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
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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
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 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
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
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
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
We recently celebrated World Wetlands Day. This year the Convention on Wetlands wants to focus on efforts to reverse the global trend of wetlands loss and degradation by saying it’s time for wetlands restoration. They’ve produced some great materials to help people understand the challenges wetlands face, and ways that everyone can play a partRead more
The Blue Carbon Lab recently helped run three citizen science workshops at Truganina Wetland, a 175-hectare area of Biodiversity Significance containing critical habitat for threatened and protected flora and fauna. This wetland is however degraded in several areas and faces various threats to its health as an ecosystem. These workshops focused on identifying such threats,Read more
Two different groups of citizen scientists, staff members from Intrepid Travel and students from Holmesglen TAFE, have joined a team of researchers and land managers from Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (WTOAC), Arthur Rylah Institute, Parks Victoria and the Blue Carbon Lab for workshops involving weed monitoring in a unique coastal grassland ecosystem. This areaRead more
