What is regenerative agriculture?

If a picture tells a thousand words, sometimes a well-made video can tell a million. Here we share 3 interesting videos on the topic of regenerative agriculture. Learn the basics of different regenerative practices, and meet some of the trailblazing farmers implementing these practices on their farms. From the Ground Up Inspired by Charles Massy’s…

Australian Native Seed Survey report

The Australian native seed sector is a critical component of the ecological restoration industry and both face challenges due to the continued loss and fragmentation of native vegetation, low levels of restoration funding and the impacts of climate change (to name but a few). To help prepare for such challenges, a national survey of participants…

15 Ways to Help Wildlife, by WIRES

WIRES (NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service) has been rescuing and caring for native animals for over 30 years, assisting tens of thousands of native animals every year.This book invites interested community members to explore some of the many easy ways you can help wildlife. It is the hope of WIRES that every Australian…

“A day in the life of a soil” video

David Hardwick of Soil Land Food has run a number of well received local workshops on topics including soils, regenerative farming systems, landscape management and food systems. He has recently released two videos showcasing many of the key points from his workshops. Each video is around 1 hour long, and they are free to view…

Sheep handling ideas for small flocks

The Small Farms Network Capital Region recently ran a webinar and discussion about ideas for sheep handling on small farms. The scale of small farm operations means that sheep owners need to find cost-effective, practical solutions for everyday sheep handling tasks that larger farming operations take for granted. Sometimes these solutions can be slower to…

TSR State-wide Plan of Management

NSW Local Land Services have released the Travelling Stock Reserves State-wide Plan of Management, a single plan across NSW to ensure the future management of Travelling Stock Reserves (TSRs) aligns with Indigenous, conservation, livestock, production, recreation and community priorities. The plan aims to establish a consistent approach to the management of TSRs by Local Land…

Vegetation Guide for the Riverina region

A new guide has been released describing the vegetation formations, endangered ecological communities and site-managed species in the Riverina region. The guide is one of a series of ten guides, covering the ten LLS regions across NSW. They were funded as part of the NSW Environmental Trust Linear Reserves Project. The guides were developed to…

Call for citizen scientist photos on recovery of the environment following bushfire

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…