Introduction to Seed Collection Condobolin

Join Condobolin & District Landcare and Stringybark Ecological for an Introduction to Seed Collection Workshop. 9am-3pm Thursday 19th November at the Wiradjuri Study Centre Condobolin.

What you will learn:

• Why collect seed?

• Planning seed collection

• Native plant ID

• Methods of seed collection

• Record Keeping

• Seed extraction and cleaning

• Seed storage

What to bring:

• Any samples of native plants or native seed that you would like to identify or process

• All your questions about Native Seed

• Your ideas about future projects and resources needed to sustain seed collection today and into the future

• We will spend some of our time outside, please wear sturdy shoes and a hat

Morning Tea & Lunch Provided.

About the presenters:

Danielle Andersson
Senior Ecologist

Danielle loves living and working in the bush and feels privileged to be able to work in raising awareness and building capacity for others to look after the bush. Her diverse skillset in natural resource management encompasses ecological assessment, community capacity building, and vocational training and assessment.

Over a 20-year span she has held roles with private, Government, and Not for Profit conservation organisations. Over the last 14 years she has worked on several environmental management projects with Stringybark Ecological and joined the team as an Ecologist in 2022

Josephine Drieslma
Ecologist

Josie has a strong understanding of native plant propagation, developed through her previous role in a native plant nursery. In this role, she became familiar with local native plants and the processes involved in the collection, processing and storage of their seed. This included documenting source populations, operating specialised seed processing equipment and systematically storing seed within the nursery seed bank. The role also involved germinating seed, supporting seedling establishment, and recommending local species for gardens and revegetation projects.

Since joining Stringybark Ecological, Josie has applied and built on this knowledge through a range of restoration projects and community engagement activities.

This event has been supported by the NSW Government through the Landcare Enabling Program Phase 3 Aboriginal Partnerships Grant program.