Mulloon Consulting - ACT & NSW
Landscape rehydration restores biophysical processes which have been disrupted or degraded due to anthropogenic impacts.
The Mulloon Institute defines landscape rehydration as:
“Actions that encourage the retention and cycling of water in the landscape for the benefit of biodiversity and agricultural productivity.”
Initial Site Inspection
Initial site inspections are the first step in assisting landholders to better understand their properties through the lens of water. We spend time on-site with landholders assessing their property and discussing enterprises and goals. This is then condensed into a report with a conceptual design map and management recommendations for landscape rehydration and repair which are specific to the property.
Mulloon Consulting has been busy in the ACT/NSW region with Initial Site Inspections at Harolds Cross and a group of landholders in the Dungog region.
If you would like to arrange an Initial Site Inspection, please email info@themullooninstitute.org.
Landscape Rehydration Plan
Next, we work with landholders to scope out the best way forward. This includes preparing a comprehensive Landscape Rehydration Plan with detailed landscape rehydration designs.
Clients in Oallen, Wog Wog and Braidwood are currently receiving this service.
Scoping Report
Scoping reports for the Kyogle and Swan Vale regions in northern NSW have been completed.
Bill McAlister visited a very wet Roseberry Creek Catchment near Kyogle where he worked with the Border Ranges–Richmond Valley Landcare Network’s Gavin Tinning to choose a suitable site for a pilot project. His report and design for the pilot project were well received and are being considered at the moment.
The Swan Vale Catchment community are currently considering their scoping report, with Principal Landscape Planner Peter Hazell and new recruit and Landscape Planner Jack Smart visiting the catchment to present to the community and scope out a pilot project site. The project has philanthropic support from the Levins Family Foundation and is also supported by Gwymac Landcare, Northern Tablelands Local Land Services and the Danthonia Bruderhof Community.
MC have recently completed working on the ‘Project B Index for Landscape Hydration’ for the Lismore City Council with our partner Australian Holistic Management Cooperative (AHMC). This project focused on developing a landscape hydration index to measure the state and change of hydrated landscapes. The premise was biodiversity as a measure of ecosystem health. AHMC used their Ecological Outcome Verification framework as the main tool, with supporting hydrology measurements developed by the consortium.
Mulloon Consulting have also been working with North West Local Land Services, presenting on-property, hands-on practical field days to teach an enthusiastic bunch of landholders about landscape rehydration.
MC will soon be working with Climate Friendly who are similarly working in the Tamworth NSW region. We’ll be delivering field days with an overview of landscape rehydration, a paddock tour to identify sites and looking at potential repair techniques to improve function and rehydration, and then moving on to design and pegging out.