project is beautiful and the work they are doing is not only protecting but expanding and enriching one of the most precious #rainforests in #Australia
Mojo ♻️
Peter Riley
Syulang