Dakalanta Sanctuary Project
Landcare Australia’s ambitious delivery targets for Stage 1 of the Dakalanta revegetation project have been completed for 2016. The logistics and materials required for delivering a project of this scale were extensive.
Project Update July 2016
Landcare Australia’s delivery targets for Stage 1 of the Banrock Station revegetation project have been completed for 2016. In 2016, Landcare Australia achieved the following outcomes:
custom built direct seeding machine
constructed to work in the calcareous soils of Dakalanta Sanctuary
4 additional direct seeding machines
modified with sprung discs were also on site
800 kilograms of locally collected seed
processed, pre-treated and delivered to the site
Seed viability testing
was completed with results
Rabbit, mice and snail baiting
was completed prior to commencing on ground works
40,000 litres of water
delivered to the site and utilized for herbicide and insecticide spraying
2016 Updates
In 2016, Landcare Australia achieved the following outcomes:
1600 km (800 ha) of direct seeding
completed by June 30th 2016
1600 km of herbicide and insecticide
have been applied over seeding lines
One month post seeding germination
has already commenced across the site
Species germinating include:
Allocasuarina, Eucalyptus, Acacia and Dodonea
2100 tube stock Sheoaks planted
on property’s neighbouring Dakalanta to support local landholder revegetation efforts
Three distinct vegetation communities were seeded and included
648 ha
Drooping Sheoak Woodland
54 ha
Sand Mallee Community
98 ha
Mallee Box Woodland
Gallery
subset of seed collected
Landcare Australia’s custom built direct seeding machine
Direct seeding being undertaken
Direct seeding lines post sowing and herbicide application
Germination of Sheoak’s and Wattles
Germination of Eucalyptus and Sheoaks
Drooping Sheoak tube stock prior to planting at adjacent landholder property
Drooping Sheoak tube stock post planting at adjacent landholders property
