The Urban Ripple Native Habitat Restoration Workshop is for Urban Ripple site leaders, Landcare group members, and tree-planting volunteers.

The short presentations will focus on:

· Identifying the plants that originally existed on local properties; and

· Using the Corangamite Management Catchment Authority NRM planning portal Floristic Mapping Units (FMUs) and the new Bunanyung Native Habitat Restoration Guide.

Program:

· Introduction: Mr Geoff Howard, Chair, Bunanyung Landscape Alliance, and Ms Kate Martin Urban Ripple Project Officer

· What are Floristic Mapping Units (FMUs): Mr Tim D’Ombrain, FMU developer, Sci Link Pty Ltd.

· Using the Habitat Restoration Guide on local properties: Mr Bob Hartmann, Nature’s Stewards Program

· Sourcing and matching plants to revegetation sites: Ms Gillian Armstrong, Wine Barrels Banksias Nursery.

· Questions

Tickets are LIMITED (Please let us know if you can’t make it) and FREE via Humanitix

Enquiries: bunanyunglandscapealliance@gmail.com

This project is part of the Urban Ripple revegetation project which is funded from the Victoria Government’s, Green Link fund. A grant of $701,000 has been awarded to the Bunanyung Landscape Alliance, and in partnership with the Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group to revegetate waterways in Ballarat.