Resources
Over the past 30-plus years, we’ve worked with countless experts, spent innumerable hours in the field and learnt a lot about the ecology and best practice behind rainforest restoration in the unique Big Scrub. We’ve captured much of this in our guides, books and the work of our partners.
Australian Rainforest Seeds
This book co-authored by our Vice President, Mark Dunphy of Firewheel Rainforest Nursery, is a guide to collecting, processing and propagating rainforest seeds. If you are curious about the lifecycle of a rainforest, transforming from seed to soaring trees, this beautifully photographed book focuses on the unique diversity of 300 subtropical rainforest fruits and seed and how you can propagate and grow your own forest.
Pick up a copy from Firewheel Rainforest Nursery or online CSIRO Publishing.
Rainforests: The Secret of Life
The stunning footage of Big Scrub flora and fauna on our homepage was provided by filmmaker David Warth, taken from his documentary Rainforest: The Secret of Life.
Filmed in the Big Scrub, the film captures rare and fascinating wildlife sequences, including the mating rituals of lyrebirds and bowerbirds, and explores the intricate web of life that evolved in these rainforests.
Rainforests hold the key to the secret of life on our planet. They are the most abundant and diverse land environments on earth. Not only do they safe guard the genetic bounty of our past, they also hold the very key to the future of our world.
Ecological Management & Restoration Feature
Big Scrub: A cleared landscape in transition back to forest?
Restoring the rainforests of the Big Scrub is a powerful restoration symbol for the regional communities of far north coast New South Wales, but it is only a partly realised aspiration. What progress has been made in 35 years and to what extent is the aspiration achievable?
