Regenerating Goyder's Line - Burra to Bird Lake Bus Tour
Date and time
Visiting grassland and shrubland restoration sites that are restoring ecological function and creating productive pastures.
About this event
Join the team of Ecologists and Agricultural Consultants working to return function and productivity to the Goyder’s Line compacted soils and degraded landscape. Tour four sites from newly sown up to established and undergoing long term management. Discussion will include:
- native vegetation clearance requirements,
- site preparation,
- different seeding techniques and tools from readily available to specialist equipment
- Seed selection and sourcing
- Paddock management post seeding and into the long term
Tour Itinerary:
7.30-8.30 Bus from Burra to Hallett
8.30-9.30 Iron Grass grassland pastures at Ulloloo – productive pastures and functional ecosystems.
9.30-10.30 Bus to Peterborough
10.30-11.30 Gumbowie permanent pasture establishment trial. Implementing whole of property land management changes.
11.30-1 Bus to Quorn with a packed lunch pick-up and toilet stop at Orroroo
1-2 Regenerating Goyders Line Pasture Trials at Quorn – doing it within the law and with the tools at hand.
2-3 Bus to Bird Lake (2.30PM meet at OTR for Port Augusta only participants)
3-4 Bird Lake Restoration and Succession – tackling a challenge and restoring function.
4-6 Bus return to Burra.
