This grant supported the Peppin-Shaw Ewe Flock Forum, a two-day event where Merino sheep breeders came together for a bus tour to visit properties in the Hay region. The tour was supported by a series of presentations from keynote speakers, with a focus on the topic of the potential uses of drones in pastoral regions…
Petaurus Education Group, 2018 This project was aimed at commencing the establishment of a Junior Landcare program across the Riverina. A series of activities were held to connect primary and high school students on themes involving natural resource management, sustainable agricultural practices, biosecurity and cultural heritage understanding.
Hay Public School, 2018 The students and teachers at Hay Public School used this grant to create a space where members of the school and the wider community can experience indigenous plants and culture. The name Dhangaang was chosen from the Wiradjuri language, and means food.
This report provides the results of comparisons between 10 grazing innovators and more conventional neighbours from properties across three catchments in NSW – the Murrumbidgee, Lachlan and Central West. The innovators selected had practiced rotational grazing for more than 5 years, while the comparisons were made across fence lines to the paddock on a neighbour’s…
You are invited to get involved in this unique citizen science project! The aim of this project, led by Western Sydney University and University of New England, is to collect observations of dead or dying trees around Australia. It sounds a bit grim, but knowing where and when trees have died will help us to…
Produced through the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program, 91 pages The box gum grassy woodlands ecological community has declined by approximately 92% from their natural extent, largely due to decades of clearing and nutrient enrichment associated with efforts to improve productivity and profitability of agriculture. However, a community of practice of producers (self-styled regenerative…
Written by James Ede and Rowan Simonsen, 34 pages A new resource is available on ‘Groundwork and the Nature of Organising – a Practice Guide’. The principle of Groundwork Practice is applicable to Landcare at all levels when seeking collaboration and establishing projects including on-ground projects and designing the new coordinator program. Groundwork is setting…
Wild deer are a priority pest animal in NSW, and are becoming a problem as their populations are increasing rapidly. DeerScan is a new website (and associated app) for landholders and the community to report feral deer sightings and problems. DeerScan can be used to map sightings, report problems or damage caused by deer, and…
Produced by Kosciuszko to Coast, 41 pages This booklet provides an introduction to a range of traditional land management practices, including cool burns, creation of thickets, wicking and the establishment of native bush gardens.
Produced by the Molongolo Catchment Group, 111 pages This manual has been designed to assist landholders to undertake monitoring of native vegetation on their properties using a simple, consistent methodology. The book includes a number of different assessment and monitoring methods, and a good selection of recording sheet templates.