Event Type
Landcare Region
BCT Region
Adding complexity to restoration sites with Beth Mott DPIE - Webinar Thursday, 8 August⋅12:30 – 2:00pm
Adding complexity to restoration sites webinar
Online via Zoom
Thursday 8 August 2024, 12.30-2.00pm
Join South East Landcare for a conversation about biodiversity. This time learn how to be messy in your restoration sites with Beth Mott (Saving Our Species) and Jedda Lemmon (Biodiversity Conservation Trust). Our speakers will discuss how messing it up and building layers can help restore ecological function in landscapes and the projects you can do on your property to restore biodiversity.
More information and bookings via this link.
Website: Private Land Conservation Matters Project - South East Landcare Inc
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Humans don’t like their world to be messy, complex or untidy. This webinar will explore how to nurture nature by planning native revegetation projects that support natural regeneration and restore complexity in modified landscapes.
Beth Mott and Jedda Lemmon will discuss what landholders can do to help restore ecological function on their property, including design tips to minimise the impact of predators and natural elements to include in regeneration sites. Learn how messing it up and thinking ‘outside the box’ can enhance habitat for endangered species and the difference landholders implementing these changes are making in the landscape.
Speakers
Beth Mott is an ecologist and Threatened Species Officer currently working for the Saving Our Species (SoS) Program, Department of Planning and Environment NSW. Beth has worked as a researcher, university lecturer and NPWS Ranger on frog decline, quolls and fox baiting, feral cats, urban owls, communication in lizards and fish and improving plantations for fauna. She currently manages rainforest communities and builds habitat corridors for Glossy Black-cockatoos. She is driven to find ways in which nature and human endeavours can align, to create excellent results for biodiversity. While Beth has not achieved her childhood dream of either marrying or becoming David Attenborough, she finds teaching people about how to create biodiverse environments in their own patch just as rewarding.
Jedda Lemmon is a Senior Ecologist with the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust. She is a flora ecologist with rich and diverse experience in threatened flora recovery and research, flora survey and monitoring, vegetation classification and mapping, landscape planning, restoration and private land conservation. She has worked from the East Coast across to the Western Plains of NSW. She is passionate about learning directly from field observations and working with the natural resilience in the landscape to get species diverse restoration outcomes.
The audience will be able to ask questions via the chat function on Zoom and the presentation will be recorded.
You will be sent a Zoom link the day before the event via email.
Photo: Alex James
Event Topics
Event Outcomes
Growth in learning measure (Scale 1 - 100)
The recording of the webinar is here
Feedback from attendees:
What did you like?
- **Presenters**: Attendees found the professional/expert presenters to be highly relatable and engaging. They appreciated that the information was understandable even for non-professionals, and the presenters took into account the perspectives of different stakeholders.
- **Presentation Style**: The presentations were clear, concise, and well-paced. Many attendees appreciated the use of visuals, especially photos, rather than presentations filled with text, making the content more engaging and memorable.
- **Content**: Attendees felt the content was practical and offered a variety of ideas that could be applied in their own work. Presenters were described as knowledgeable and informed by experience, providing valuable insights.
- **Audience Targeting**: The content was tailored to the needs of average landholders, striking a balance between being informative and accessible. It wasn't overly scientific, making it relatable to a wider audience.
- **Overall Experience**: The event was very well received overall, with positive remarks about the speakers, slides, photos, and the practical nature of the information shared. Attendees highlighted the excellent timing, smooth technical execution, and the practical takeaways from the event.
In summary, the feedback indicates that attendees found the event highly informative, well-organized, and accessible, with a strong emphasis on engaging, expert-led content that could be easily applied.
What do you want to learn next?
- **Habitat and Plant Species**: Many attendees expressed interest in learning more about habitat boxes, the role and life of pioneer plants like acacias (especially their role in post-fire and post-clearing regeneration), and seed banks (including the dormancy periods of different species).
- **Plant and Weed Identification**: There is continued interest in learning more about plant and weed identification, indicating that this is a key area of interest for attendees.
- **Environmental Management**: Attendees are keen to learn more about environmental management techniques, particularly those focused on waterways, which would support their professional development.
- **Soil Regeneration and Tree Protection**: Topics like improving soil for regeneration, finding cost-effective tree guard options, and protecting large paddock trees were mentioned as areas of interest.
- **Citizen Science**: There is notable interest in learning more about citizen science programs, particularly for engaging landcare groups.
- **General Interest**: Several attendees indicated broad interest in most of the topics covered in the presentations but did not specify particular areas for further learning.
In summary, attendees are eager to learn more about habitat creation, seed banks, plant identification, environmental management, soil regeneration, tree protection, and citizen science, with a specific focus on practical applications for their landcare work.
Any comments/suggestions?
- **Positive Feedback**: Several attendees expressed that they were very satisfied with the event, describing it as "terrific," "perfect," or "excellent."
- **Webinar Format**: The webinar format was appreciated by attendees, with some noting that they liked the convenience and structure.
- **Suggestions for Improvement**: A few attendees suggested shorter sessions, indicating a preference for more concise presentations.
Overall, the feedback is overwhelmingly positive, with only a few suggestions for shorter sessions.