Скачать или смотреть Environmental Weeds with Dr. Graeme Lorimer: Part 1 Ecological insights

Environmental weeds are a major threat to our natural environment. They have the ability to change and destroy habitats and ecosystems, outcompeting indigenous plants for light, nutrients and water. This leaves our wildlife without food and habitat, leading to the decline or our native animals. Many pest plants are spread from garden escapees. Seeds are spread from our gardens by birds and animals or by people dumping garden cuttings into our bush and waterways. Council Rangers work within our reserves with our local Environmental Friends Groups (link) to actively manage our bushland to remove pest plants invading our natural areas.

These training videos produced by Dr. Graeme Lorimer, environmental scientist from Biosphere Pty Ltd developed for volunteers and residents are a great resource explaining some of the intricacies of managing Environmental weeds, revealing ecological insights and giving valuable tips on setting priorities for management actions. There is a lot more to it than meets the untrained eye.