Early this year, with bright eyed innocence, we began producing a report about the purpose, principles, science and practice of landscape rehydration. Stuart Naylor, Catchment Program Coordinator at WaterNSW, set the brief just as our Water Stewardship Program began rolling. To support this new community-centred program, we needed a publication that clarified how and why landscape rehydration heals landscapes, and the steps involved in applying these methods to care for the precious water that flows through our catchments.
The journey was longer than our innocent selves predicted, but here it is! A team effort that drew in particular on Peter Hazell’s deep knowledge, with the illustration skills of Tilda Joy and Kim Williams, and an inspiring suite of landholder and community projects brought into the mix – we are excited to share this with the world. We have tried to make it informative, visual, easy to navigate and not too long… but you be the judge!
Thanks to funding provided by WaterNSW and The Ian Potter Foundation, the book is now free to download from our website or to purchase.
The book is also a visual record of the Institute’s collaboration with an array of wonderful people who have contributed time, energy and trust to the Institute’s efforts to spread the benefits of landscape rehydration. A heartfelt thanks to all of you! We extend particular thanks to Stuart Naylor, an extraordinary catchment health champion, for his belief in the value of this work and his calm and patient support of this project. We couldn’t have done it without you.
For details on how to obtain a hard copy of the book, email Dr Laura Fisher at learning@mullooninstitute.org
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