Over 46,000,000 acres was burnt in the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire season in eastern Australia. Understanding how the environment recovers from this unprecedented fire season is an important scientific goal. As a citizen scientist, your observations from recently burnt areas are important. The Environment Recovery Project is an initiative of UNSW, through iNaturalist Australia, inviting all…
Have you ever wanted to make a short movie about your Landcare project but haven’t the foggiest where to start? While writing about or taking photos of your conservation or sustainable agriculture efforts are effective methods, nothing grabs attention like a short movie clip. Landcare Australia have put together an exciting new resource to help…
With events cancelled, parties banned and most social venues closed, now might just be the time to take advantage of the opportunities the internet offers to learn something new from the comfort of your home! There are way too many courses and resources available to list, but below is just a small sample of some…
Many of us are now “home-schooling” our children, and while spending this extra time together can be really special, it can also be hard to know what and how to teach them. To help you, we’ve put together a selection of some of the best FREE online resources we’ve found to teach kids about Landcare-related…
Eastern Riverina Landcare Group is offering a FREE on-farm plastics recycling program at each of Lockhart Shire’s Waste Disposal Centres during normal opening hours. What items will be accepted? Silage film Bunker plastic Grain bags Twine (must be bagged separately) What will NOT be accepted? Tarps Bulka bags Silage mesh Poly pipe How does it…
David Holmgren, permaculture co-originator and author of “RetroSuburbia: The downshifter’s guide to a resilient future” has made the section of his book on bushfire resilience freely available to all, as part of their response to the bushfire crisis. David notes: “RetroSuburbia includes 34 chapters across three fields of retrofitting action: the built, biological and behavioural. ‘Bushfire…
Five million dollars has been committed for the development and initial implementation of a Native Fish Recovery Strategy. The strategy will outline a 10-year plan to recover native fish in the Murray–Darling Basin, and aims to ensure: Healthy and diverse native fish populations are supported and are resilient to extreme events Communities are involved in on-ground…
The Regenerative Agriculture Alliance has announced the launch of a series of videos that spread hope for a resilient farming future. The videos aim to educate farmers around the country on the practice’s potential to improve soil health, human health, landscape resilience and biodiversity. Videos currently available cover the importance of soil health, the impact…
Murrumbidgee Landcare is the umbrella organisation for 24 Landcare groups and hundreds of volunteers across a land area of 84,000 km2. We are a whole-of-catchment organisation, providing an overarching structure that allows local Landcare, farming and other community groups to get on with the work you want to do – repairing, rebuilding and renewing the…
Seed bombs (or seed balls) are made from a mixture of clay, compost, seeds and water. The clay in the seed balls helps protect the seeds from being taken by predators, and also helps to retain moisture once it becomes wet by rain, which germinates the seeds. The compost supplies nutrients for the establishing plant.…