Download the Green Book and templates
- Green Book Rehabilitation Field Guide (Full Text PDF 7MB)
- Template 1 – Site assessment template (PDF – 12 KB) | (DOC – 36 KB)
- Template 2 – Site rehabilitation plan template (PDF – 18 KB) | (DOC – 76 KB)
- Template 3 – Planting audit checklist – weekly (PDF – 37 KB) | (DOC – 396 KB)
- Template 4 – Standards for planting and maintenance workers (PDF – 53 KB) | (DOC – 387 KB)
These field guides have been designed for staff and contractors who are carrying out rehabilitation work within the Alps.
Download the Gold Book
- The Gold Book – How to select, Plan and Manage Alpine and Sub-Alpine Plants for Rehabilitation– Written and edited by Liz MacPhee
Other References and Resources
The Australian Alps Rehabilitation Manual 2006: A guide to Ecological Rehabilitation in the Australian Alps
Rehabilitation Planning Templates for Site Assessment, Site Management Plan and Rehabilitation plans
The Rehabilitation Guidelines for NSW Ski Resorts
Rehabilitation reports
Plant identification
- For general plant identification – http://www.anbg.gov.au/apni/
- For plants in NSW http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/
- For plants in Kosciuszko National Park but still relevant to all of the Australian Alps – http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Kosciuszko_Alpine_Flora.html%20?id=dqvyql9N54cC
Weed websites
- http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/weeds/index.html
- http://www.pestgenie.com.au/ (good website for herbicides and MSDS’s)
- http://aknhp.uaa.alaska.edu/botany/akepic/
- http://pubs.aic.ca/journal/cjps
- http://www.hear.org/
- http://www.australianalps.environment.gov.au/publications/ (Alps Invaders)
- http://www.sainty.com.au/weedeckpg1/weedeckpg1.html – good pictures of weeds in Australia, many of which are in the Australian Alps
Weeds Apps
LFA monitoring technique
Soil – Australian Soil Resource Information System