From Barren to Beautiful – how does the health of the Biodiversity in our local ecosystems hold the key to mitigating the risks of a warming climate?
With Guest Speakers - Rainer Rehwinkel, Ecologist, and Alice Hathorn, Founder of ACT Urban Woodland Rescue
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Date: Wednesday 3rd November 2021 at 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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A Stunning Transformation of a Local Canberra Park using a Sustainable Woodland and Meadow Method.
Follow the journey of a small urban park's return to ecological health applying the simple evidence-based woodland and meadow method. Designed to restore biodiversity and ecological function, join us to discuss how this method could be applied in Canberra's schools, gardens and parks to create a sustainable network of ecological services across the city.
Facilitator: Julia Landford, Vice-President, AAEE ACT
2021 Green Ed Drinks and Links is the ACT's environmental education guest speaker webinars and workshop series with social and professional networking.
A Stunning Transformation of a Local Canberra Park using a Sustainable Woodland and Meadow Method.
Follow the journey of a small urban park's return to ecological health applying the simple evidence-based woodland and meadow method. Designed to restore biodiversity and ecological function, join us to discuss how this method could be applied in Canberra's schools, gardens and parks to create a sustainable network of ecological services across the city.
Facilitator: Julia Landford, Vice-President, AAEE ACT
2021 Green Ed Drinks and Links is the ACT's environmental education guest speaker webinars and workshop series with social and professional networking.
Biography: Rainer Rehwinkel
Rainer Rehwinkle won the 2019 Australian Government Individual Landcarer of the Year (ACT) and was a finalist for the 2021 Australian Government Individual Landcarer of the Year (Australia).
As an experienced ecologist Rainer has been closely involved with the conservation of grasslands and grassy woodlands for many years. He has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Vegetation and Wildlife Management, Honours), and subsequently worked with both the ACT Government and NSW Government, principally engaged in recovery planning and on-ground conservation including their component threatened fauna and flora species.
Rainer developed the Grassy Ecosystems Database, engaged with planners, councils and a variety of government and non-government agencies, farmers, the general public, school children and universities on grassy ecosystems conservation, including establishing a grassy ecosystem conservation management network. He undertook analysis to create a grassland community classification, which was published in a scientific journal, and wrote several book chapters and conference papers, and co-authored two flora field guides and several management guides. Rainer worked in association with the Australian Government on Natural Temperate Grassland under Federal legislation, and developed several projects for the conservation of woodland birds, including a detailed Saving Our Species plan for the Scarlet Robin, which has been adopted and implemented as a long-running program undertaken by South-East Local Land Services and its partners.
Rainer was a member of the founding team of the Kosciuszko to Coast partnership, and sat on its committee for many years, including several years as Chair. Since his retirement in 2015, he has worked as a private ecological consultant, working on vegetation and wildlife issues, including assessment, management planning and bird surveys. He regularly provides advice and data to landcare and parkcare groups, both in the ACT and NSW, and holds the following voluntary positions: Member if the Wandiyali Restoration Trust; Member of the Committee of Friends of Grasslands; Convenor of the Lawson Landcare Group; Participant of a campaign with the Conservation Council ACT Region; Member of the Biodiversity Working Group with the Conservation Council; Moderator on the NatureArt Lab Reflections on Nature Facebook Group, and Member of the Advisory Panel for the ACT Natural Resource Management Plan Review.
Biography: Alice Hathorn
Alice Hathorn is a business owner and the Founder and Convenor of ACT Urban Woodland Rescue.
ACT Urban Woodland Rescue is a small Landcare group dedicated to applying the science to restoring ecological resilience to urban parks and gardens in Canberra and reconnecting the city's fragmented landscape.
The Woodland and Meadow method being applied to the Fowles St Woodland pilot project redefines landscape management in the ACT by focusing on the functional benefits that come from returning the structure and composition of our local ecosystems to urban open spaces and gardens.
Alice is a conservationist committed to protecting the environment with a particular focus on Canberra's grassy ecosystems. She is absolutely committed to sharing the science and developing simple evidence-based strategies to reinvent the relationship between the Canberra community and their local ecosystems in the face of climate change.
A recent arrival to the environment space, Alice brings cross disciplinary skills from an academic background in law and the social sciences to volunteer her time to serve as Convenor of ACT Urban Woodland Rescue, committee member of The Friends Of The Grasslands, member of The ACT Conservation Council Biodiversity Working Group, Representative of The Molonglo Conservation Group for The ACT Biodiversity Conservation Forum and member of the management committee for The Molonglo Environment Heritage Fund.
Rainer Rehwinkle won the 2019 Australian Government Individual Landcarer of the Year (ACT) and was a finalist for the 2021 Australian Government Individual Landcarer of the Year (Australia).
As an experienced ecologist Rainer has been closely involved with the conservation of grasslands and grassy woodlands for many years. He has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Vegetation and Wildlife Management, Honours), and subsequently worked with both the ACT Government and NSW Government, principally engaged in recovery planning and on-ground conservation including their component threatened fauna and flora species.
Rainer developed the Grassy Ecosystems Database, engaged with planners, councils and a variety of government and non-government agencies, farmers, the general public, school children and universities on grassy ecosystems conservation, including establishing a grassy ecosystem conservation management network. He undertook analysis to create a grassland community classification, which was published in a scientific journal, and wrote several book chapters and conference papers, and co-authored two flora field guides and several management guides. Rainer worked in association with the Australian Government on Natural Temperate Grassland under Federal legislation, and developed several projects for the conservation of woodland birds, including a detailed Saving Our Species plan for the Scarlet Robin, which has been adopted and implemented as a long-running program undertaken by South-East Local Land Services and its partners.
Rainer was a member of the founding team of the Kosciuszko to Coast partnership, and sat on its committee for many years, including several years as Chair. Since his retirement in 2015, he has worked as a private ecological consultant, working on vegetation and wildlife issues, including assessment, management planning and bird surveys. He regularly provides advice and data to landcare and parkcare groups, both in the ACT and NSW, and holds the following voluntary positions: Member if the Wandiyali Restoration Trust; Member of the Committee of Friends of Grasslands; Convenor of the Lawson Landcare Group; Participant of a campaign with the Conservation Council ACT Region; Member of the Biodiversity Working Group with the Conservation Council; Moderator on the NatureArt Lab Reflections on Nature Facebook Group, and Member of the Advisory Panel for the ACT Natural Resource Management Plan Review.
Biography: Alice Hathorn
Alice Hathorn is a business owner and the Founder and Convenor of ACT Urban Woodland Rescue.
ACT Urban Woodland Rescue is a small Landcare group dedicated to applying the science to restoring ecological resilience to urban parks and gardens in Canberra and reconnecting the city's fragmented landscape.
The Woodland and Meadow method being applied to the Fowles St Woodland pilot project redefines landscape management in the ACT by focusing on the functional benefits that come from returning the structure and composition of our local ecosystems to urban open spaces and gardens.
Alice is a conservationist committed to protecting the environment with a particular focus on Canberra's grassy ecosystems. She is absolutely committed to sharing the science and developing simple evidence-based strategies to reinvent the relationship between the Canberra community and their local ecosystems in the face of climate change.
A recent arrival to the environment space, Alice brings cross disciplinary skills from an academic background in law and the social sciences to volunteer her time to serve as Convenor of ACT Urban Woodland Rescue, committee member of The Friends Of The Grasslands, member of The ACT Conservation Council Biodiversity Working Group, Representative of The Molonglo Conservation Group for The ACT Biodiversity Conservation Forum and member of the management committee for The Molonglo Environment Heritage Fund.
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