ACT Woodlands Forum

More than 100 people attended the ACT Grassy Woodlands Forum held on 27/28 June 2018 at the University of Canberra.

The forum brought together scientists, researchers, land managers and community to share knowledge and learnings about our grassy woodlands and plants and animals in our region.

Program outline

2018 ACT Grassy Woodlands Forum - Program (568.1 KB)

Presentations

Climate change considerations for ACT Woodlands (9.2 MB)
Professor Janette Lindesay

A field guide to overgrazing: its effects on plants and soil (5.3 MB)
Dr Sue McIntyre

Conserving grassy ecosystems on national land in Canberra (2.0 MB)
Dr Jamie Pittock

Overview of the ACT Woodlands Conservation Strategy (6.2 MB)
Dr Margaret Kitchin and Ms Stacey Taylor

Mulligan’s flat woodland sanctuary; A catalyst for change in woodland restoration (6.2 MB)
Dr Will Batson

Invasive plants and native plant extinctions: a framework for management (6.2 MB)
Mr Paul Downey

Box gum woodland ecosystem accounting (6.2 MB)
Dr Heather Keith

Management of woodlands through fire (6.2 MB)
Mr Dean Freeman

Assessing trends and causes of dieback in Blakely’s red gum in the ACT (6.2 MB)
Dr Alie Cowood

Raising the dead: Using vertical habitat structures as woodland restoration tools (6.2 MB)
Dr Phillip Gibbons

The overlooked understorey (6.2 MB)
Ms Nicki Taws

Planting Box Gum woodlands (1.1 MB)
Ms Sarah Hnatiuk

Farm tree recruitment and grazing systems (3.5 MB)
Dr Kenneth Hodgkinson

Canberra Nature Map: A useful tool for lovers of woodlands (7.6 MB)
Dr Michael Mulvaney

Native forbs three years after a restoration experiment: Success or fail? (5.7 MB)
Mr David Johnson

Get your hands dirty! Engaging our diverse community in woodlands restoration (1.3 MB)
Mr Ian Rayner

Southern Tablelands Ecosystem Park (STEP) (1.0 MB)
Dr David Shorthouse

Safeguarding a superb future (11.3 MB)
Dr Laura Rayner

Keeping our landscapes healthy by investing in learning and leadership (25.8 MB)
Mr Peter Davey

Bettongs as ecosystem engineers (3.5 MB)
Ms Catherine Ross

The butterfly fauna of ACT Woodlands (5.3 MB)
Dr Suzi Bond

Advancing digital data collection tools for assessing grassy woodland remnants: A case study from NSW linear reserves program (3.8 MB)
Dr Brian Hawkins