Mid Lachlan Landcare
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Category: Citizen Science & Toolkits
Rodenticides under review – an update
The APVMA have released their initial response to the review of Second Generation Rodenticides. This issue is important to the Cowra Woodland Birds Program & other bird conservation groups across australia
Read MoreA Closer Look at the Bugs in Our Backyards. A Citizen Science Project
A new Citizen Science project led by the Invastive Species Council & Invertebrates Australia launched on iNaturalist this year. Bugs in My Backyard Week ran from 17 – 23 November 2025 creating the first springtime snapshot of bugs across Australia. I joined the project as an individual this year to get a feel for the nuances and challenges around recording bug life.
Read MoreBioblitz 2025 – Surveying Cowra
The ‘Great Southern BioBlitz‘, or ‘GSB’ for short, is an international period of intense biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within several designated areas across the Southern Hemisphere in Spring. We had a lovely &…
Read More10 ways to increase farm biodiversity without costing too much.
Wendy Bowman, chair of Mid Lachlan Landcare and Beef Producer from Canowindra gave a 5 minute lightning talk on 10 ways to increase farm biodiversity without costing too much during the 2025 Central Tablelands Landcare Muster
Read MoreMycology May – Pottery & Fungi Foray
A timely drop of rain brought out a few fungi which we hunted down with great enthusiasm during our Mycology May event. We uploaded some of our findings to iNaturalist to help build on what we know of this site. Then, once our foray time was up, we shared our discoveries with the rest of the group before heading into the pottery shed.
Read MoreSearching for Swift Parrots
Critically endangered Swift parrots migrate through Cowra between March and June. Mid Lachlan Landcare are encouraging locals to participate in Birdlife Australia’s Citizen Science project to track sightings of this beautiful native bird.
Read MoreMay the force (of Fungi) be with you!
Mycology May events are happening right across the Central Tablelands Region.
Read MoreBeetle Watch. Biological Control of St John’s Wort.
One of our Landcare members was lucky enough to find themselves hosting a St John’s wort beetle party last week and was kind enough to share some pictures with us. These beetles are a biological control for this weed and can be used in your weed management strategy.
Read MoreOn the Search for Bathursts Earless Dragons
The Earless Dragon we’re discussing (Tympanocryptis mccartneyi) is tiny at around 13cm long, critically endangered and very tricky to spot given its preference for burrowing down with Wolf spiders and hiding out under rocks – not that any of that dented the spirits of the Grassland Earless Dragon Alliance.
Read MoreCitizen Science: Frog Hunting
Frog ID is a citizen science app that’s contributing to our knowledge about Australia’s frogs. We used it to identify these Peron’s tree frogs.
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