Revegetation
Project Platypus are your local experts in revegetation and habitat restoration.
We have a 30 year history of revegetation and protecting existing native vegetation with the local community, Landcare groups and commercial businesses in the Upper Wimmera catchment. We plant local native species and protect remnant vegetation that contribute to our strategic goals. Plantings of native vegetation are done on public reserves, farmland, bush blocks, quarries, mines and other commercial sites.
Offerings
- Revegetation site plan: following site inspection, advice on location, arrangement and species selection of indigenous revegetation to suit your purpose
- Work delivery plan: nursery order, site preparation, planting, 1 yr follow up maintenance
- Site preparation: ripping, mounding, weed control, pest control, fencing.
- Mass-planting: of indigenous plant stock specialising in plugs, hikos and tubestock, as well as installation of tree-guards.
- Direct seeding: sowing indigenous seed for revegetation either mechanically or by niche method.
Equipment we use
- Ripper mounder
- Single tyne ripper (not mounding)
- Watercart + pump (800lt)
- Potiputkis (Tree Planter)
- Hamilton planters
- Planting trailer (6000 plants in hyco trays)
- Direct seeder
- GPS/GIS data collection equipment
Staff expertise
- Cumulative 50+ years experience in natural resource management.
- Revegetation Officer holds a Graduate Diploma of Science (Forestry) and specialised in agroforestry in low rainfall locations. 25 years local revegetation experience in the Upper Wimmera. Established direct seeding, tree species and agroforestry trial sites in Upper Wimmera delivered whole farm planning, seed collection, native grassland and red gum regeneration management workshops and field days
Timeline
Submit Expression of Interest
Landholder submits EOI
Site visit
Assessment of site conducted and work plan discussed, including funding options and landholder contributions.
Works plan developed
Work plan prepared and provided to Landholder. Decision made whether to progress to on ground work in following year.
Landholder agreements finalised
Agreements include funding source (landholder fee for service, landcare grant, or other eligible grant) and landholder obligations.
Plants ordered
We order appropriate locally native species from nurseries
Site preparations
Landholder undertakes agreed upon site preparation tasks
Preliminary weed control
Delivered by Project Platypus crew
Planting event organised
If community volunteers are to be involved
Plantings
Plantings may be delivered by the Project Platypus crew, or may be organised as a community or school volunteer event, depending on volunteer availability and wishes of landholder.
Post planting evaluation
Delivered by Project Platypus crew
Follow up maintenance
Including weed control as needed, delivered by Project Platypus crew, and maintenance of plant guards by landholder.
* Priority is given to projects that align with Project Platypus Strategic Plan and the Grampians to Pyrenees (G2P) Biolinks Plan
Case studies
Submit an EOI
Please provide information about the site you wish to revegetate, including location, size, current and future land use, any waterways or waterbodies present, weeds present you are aware of, and any other information you think would be relevant.
Please also indicate if you are a member of your local Landcare group, if you have a whole farm plan for your property, and what your aims are for revegetating.