Native Seed Collection Workshop

Join us for a hands on workshop led by Geoff Trease from the South Gippsland Seed Bank. You may be interested in collecting seed for personal use or to supply to the seed bank.

The session will include: 

• why collect seeds?
• permits required for collecting on public land
• collection techniques
• seed extraction and storage.

We’ll have a hands on session to try out  sifting, cleaning, drying, treating and preparing your seed

We’ll finish with a walk in Bath Road Reserve to practice collection techniques and plant identification. Please wear sturdy footwear.

Morning tea included.

More info kirby@sgln.net.au 0480 749 731

This seminar is part of a larger Fire Wise Project, which also included installing two demonstration sites at Meeniyan and Loch. The sites include a garden and a shelter belt demonstration, to help create awareness and spread knowledge in the community about fire wise planting, and provide ideas to guide others in fire wise planting for their own properties.

The Fire Wise Project is funded by the Australian Governments Preparing Australian Communities program in partnership with the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife (FNPW). FNPW is an environmental charity organisation, that has been assisting communities to restore and conserve Australia’s natural environment for more than 50 years.

This project received grant funding from the Australian Government through the Preparing Australian Communities local stream.