And by marrying Landcare’s conservation ethic with the imperatives of commercial production, we can tackle one big impediment – economic cost. ‘Analogue forests’ do this. They are based on the structure and content of an area’s original forest, but include economic resources (e.g. timber trees) within the new forest’s layers so landholders can gain income. Our very own ‘biorich plantation’ is based on these principles of integrating conservation and production.
Linking people across landscapes, analogue forestry gives landholders greater incentive and ability to act as custodians, caring for their country – rediscovering their country and recreating some of the beauty and ecological function that existed in the well-managed valleys and woodlands of Aboriginal Australia.
Our film will show the great work being carried out by community groups revegetating our region, and advance the concept of analogue forests as a way of helping achieve these goals.