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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 […]
If you’re interested in exploring a remnant of Lowland Grassy Woodland, one of our Endangered Ecological Communities in the Shire, book in for this event in the Towamba Valley, organised by the Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness and Bega Valley Shire Council at 11am on Saturday 23 October 2021.
Whilst we haven’t been able to organise any workshops or field days this Spring due to restrictions on gatherings, the beautiful flowering plants that that we usually visit and identify at this time of year continue to bloom. So that you don’t miss out, here are are a couple of suggested walks you could take […]
The ANU’s Sustainable Farms has launched a new resource, Enhancing farm dams: What to plant in and around your dam. “In recent years we’ve had many people ask what kind of plants are best for revegetating in and around farm dams, and this resource is our response to those queries. It’s the product of a collaboration […]
Funding Available for Landholders (Eurobodalla & Bega region) Local Land Services are seeking expressions of interest from land managers wanting to improve, protect and enhance waterways, riparian zones and existing stands of native vegetation on their properties over the 2021/2022 financial year. Priority activities for grant funding include:· installation of fencing to exclude stock from […]
This year between the 22-25th October, Australia and 14 other countries will join together in the largest scale citizen science biodiversity survey in the southern hemisphere! 96 local areas including the Bega Valley have signed up to participate. Using the iNaturalist platform, the Great Southern Bioblitz (GSB) is an annual opportunity to participate in a […]
The Aussie Backyard Birdcount is always a fun way to spend time outdoors observing your local birds. This year the count goes from Monday 18th to Sunday 24th October. The #AussieBirdCount is a great way to connect with the birds in your backyard, no matter where your backyard might be — whether it’s a suburban backyard, a local […]
SAVING OUR THREATENED SPECIES These are two of our most loved parrots and their numbers are declining rapidly. We don’t want to lose them in our region so the Atlas of Life is asking you to help with important research. In order to establish their main habitat areas and their habits, we are asking people to record […]
After more than 10 years as coordinator of The Far South Coast Landcare Community Seedbank, Karen Walker is retiring from the position and moving north to Narooma. Karen’s work has meant that landholders and nurseries across the Bega Valley Shire have had access to local provenance seed, ensuring that we could continue to grow a […]
Many in the Bega Valley have been lucky enough to attend field days presented by botanist Stuart Cameron or have seen him leading coastal sweeps of the region’s beaches, dunes and headlands as the Coastal Weeds Project Officer for many years. Others have worked alongside him as a founding and long term member of Bermagui […]
If you’re interested in creating habitat and breeding hollows on your property and have been thinking about nest boxes or creating hollows using a chainsaw, have a look at this ABC News story about fast tracking the creation of tree hollows for wildlife using a purpose-built drill. We’ll share more information about this technique in […]
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