Trialling our advanced curriculum
Peter Hazell (Principal Landscape Planner), Tam Connor (Education Coordinator) and Laura Fisher (Research Officer) have been eager to trial some of the newly designed modules from the Advanced Landscape Rehydration curriculum for some time.
Finally in May 2022, the opportunity arose to gather a selection of our team together to try out various elements of the course and gain valuable experience in the process. This included our newest team members (Paris, Erin, Tony and Jack) and some of our more seasoned staff (Nolani, Angus and Penny).
Persistent rain turned out to be a blessing during the two-day workshop at the Mulloon Creek Natural Farms’ Home Farm.
It was all smiles as we ventured out into the rain to practice the assessments and measurements that underpin our hydraulic modelling, structure designs and Controlled Activity Approvals. Doing this as the water flowed through the Mulloon catchment brought out the hydrology nerd in all of us and boosted our learning as well.
Further technical and GIS exercises in a cosier and drier environment rounded out the experience. Our new recruits will be using these skills to progress the Mulloon Rehydration Initiative over coming months. Plans are also afoot for a spring bootcamp at Mulloon for Landscape Rehydration enthusiasts, which will incorporate some of these technical modules – we can't wait!
The Mulloon Rehydration Initiative is jointly funded through the Mulloon Institute and the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program. TMI's curriculum project is being supported by the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust.
