Mid Lachlan Landcare
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Category: Creative by Nature
A 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 MoreCarp Compost Tea Results Are In
Back in July we gathered up some of the carp caught during the Canowindra Carp Muster & took it back to Emu Park farm, Canowindra to turn it into fertiliser. We did this by (sort of) following a tried-and-tested biological…
Read MoreStrengthening Connections to Country
Let’s celebrate the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and recognise the rich history and culture that makes our Australian home so special.
We wanted to mark this important week by sharing some of the books & readings that have shaped our approach to caring for this beautiful place we call home.
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 MoreWelcoming in 2025 with a Kayak & Chat at Wyangala Dam
on behalf of the Department of Department of Climate Change Energy Environment and Water, has been conducting snapshot salinity water testing along tributaries that flow into the Lachlan & Belubula Rivers. Our ongoing salinity project covers over fifty sites spread across a 700km loop, centred around Cowra and while Wyangala dam is not one of our regular testing sites, it was a good symbolic starting point for kicking off this years testing
Read MoreCreative Ways with Weeds – Blackberry Dye Making
2023/24 produced a long, wet summer just perfect for weeds and as such, many of us are sitting here, at the end of April, feeling exhausted by the unrelenting nature of…nature. Weeds are just plants growing where they are not…
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