Express interest below in attending a landscape rehydration learning event
And/or
Express interest to become a host demonstration site for landscape rehydration works
We seek to fund the design and installation of landscape rehydration works for the selected site(s).
The selected producer(s) will be willing to host events open to the public at their site (e.g. sticky beak day).
The site(s) will be selected based on:
-location - including ease of access for events (e.g. sticky beak day) and being outside of a prescribed water resource area-types of works able to be demonstrated, including ability to demonstrate best practice works and be the lowest impact design
-the works must be able to be completed legally (e.g. not be a water affecting activity, or be able to obtain a water affecting activity permit for the works)
-cost.
What is landscape rehydration?
"Landscape rehydration aims to reinstate natural functional processes that optimise the movement, storage and cycling of water within the landscape to support a diverse range of plants, animals and enterprises" Mulloon Institute. Learn more here: https://mullooninstitute.org/research/what-we-do/
The types of projects we are looking to demonstrate include, but are not necessarily limited to:
-'Flow over' structures e.g. leaky weir - permeable structures to slow the flow of water - constructed from natural materials such as rocks and logs that are keyed into the bed or bank.
-'Flow through' structures e.g. pin weirs, brushpacks, brush mattresses - semi-permeable structures designed to slow the flow of water - constructed from natural materials such as branches, logs and brush.
-'Flow around' structures e.g. earth bund, contour bank, rip lines, gully plug - often for misfunctioning alluvial systems - to spread flows across the landscape - constructed from earth.
-Protection structures - stabilise actively degrading areas such as gully head cuts, or exposed sodic soil - made from rock or brush.
-'Flow through' structures e.g. pin weirs, brushpacks, brush mattresses - semi-permeable structures designed to slow the flow of water - constructed from natural materials such as branches, logs and brush.
-'Flow around' structures e.g. earth bund, contour bank, rip lines, gully plug - often for misfunctioning alluvial systems - to spread flows across the landscape - constructed from earth.
-Protection structures - stabilise actively degrading areas such as gully head cuts, or exposed sodic soil - made from rock or brush.
-Revegetation as part of the above structures, or as flow through structures to slow and spread the flow of water across the landscape.
Call Sustainable Ag Facilitator, Molly to chat more 0456 538 224