ISBN 9780731306213

Author/Module Code: Robin Buchanan

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Contents

• Introduction


• Setting the scene
  
  
  
  • Describing natural areas
  
  
  • Damage to natural areas
  
  
  • Resilience
  
  
  • Buffers and linkages (corridors)
  
  
  • Approaches to selecting and restoring natural areas
  
  
  
  


• Your site
  
  
  
  • Getting to know your site
  
  
  • On-site decisions
  
  
  
  


• Organising your project
  
  
  
  • Managing your project
  
  
  • Estimating and costing a project
  
  
  • Community involvement and funding
  
  
  • Contracts
  
  
  • Legislation and legal requirements
  
  
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  
  
  • Report writing
  
  
  
  


• Working on your site
  
  
  
  • Preparing to work
  
  
  • Soil management
  
  
  • Water and aquatic area management
  
  
  • Managing weeds
  
  
  • Seed collecting
  
  
  • Direct seeding
  
  
  • Planting
  
  
  • Transplanting and translocation
  
  
  • Fire management - pile burns
  
  
  • Visitors - tracks and signs
  
  
  
  


• Appendices
  
  
  
  • Introductory site assessment sheet
  
  
  • Detailed site assessment sheet
  
  
  • Hazards, risks and safety measures associated with natural area restoration
  
  
  • Sample pesticide usage record
  
  
  • Sample pesticide storage inventory