Brushpacks in the Capertee Valley
Joe Skuse talking brushpacks at Capertee Valley.
Landscape Planner Joe Skuse recently led a highly successful workshop in the Capertee Valley, NSW on assessing the health of land, tackling erosion and rebuilding fertility using simple techniques.
It was a hands-on workshop on how to kickstart landscape recovery using Landscape Function Analysis (a quick and inexpensive way to assess a landscape’s capacity to hold water, cycle fertility and build soil) and brushpacks (an affordable, DIY approach to repairing degraded land).
Forty-five university students, lecturers, artists, farmers and Landcare members experienced an artistic version of Landscape Function Analysis and built brushpacks that will support the recovery of a degraded area landowners Charlie and Alex Bogle have fenced off for regeneration on Bimbimbie Farm. Everyone worked enthusiastically in the drizzle!
This event forms part of KSCA’s Land Studio, a program that mingles art, science and land restoration. Land Studio camps bring groups of students, landowners, land custodians and community together to understand our changing landscapes and build resilience to climate change. The workshop was supported by the NSW Environmental Trust and the NSW Government’s Increasing Resilience to Climate Change grant program.
PHOTOS: Alex Wisser.
