Learning about the indicental stuff that's critical to our wellbeing

Understanding and combatting climate change hinges on use have a firm grasp of nature’s infrastructure.

Well, we need to understand many things, but what can appear almost incidental in nature is critical to our broader wellbeing.

Those in northern Victoria will have the chance this weekend, Saturday, November 19, to learn about paddock trees and their importance to bats, birds, and insects.

The free twilight field day is being organized by the Strathbogie Ranges Catchment Management Network on a property on Longwood’s Oak Valley Road.

Speakers at the field day will include Lindy Lumsden, of the Arthur Rylah Institute; Cathy Olive and Kim Wilson from the Euroa Arboretum; Beatrix Spencer from the University of Melbourne; and Janet Hogan and Bertram Lobert from the Strathbogie Ranges CMN.

Promoting the event, the CMN said: “Our remnant paddock trees are like post offices, bank branches, and schools. They are vital to the health of our communities, they provide and/or nurture the wealth of our land and they are disappearing all too quickly.

“This field day is a unique opportunity to understand more about paddock trees, the role they play in our landscapes and how they interact with other elements or our natural systems, such as insects, birds, and bats,” they said.

People eager to attend should contact Michael Spencer via email or via SMS at 0439 381 144.

A barbecue will be provided and more details about the venue will be available upon registration.