Comments on: How to Plant Bamboo and its Application in Creek Restoration http://permaculture.org.au/2010/07/13/how-to-plant-bamboo-and-its-application-in-creek-restoration/ Permaculture News, Commentary and Worldwide Projects. Tue, 22 May 2012 14:23:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andrew Booth http://permaculture.org.au/2010/07/13/how-to-plant-bamboo-and-its-application-in-creek-restoration/#comment-50776 Andrew Booth Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:04:22 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3462#comment-50776 Thanks for the tips. Good work guys. Info like this on capturing the soil is so important. Some of the biggest causes of soil erosion erosion include overgrazing, deforestation and our rivers that have been opened up by man. Here's some info to emphasize the extent of the problem of soil erosion: Since 1950 we have lost 1/5 of the topsoil from the worlds agricultural land and 1/5 of the topsoil from tropical forests. A United Nations study has found that 10.5 per cent of the planet's most productive soils - an area the size of China and India combined - have been seriously damaged by human activities since World War II. 1.25 billion hectares is considered to be seriously degraded. http://www.informaction.org/cgi-bin/gPage.pl?menu=menua.txt&main=soilerosion_gen.txt Thanks for the tips. Good work guys. Info like this on capturing the soil is so important.
Some of the biggest causes of soil erosion erosion include overgrazing, deforestation and our rivers that have been opened up by man. Here’s some info to emphasize the extent of the problem of soil erosion: Since 1950 we have lost 1/5 of the topsoil from the worlds agricultural land and 1/5 of the topsoil from tropical forests. A United Nations study has found that 10.5 per cent of the planet’s most productive soils – an area the size of China and India combined – have been seriously damaged by human activities since World War II. 1.25 billion hectares is considered to be seriously degraded. http://www.informaction.org/cgi-bin/gPage.pl?menu=menua.txt&main=soilerosion_gen.txt

]]> By: Reville http://permaculture.org.au/2010/07/13/how-to-plant-bamboo-and-its-application-in-creek-restoration/#comment-50421 Reville Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:53:02 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3462#comment-50421 also most frogs will breed in ephemeral wetlands outside the main stream, away from fish, dragonfly larvae and yabbies so dont expect frog miracles from stream renewal you are more likley to find them in shallow grassy temporary lakes where the water is still, warm and shallow and productivity very high due to submerged grasses and alagl biofilsm on standing stems or seasonal off stream pools with rotting leaf litter also most frogs will breed in ephemeral wetlands outside the main stream, away from fish, dragonfly larvae and yabbies

so dont expect frog miracles from stream renewal
you are more likley to find them in shallow grassy temporary lakes
where the water is still, warm and shallow and productivity very high due to submerged grasses and alagl biofilsm on standing stems

or seasonal off stream pools with rotting leaf litter

]]> By: Reville http://permaculture.org.au/2010/07/13/how-to-plant-bamboo-and-its-application-in-creek-restoration/#comment-50420 Reville Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:49:15 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3462#comment-50420 Phragmites would also supply vital waterfowl habitat where the bamboo will not due to differences id reccomend using the bamboo on steer or eroding banks and fast flowing streams where itd shade, bind teh banks and supply a stream of detritus for in stream 'shredders' itd also reduce inputs of nitrogen and phosphorus to the system Phragmites would be far better in lowland areas that get flooded for longer periods, or broad streams subject to flash flooding as it can really take a beating, more so than bamboo Callistemon species are also ideal in those situations Phragmites would also supply vital waterfowl habitat where the bamboo will not

due to differences id reccomend using the bamboo on steer or eroding banks and fast flowing streams where itd shade, bind teh banks and supply a stream of detritus for in stream ’shredders’
itd also reduce inputs of nitrogen and phosphorus to the system

Phragmites would be far better in lowland areas that get flooded for longer periods, or broad streams subject to flash flooding as it can really take a beating, more so than bamboo

Callistemon species are also ideal in those situations

]]> By: Reville http://permaculture.org.au/2010/07/13/how-to-plant-bamboo-and-its-application-in-creek-restoration/#comment-50419 Reville Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:44:20 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3462#comment-50419 For a non controversial revegetation of a creekline try using phragmites australis the common reed or in the tropics P karka its native, definitely provided multiple ecosystem services and a multitude of products In Iraq a whole mini civilization is built on Phragmites http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Arabs For a non controversial revegetation of a creekline try using phragmites australis
the common reed
or in the tropics P karka

its native, definitely provided multiple ecosystem services and a multitude of products

In Iraq a whole mini civilization is built on Phragmites

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Arabs

]]> By: JBob http://permaculture.org.au/2010/07/13/how-to-plant-bamboo-and-its-application-in-creek-restoration/#comment-50302 JBob Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:58:00 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3462#comment-50302 Good work Nick! Now collect that $10 and send me half, just like we agreed. Good work Nick! Now collect that $10 and send me half, just like we agreed.

]]> By: Nick Huggins http://permaculture.org.au/2010/07/13/how-to-plant-bamboo-and-its-application-in-creek-restoration/#comment-50263 Nick Huggins Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:47:08 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3462#comment-50263 Thanks for the feedback everyone. Darren, it's an interesting site. In the middle of Sheep and cropping country. It’s been a very good season in the Wagga/ Riverina since summer rains and winter follow up rain.. I'm looking to hard working exotic species that can speed up repair process and catch mulch and silt, slow and pacify peak flood events. I have made another movie that Pat will be releasing soon on the construction of the Gabions. It would be great to get your feedback and thoughts on it. JBob, Pat will confirm this, but I actually said to him when we started filming this “what do you reckon JBob will say about this” You owe me $10 Pat. To put your mind at rest, as stated before, I have made another movie that Pat will be releasing soon on the construction of the Gabions and the theory and methods, so stay tuned. Hamish. I think this sort of work will be of interest out Goondiwindi way. See you in August. Thanks for the feedback everyone.

Darren, it’s an interesting site. In the middle of Sheep and cropping country. It’s been a very good season in the Wagga/ Riverina since summer rains and winter follow up rain..
I’m looking to hard working exotic species that can speed up repair process and catch mulch and silt, slow and pacify peak flood events. I have made another movie that Pat will be releasing soon on the construction of the Gabions. It would be great to get your feedback and thoughts on it.

JBob, Pat will confirm this, but I actually said to him when we started filming this “what do you reckon JBob will say about this” You owe me $10 Pat. To put your mind at rest, as stated before, I have made another movie that Pat will be releasing soon on the construction of the Gabions and the theory and methods, so stay tuned.
Hamish. I think this sort of work will be of interest out Goondiwindi way. See you in August.

]]> By: Hamish http://permaculture.org.au/2010/07/13/how-to-plant-bamboo-and-its-application-in-creek-restoration/#comment-50209 Hamish Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:55:57 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3462#comment-50209 Nice work Nick. Looking forward to working with you in the near future. Nice work Nick. Looking forward to working with you in the near future.

]]> By: JBob http://permaculture.org.au/2010/07/13/how-to-plant-bamboo-and-its-application-in-creek-restoration/#comment-50181 JBob Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:59:29 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3462#comment-50181 Nice. Would like to have seen some closer shots of the gabions and a big picture overview or diagram maybe. What did the catchment authority say about this project. Did it require a permit? What about mosquitoes breeding in the little ponds remaining after a flood? If the stream is seasonal there might not be enough fish to eat the larvae. Nice. Would like to have seen some closer shots of the gabions and a big picture overview or diagram maybe.

What did the catchment authority say about this project. Did it require a permit? What about mosquitoes breeding in the little ponds remaining after a flood? If the stream is seasonal there might not be enough fish to eat the larvae.

]]> By: Darren J Doherty http://permaculture.org.au/2010/07/13/how-to-plant-bamboo-and-its-application-in-creek-restoration/#comment-50180 Darren J Doherty Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:58:51 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3462#comment-50180 G'day, Nice work on the site and video production. Be interesting to see how this site develops as will the local attitudes towards the species used. All the best, Darren G’day,

Nice work on the site and video production. Be interesting to see how this site develops as will the local attitudes towards the species used.

All the best,

Darren

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