Services
Bush Regeneration
Restoring and managing bushland environments using assisted natural regeneration and, where necessary, reconstruction techniques.
Our services include:
- Environmental and Restoration Planning
Bushland and Natural Area Management Plans, Biodiversity Planning, Threatened Species Assessment of Significance, and other general environmental assessments and reporting.
- Weed Control
Licenced application of control measures for noxious and/or environmental weeds in a range of environments. We are able to utilize a range tools including machinery depending on the scale of removal and type of weed.
- Aquatic Weed Control
Control of noxious and other aquatic weeds such as Alligator Weed, Salvinia and Water Hyacinth.
- Brush Cutting
Managing access to bushland, closing illegal bike tracks, removing access to illegal dumping of waste, erosion control and assisting local seed drop.
- Rope Work
We have several staff trained in rope work for inaccessible sites such as unstable, sloping or steep project sites.
- Fire
We utilize both fire weeding and RFS approved pile burns as an alternative to herbicides and to activate native seed and facilitate natural regeneration. This method is subject to both local Council and RFS approval.
- Threatened Communities and Species
Our highly skilled staff are experienced in working in the critically endangered ecological communities (CEECs) and with Threatened flora and fauna of the Sydney Region and surrounding areas.
Asset Protection Zone and Fire Management
Hills Bushcare install and maintain Asset Protection Zones (Bushfire Hazard Breaks) in accordance with local Council and RFS Guidelines. Our staff are trained at effectively reducing fuel loads and fire risk whilst also retaining and enhancing, where possible, native vegetation and habitat values.
Revegetation
Installation of local provenance plants to stabilise soil, enhance species diversity, conserve local ecological communities, and enhance habitat values for the site.
Our methods include site preparation (including erosion or weed control), mulching (if required), water crystals used when installing plants, watering-in and follow-up. We also provide direct seeding.
We often closely work alongside our sister company, Bunya Native Nursery, which can facilitate the production of rarer, hard-to-find species that enhance the ecological impact of revegetation works.
Erosion Control
Hills Bushcare are able to install a range of products including geo-textile, jute mesh, jute matting coir logs and a range of natural features such as sandstone rocks and logs to control erosion and stabilise exposed soil.
We have used these methods to successfully stabilize eroded creek beds, waterways, cleared embankments and cliff edges.