Ecological Restoration Consulting
Linking community, government and property owners together in opportunities for conservation outcomes.
Services
Helping people to protect and conserve land so it will be here for the future
I facilitate and assist with Conservation agreements, Property funding and investment, planning for Restoration works, Flora and Fauna surveys, Bush regeneration on-ground works and more.
- Ecological Restoration strategy
- Revegetation
- Enhance natural regeneration
- On ground works
- Plans of Management
- Reporting
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Development application compliance
- Property visits and vegetation assessment
- Species surveys (flora and fauna)
- Native plant and weed identification
- Private investment
- Environmental grants
- Taxation benefits
- Covenants
- Voluntary conservation agreements
- Land for Wildlife
- Landcare
- Education and training
- Workshops and field days
- Network with government authorities
Mark Evans
Conservation Connection – Director
Mark Evans is a professional consultant in Ecological Restoration who works with the community, private land owners and managers, government and associated organisations to effectively protect and restore natural areas on private and public land.
Natural Resilience
A really important consideration in the earlier stages of doing any restoration work is to access the natural resilience or an area.
Watch this video to learn what this means and how you can use this to your advantage in restoration efforts.
Need advice on how to setup a strategy for conserving your land and get funding from the Government?
Learn what is available to you . get help putting a plan together.
Projects
View some of the projects I have worked on in the local area
Client Tesimonials
I have had the opportunity to help many land owners over the last 20 years with great results.
My Wife and I have a property at Upper Burringbar on the Far North Coast of NSW and Ophir Glen Creek borders our property on the North Western corner.
Mark Evans from Conservation Connection is managing the creek bank for us planting Riparian Rainforest Species and also controlling all the environmental weeds thus allowing all the native trees and seedlings that are there to gain control and rejuvenate the area.
We find that Mark is a very knowledgeable fellow who knows his plants and weed types and is continuing to improve the area and make it stable once again.
Mark came to us highly recommended from Tweed Shire Council’s staff and we find him a tireless and very experienced person in his field and we would highly recommend him for any Ecological Restoration projects you may have on your property.
I called upon Mark Evans at Conservation Connection for help when I felt overwhelmed by the upkeep of Ecological restoration works on my property at Myocum, NSW. He carried out a site assessment, on-ground works, site monitoring and gave advice and assistance relating to suitable grant opportunities.
His response was timely, professional and enthusiastic. In no time he had things back under control with a clear way forward.
Mark is an excellent communicator with extensive knowledge of our local flora and fauna. It seems he can identify just about any bird by it’s call alone. He is clearly driven by a very genuine passion for our local ecology.
In the short time I have known Mark, I have had the privilege to work beside him in the field and found his knowledge to be endless.
His attitude towards his work replicates his passion and ability. My endless questions would have been a true test to anyone’s patience however I found his demeanor to be such that I never felt I was imposing, and was comfortable to continue with what I am sure was a long list of what he would see as mundane inquiry.
My own personal knowledge continues to increase with each interaction I have with Mark and to this point am thoroughly enjoying the bush Regeneration work we are undertaking on my property.
It is with great pleasure that we provide this testimonial for Mark Evans of Conservation Connection.
We first met Mark at a Weed Identification workshop and were both amazed at his depth of knowledge, not only plant species and common names but also local northern rivers weed hot spots, how specific weeds proliferate and most importantly, practical weed control measures.
It was a simple next step for us to utilize Mark’s knowledge and skills in this area as we work together on bush regeneration on our property. Mark’s able assistance, his work in the field, his follow up and planning have all been superb and most professional and he has kept us enthused when the scope of tasks seems insurmountable. His good humour and pleasant demeanour have made many a working day most enjoyable.
Mark not only ‘talks the talk’ – he backs this up with hard work and professional skills on our days in the field working on weed control, planning our next plantings and with overall site management advice.
Conservation Connection is a vital element of our property management plan.
Photo Monitoring
Collecting photographs of Ecological restoration projects, at set points, is an excellent way to show the developments and changes to a site over time.
Aboriginal Cultural heritage and traditional values
It is critical, out of respect and recognition, to acknowledge ownership of country, custodianship and the practical, spiritual and natural values of this country.
I do all my work with this in mind and want to share this with clients and community I work with.
"member since 1998"
AABR promotes the study and practice of ecological restoration, and fosters and encourages effective management of natural areas by qualified people, based on sound ecological principles.
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