Restoration Projects
Restoration Projects
M
ark Dunphy speaking at a rainforest restoration field day in 1996.
Jephcotts Restoration Project
~ Before and After ~
Before ~ This dam is part of the Jephcott's Restoration Project.
10,000 trees were planted around the dam following its construction.
After ~ Now the site is a haven for wildlife
Before ~ A closeup of the dam following its construction.
After ~ The dam is now fertile and brimming with life.
Before ~ 12 years ago this gully was full of lantana, rocks, and a giant stinging tree.
After ~ Now it is a beautiful mossy rainforest pocket.
Before ~ This site was bare until it was planted in 1992.
After ~ Now it is a dense diverse emerging rainforest.
Before ~ This photo shows the bare paddock at planting.
After ~ Now the site has transformed into a shady moist rainforest environment.
Before ~ Jephcotts Restoration Project
Before ~ Jephcotts Restoration Project
Before ~ Jephcotts Restoration Project
Before ~ Jephcotts Restoration Project
During ~ Jephcotts Restoration Project
After ~ Firewheel owner Mark Dunphy showing a group of TAFE students the Jephcotts rainforest restoration project, where he and others have been planting and regenerating native forests for half a lifetime. Jephcotts' demonstrates that with time and care, we CAN heal degraded land.
After ~ Things are looking up at Jephcotts, where damaged farmland has been restored into healthy native rainforest. In a few years this will be a full canopy, and a home for native wildlife.
Before and After ~ Which side of the fence would you rather be on?
Before and After ~ Mark looking at the ongoing regeneration process at Jephcotts. Once you have planted native rainforest trees and given them a good start, nature does the rest
