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#RegenOurCoasts: Two years of community efforts and exciting findings

By phebe | Citizen Science, #ReGenOurCoasts, Fieldwork, News | Comments are Closed | 31 May, 2024 | 5

Project PageStorymap As we wrap up our second year, we reflect on exciting steps forward, lessons learned and community connections for our Regenerating Our Coasts program.   Join our quest to explore how biodegradable, 3D-printed structures can be used to rejuvenate coastlines across Western Port and Port Phillip Bays (Victoria).  Muddy boots & established roots: AnRead more

Seeds of change: Uniting communities for coastal restoration at the Boollam Boollam Willum Festival

By Blue Carbon Lab | #ReGenOurCoasts, Citizen Science, Fieldwork | Comments are Closed | 18 April, 2024 | 2

On April 12th, our #ReGenOurCoast team participated in the Boollam Boollam Willum Cultural and Biodiversity Festival, organised by Hobson’s Bay City Council at Truganina Park. This festival was a celebration of First Nations culture and connecting with nature, highlighting the great conservation efforts to preserve biodiversity in the area. Through the many stalls and activities,Read more

Wrapping up the 2023 #BlueCarbonArmy field campaign

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, GeelongPort | Comments are Closed | 2 November, 2023 | 1

Earlier this month, we embarked on the third and final citizen science field trip for our GeelongPort #BlueCarbonArmy program, which aims to sample the biodiversity and carbon gains from saltmarsh restoration. We couldn’t have been luckier with the weather – it was a beautiful, sunny spring day with just a slight breeze to keep usRead more

Corinella community rises to the challenge of Regenerating Our Coasts

By Blue Carbon Lab | #ReGenOurCoasts, Citizen Science | Comments are Closed | 2 November, 2023 | 3

In October the #ReGenOurCoasts team held a second citizen science event at our trial restoration site in Corinella, Western Port. This time, we were joined by participants from our partner Beach Energy as well as members of the local community and organisations including the Corinella Foreshore Reserve Committee of Management, Westernport Swamp Landcare, and WesternRead more

Citizen Scientists hit the Gippsland Lakes to Restore Coastal Saltmarsh

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science | Comments are Closed | 13 October, 2023 | 1

What a day for it! The clear sky beams shades of blue on Victoria lagoon. There is excitement in the air as volunteers bustle around 4-wheel drives overfilled with gadgets. All are entranced by a white-bellied sea eagle gliding slowly over an oasis that persists after flooding rains. We are here to have a conversation:Read more

Citizen Science Workshop 2023: Gippsland Wetland Restoration

By phebe | Citizen Science | Comments are Closed | 23 August, 2023 | 0

Are you keen to take part in a citizen science workshop on wetland restoration? Join us on Wednesday, October 11th, for a day of learning and hands-on citizen science! We’ll begin with a presentation about coastal wetland research, then head to the Gippsland Lakes to collect data from the tidal marshes. Read more about theRead more

The #BlueCarbonArmy surveys seasonal changes in saltmarsh bird and bug biodiversity

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, GeelongPort | Comments are Closed | 1 August, 2023 | 4

The second of GeelongPort’s 2023 citizen science trips to Avalon Coastal Reserve was a chance to survey the saltmarsh during the winter season and reflect on seasonal changes to this dynamic ecosystem. Right off the bus there were some obvious differences in environmental conditions, with the saltponds underwater due to recent rains. To detect anyRead more

Monitoring restoration responses for #ReGenOurCoasts

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, #ReGenOurCoasts | Comments are Closed | 28 June, 2023 | 7

Regenerating Our Coasts is trialling an active restoration method for coastal wetlands along the Victorian coastline in Australia. The work entails the addition of local saltmarsh, mangrove and seagrass seeds and young plants to biodegradable structures made of potato starch. The idea is that the structures will attenuate water movement, while building up and stabilisingRead more

The #BlueCarbonArmy explores bird & bug biodiversity at Avalon saltponds

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, GeelongPort | Comments are Closed | 3 April, 2023 | 5

GeelongPort’s 2023 citizen science program is now underway! Earlier this month, GeelongPort #BlueCarbonArmy undertook bird and bug surveys at Avalon Coastal reserve to explore the biodiversity gains from saltmarsh restoration.  Fieldwork took place in the former Avalon saltworks (northeast of Corio Bay). This site offers a unique landscape of intertidal ponds with varying degrees of human impact:Read more

Monitoring mangroves to measure success: highlights from a #ReGenOurCoasts citizen science day

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, #ReGenOurCoasts | Comments are Closed | 29 March, 2023 | 5

Regenerating Our Coasts is moving into an exciting phase – mangrove seeds planted into our trial plots over summer have germinated and are starting to grow. Over the coming months (and years) we’ll be monitoring their growth and survival under various methods, including the use of biodegradable structures as a novel way to enhance activeRead more

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