The Habitat Recovery Alliance (HRA) speaks to the power of community initiatives. Following the catastrophic fires of the Adelaide Hills in December 2019 causing an incredible loss of flora and fauna, the Upper River Torrens Landcare Group called upon the public for help in restoring the 21,000 hectare fire scar around the Cudlee Creek. Overwhelmed by the public response, comprising 300 local volunteers, the HRA was born — charged with coordinating the bushfire recovery project and managing aid for bushfire affected landholders. Over a six-week period, the Upper River Torrens Landcare Group ran workshops to teach volunteers how to grow Eucalyptus viminalis (Manna gum) seedlings, resulting in the provision of wildlife recovery assistance for 150 property owners and the planting of 16,500 trees. A tremendous achievement, the HRA gained national exposure, financial support, and a grand capacity to expand the Upper River Torrens Landcare Group from its new rank of HRA volunteers. Presenter: Kim Thompson, Robin Harding. PowerPoint slides: From Little Things Big things Grow, Habitat Recovery Alliance.#ProjectManagement#NativeFloraFauna#VolunteerRecruitment#VolunteerRecruitmentGroupManagement#HabitatRestorationRevegetation#GroupManagement#ThisWorksHere#Bushcare#ClimateChangeImpacts#SA
This project is supported by Landcare Australia, through funding from the Australian Government.Landcare Australia is proud to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the Country on which we live and work. We value and respect their deep and continued spiritual and cultural connections to the land, waters and seas, and pay our respects to their Ancestors and Elders past, present and future.