09-Jul-2020 Theme: 'Bush regeneration'

(1) In the 1960s two Sydney sisters pioneered a new bush regeneration method which is often named after them. What were their names?

Answer: Joan and Eileen Bradley.

(2) What product originally developed for shoe care has been widely adopted by the bush regeneration community?

Answer: Swabber bottle / sponge bottle applicator.

(3) What annual national volunteer bushcare event, founded in 2008, has been cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Answer: Bushcare’s Big Day Out (aka Bushcare's Major Day Out).

(4) True or false: Bush regeneration work targets the most degraded areas of a site first.

Answer: False – bush regeneration targets the best native vegetation for protection first.

(5) Which of the following is NOT a technique used by bush regenerators? (a) hand pulling (b) boundary buffering (c) minimum disturbance (d) conservation tillage (e) cut and swab.

Answer: (d) Conservation tillage.

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