Murrumbidgee Landcare’s Capacity Building project was created in conjunction with Riverina Local Land Services to facilitate interesting and relevant workshops and on-ground projects. These were aimed at increasing the capacity for natural resource management activities in the region and were designed to suit the interests and requirements of member groups in their particular region. This…
Understanding the steps to revegetation and what season to collect seeds, propagate, plant, direct seed and maintain your site can have a serious impact on revegetation. Hay Plains Landcare hosted a workshop series called ‘Four Seasons of Seed’ based on the journey of revegetation with Ecologist, Conargo pastoral landholder and Project Manager with the Australian…
The transformation of creek and gully systems from intact to incised is a process which can be seen on countless farms across our region. To rehydrate our landscapes, we need to return these systems to a more functional flow pattern, where peak flows are reduced and low flows are extended, giving the land time to…
Many people involved in Wagga Wagga Urban Landcare (WWUL) Group are interested in building a deeper understanding of Wiradjuri culture. However for many it is difficult to know where to start, or who to ask, in order to build this knowledge. As a result, we have only had limited collaboration with local Indigenous groups. Together…
Regional NSW has a recycling service for kerbside bins, however the facilities for each town and the service they provide vary. The quality of waste Kurrajong Recycling receive could be improved if the community were aware of the problems associated with quality control in the recycling centre. Thirty children attended a school workshop to hear…
Landcare has been protecting and planting shelterbelts for a long time. With the completion of a three-year revegetation project funded, we wanted to ensure that our methods were evolving and adapting to best practice. Some of the questions we sought answers to at the workshop included: Is direct seeding more economical for plantings? Has the…
Drought conditions across the Riverina in the years leading up to 2020 imposed not only a high financial toll on rural communities in the region, but it was also clear that there was a staggering emotional price to pay, as the land that so many families called home continued to become more barren and dry.…
Drones can be used to access a wealth of data on a property. This information can be used to make better management decisions and make farming more sustainable, efficient and organised. Hay Plains Landcare hosted two informative Drone workshops with Ben Watts from Bralca. The workshops included a theoretical component, ensuring all participants were educated…
YACTAC (the Yanco Creek and Tributaries Advisory Council) recently completed an eDNA survey of the Yanco Creek system. Many of the landholders in the area were unaware of the number of platypus in the major creeks in the area (Yanco, Colombo and Billabong). So it was decided to have a public meeting to release the…
Members of Hay Plains Landcare identified gaps in knowledge amongst landholders around the importance of native vegetation, plant identification and species selection. The group also wanted to encourage community members and landholders to learn about and implement biodiversity in gardens and properties and identify future planning needs to develop a community native garden. Hay Plains…