Friends of the Earth will be hosting the 2nd snow gum summit in mid March at Horizons Lake Jindabyne.
The Summit will bring people together from across the Australian Alps bioregion spanning Victoria, NSW and the ACT, to address the threats facing these iconic landscapes we all know and love.
There will also be some day walks on the Monday March 16.
Tickets for the 2 day event are:
waged: $120
low income: $80
First Nations: free (please contact me to go on the list)
You can also watch remotely (via zoom): $10
You can find details on the summit here.
PROGRAM OF SPEAKERS
Welcome to Country: Jason Fieldhouse (Ngarigo)
THE SCIENCE
Dr Matthew Brookhouse, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU
Dr. Phillip Zylstra, Adjunct Associate Professor | Curtin University | School of Molecular and Life Sciences
Ruby Olsson, PhD Candidate Fenner School of Environment and Society ANU. The whitebark pine recovery plan - North West United States
Euan Diver, Thredbo resort environment manager and Brent Bourke, Environmental Coordinator. How are resorts responding to dieback.
Mel Schroder, Team Leader - Conservation, Southern Ranges Branch, NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service.
Conservation programs indirectly protecting Snow-gum woodlands
Panel - PhD students describe their projects
Panel moderator: Adrienne Nicotra, ANU:
· Jazmyn Michie – Understanding the System for inclusive collaboration
· Oliver Webb - insights from within the trees: using isotope measures of tree rings to understand the history of dieback
· Aaron Midson - scaling up to the landscape via modelling
· Cal Bryant – field trials to inform management options
BRAIDING HEART & SCIENCE
Jonica Newby - falling in love with the snow
Rosie Wositzky-Jones and Lee Blackman - the Dinner Plain primary school snow gum project
Anna Langford and Anthony Sharwood - will talk about their current book project on snow gums
Jane Ormonde: leading a ‘heart engagement’ exercise so everyone can tap into and share something about why they love snow gums
FIRST NATIONS ASPIRATIONS FOR COUNTRY
Jakelin Troy, Ngarigo professor, linguist and sociologist
Tyronne Bell, Thunderstone (Ngunnawal)
RESPONDING TO CHANGING FIRE REGIMES
Dr Steve Leonard
Senior Ecologist, Fire Science Coordinator, Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
- Protecting Tasmanian ecosystems from escalating bushfire threat
Bethany Dunne, Fire Ecologist, Office of Nature Conservation, ACT
The Snow Gum woodlands of Namadgi National Park: post-fire recovery and planning for future threats including bushfire and beetle-driven dieback
Dr Pele Cannon & Dr Sarah Clement, Fenner School of Environment & Society, ANU -
Fire and Transformation: Expert and public perceptions on the future of fire management in the Australian Alps
DIEBACK
Justin Borevitz, ANU (‘genetic basis of climate adaptation, meaning trying to find dieback resistant seed lots for new plantings, especially down on farms, or in rehab sites’)
Leah Moore, ANU: update about soils research and dieback
Matt Brookhouse - advances in dieback management
Margaret Mackinnon, Upper Snowy Landcare - discussing their work across the Monaro region in response to the ribbon gum dieback.
Indi Williams, Latrobe Uni
