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Bringing back the rainforest - the Tocal experience


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Tocal College, CB Alexander Campus, Paterson NSW 2421

A unique look at the fate of a remnant rainforest and its riparian zone.  This book shows the revegetation program at Tocal and tells what worked and what didn’t.  Many colour photos and species list.

Table of Contents:

  • Chapter 1
    • The original communities of Tocal and the Hunter
    • 'Brush' or rainforest
    • Rainforest types
    • Descriptions of the main rainforest communities
  • Chapter 2
    • The history and management of the rainforest
    • The situation today
    • The state of the waterways and remnants
  • Chapter 3
    • Regeneration works at Tocal
    • Dairy plantings
    • Bona vista house site
    • Glendarra - Point paddock
    • Glendarra - Cabinet timber demonstration area
    • Outcomes
    • Webbers Creek regeneration
    • Results
    • Remnant patch - Tocal Homestead
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4
    • What has been learnt from the Tocal experience
    • The problem
    • Sites for restoring the forest
    • Restoration treatments
    • Some recommendations for regenerating rainforest species along riverbanks
    • Control weeds
    • Prepare early
    • Planting and protection
    • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Rainforest tree species list

Published in 1998, Bringing Back the Rainforest is 34 A4 pages with colour photos.

Please quote catalogue number B359

Book details

Title Bringing back the rainforest - the Tocal experience
Pages 34  
Catalogue number B359  
Year of publish 2005  
Price $16.00AUD (inc GST)   purchase online

 

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