Connected to Forests Forum

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Connected to Forests Forum

Date Sunday 22 May 2011
Time 9.20am – 3pm
(Registrations from 9am)
Venue Walkabout Creek Conference and Function Centre

60 Mt Nebo Road The Gap

To register email Emily.Brash@brisbane.qld.gov.au or
phone (07) 3407 0136 by 13 May.

9–9.20am Registration tea and coffee
9.20–9.30am Welcome and forum overview Facilitator – Rachel Apelt
9.30–9.40am Official opening of forum Councillor Peter Matic
Brisbane City Council
9.40–9.50am Traditional Welcome to Country Maroochy Barambah
Turrbal Association Inc.
9.50–10.30am Keynote Address:
Forests catchments and climate – a regional perspective.
Simon Warner
CEO of SEQ Catchments
10.30–10.50am Morning tea
10.50–11.40am Presentation:
Flora Fauna Fungi: First steps in restoring the riparian ecosystem.
Maggie Scattini
Brisbane Bushcare Pty Ltd
11.40am–12.30pm Presentation:
Forests as habitat; finding fauna.
Adrian Caneris
Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty Ltd
12.30–1.10pm Lunch group 1
Walk group 1a: Forests as habitat.
Walk group 1b: Forests as habitat.
Adrian Caneris and Qld
Parks and Wildlife officer
1.10–1.50pm Lunch group 2
Walk group 2a: Forests as habitat.
Walk group 2b: Forests as habitat.
Adrian Caneris and Qld
Parks and Wildlife officer
1.50–2.50pm Presentation:
Ecological catastrophes and forest resilience.
Professor Carla Catterall
School of Environment
Griffith University.
2.50–3pm Conclusion Facilitator – Rachel Apelt
3pm Afternoon tea/networking

Join members of Brisbane’s catchment bushcare and conservation
partnership community for this year’s ‘Connected to Forests’ forum.
Gain practical knowledge in forest habitat identification restoration and resilience. Learn about options for the sustainable management and protection of forest places. Forum participants will explore how they connect with their natural environment/forest through respect relationships and responsibility.

The forum will provide an informative and interactive environment for attendees to learn about a variety of innovative tools strategy and skills to enhance the capacity of their chosen environmental group or bushcare community.

Forum topics will include:
4 Keynote address: Forests catchments and climate a regional
perspective.
4 Forests as habitat finding fauna and a practical guided tour on identifying habitat and fauna indicators.
4 Flora Fauna Fungi: First steps in restoring the riparian ecosystem.
Practical application of bushland restoration techniques.
4 Ecological catastrophes resilience and restoration in forests.