Natural resource management and conservation techniques
Helpful tips on conservation techniques.
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- Acid sulfate soils
Common in many parts of the world, acid sulfate soils are saturated with water, almost oxygen-free and contain microscopic crystals of iron sulfide minerals, commonly called pyrite.
- Wildlife mortality and injury from barbed-wire fences
Tens of thousands of native animals die every year on barbed-wire fences.
- Building boxes for bats
Almost 30 land for wildlife members recently spent their morning building nest boxes for microbats.
- Bushfire recovery project
Our habitats have been greatly impacted by coastal development, and droughts and fires, which add further stress on the flora and fauna of these wonderful ecosystems.
Chainsaw HollowsChainsaw hollows can be a remarkable solution for enhancing wildlife habitats when you have the right situation.
- Cottonwood tree study
The cottonwood tree study provided continuity of service for vegetation management from Currimundi to Wickham Point, Caloundra.
- Using drones to spot weeds
Drone technology has recently been used to find infestations of madeira vine.
- Ecological restoration
Building ecosystem services and resilience through ecological restoration.
- Ecological trap
A local example of an ecological trap can be found in the relationship between the Richmond birdwing butterfly and the dutchman’s pipe.
- From little things, big things grow
Considerations for placing your property under a voluntary conservation agreement.
- Gully restoration on a voluntary conservation agreement
Garanyali nature refuge is a voluntary conservation agreement property, with significant ecological values, within a biodiversity corridor in the hinterland.
- Habitat stacks
Ecological restoration is an important process for habitat recovery worldwide.
- Getting creative with integrated weed management
Read how Maleny Eco Village integrated a variety of tools into their land management practices to manage the weeds on their property at Obi Obi.
- Land for wildlife incentives roll out to members
Each year landholders are also able to tap into incentives.
- Large scale riparian revegetation
Maintaining the good health of our waterways and their habitats is reliant upon the condition of the adjoining riparian areas and its vegetation.
- Nature journaling - what will you discover?
There are many benefits of nature journaling.
- Prescribed burn at Maroochy regional bushland botanic gardens
The burn provides hazard reduction and ecological outcomes within the forest.
- Rural landowner handbook
Find out what owner obligations and restrictions apply to rural residential properties on the Sunshine Coast.
- Spinifex: stabilisation and dune builder
Thousands of spinifex, and other native ground cover species, planted in frontal dunes after years of heavy beach erosion.
- To weed, or not to weed
Can weeds actually increase biodiversity?
- Rainforest revegetation
Exploring the science behind rainforest revegetation, when a tree falls in the forest.
- Upper Mary River field day
The upper part of Mary River, is a good place to start controlling invasive weeds.
- Urban ducks, to feed or not to feed?
The feeding of wildlife has always been a popular pastime, there are some steps you can take to minimise the ecological impact.