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Monday 17 May 2021, 9:30am – 12:30pm Join us on a field walk with botanist Jackie Miles to explore the saltmarsh community at a beautiful property on Lake Curalo in Eden. The diverse species we will encounter include sedges, rushes, reeds, grasses, succulent herbs and low shrubs that can tolerate high soil salinity. Coastal Saltmarsh is a significant, […]
Join botanist Jackie Miles for a virtual walk along Dry River in Quaama six months after fire swept through the area on New Years Eve 2019. Find out what plants are coming back in the riparian forest and how different plants respond to fire. Make yourself a cuppa and have a look at this series of […]
The Far South Coast Landcare Association is seeking to fill the position of Community Seedbank Coordinator for one day/week for 1-2 years. The Coordinator is responsible for collection, storage and cataloguing of local provenance native seed, supply of seed to local nurseries and landholders for propagation, liaising with Landcare staff and other government agencies and training for […]
Jess Bettanin is the newly appointed Local Landcare Coordinator for the beautiful NSW Far South Coast region. Jess has a passion for working with people who truly care about their local land, water and environmental assets. She has a background in natural resource management and fire management and has most recently worked for the Bega Valley Shire Council […]
Up to $50,000 of funding is available for eligible local Landcare Groups, environment networks, and community groups, as part of $14million package for Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Grants. The program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. The funding will support landcare bushfire recovery projects in seven government designated bushfire regions impacted by […]
Join the team at Panboola Wetlands to celebrate World Environment Day this Saturday 5 June 2021 with a morning of tree planting. RSVP to www.begavalley.nsw.gov.au/panboola-planting-day
Last week, the CSIRO worked with the Bega River and Wetlands Landcare Group (BRAWL) to release a biological control for Wandering trad (Tradescantia fluminensis). Wandering trad is a groundcover plant native to South America that has become a significant environmental weed of temperate Australia. It forms dense swathes along the forest floor, particularly in moist riparian zones, […]
5 June, 10:15 am – 12:45pm, Tathra Hotel Dr Rebecca Huntley, author and social commentator, is one of Australians foremost researchers on social trends and currently heads Vox Populi research. Her recently released book, “How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference”, explores the importance of engaging with those who […]
For bookings contact Sonia Bazzacco on sonia.bazzacco@lls.nsw.gov.au
Come along to the Coastal Habitats Forum and Field Visit in Bermagui on Tuesday 16th March 2021 from 4.30pm – 7.30pm by booking with Ali Rodway on info@fsccmn.com or calling 0417 246 896.
In his article “Bush for Birds, Everyone Can Help”, Andy Taylor from Local Land Services looks at the plight of our small woodland birds, many of which have become threatened with extinction and offers a range of things we can do to help these amazing and precious birds to survive and flourish on farms and in […]
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