Creating vegetation profiles of the Northern Murrumbidgee Catchment within the South West Slopes Bioregion for better revegetation and restoration projects. https://revegetation.org.au
The South West Slopes Bioregion, with only 16% native vegetation remaining, is one of Australia’s most heavily cleared landscapes. In the late 1990s, the South West Slopes Revegetation Guide was created, hailed as the ‘Bible’ by landholders and industry professionals. The resource is compiled with detailed plant lists at the sub-catchment level breakdowns to simplify revegetation projects. However, a major portion of the northern Murrumbidgee Slopes, covering 22,770 square kilometres, were excluded due to intense clearing and cropping the void. This significant gap left a vast area without tailored revegetation guidance, presenting a critical issue for restoration efforts.
