Mid Lachlan Landcare
supporting sustainable agriculture and restoring the environment
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Birds & The Brush
On a very hot March afternoon we came together to honour the Superb Parrot and have a go at tissue paper painting at beautiful ‘Riverslea’ Darby’s Falls. We had our model sitting in the middle of the table for inspiration…
Read MoreCommunity Plant Purchase 2025
For those of us who missed the ordering cut-off for plants from our local nurseries this year we are going to have a try at a community purchase with Narromine Transplants and see how it works out for us. Then…
Read MoreCan accountants save the planet? Adventures in Natural Capital Accounting.
As a Landcare coordinator I’m motivated to understand this space from a new perspective. Can I understand this space enough to coordinate, facilitate, support and develop meaningful connections and conversations in my own community? How many Natural Capital dollars are there for us as Landcare groups and members and do the values of the Natural Capital market and Landcare even align?
Read MoreEvent: What’s going to float your boat in 2025? Kayaking at Wyangala Dam
As a community organisation we’re always interested in what floats your boat and as such, we thought we’d start 2025 with a relaxing Kayak, catch up and plant I.D morning at the beautiful Wyangala Dam just outside of Cowra. We…
Read More2024 NSW State of Volunteering -Focus Group Reports. Rural Data Summary
Each year the NSW government publishes an in-depth set of reports analysing the work volunteers do across the state and its value to our ecomony. As a volunteer-based organisation, Landcare groups such as ours compare this big-picture data to that…
Read MoreBioblitz, Citizen Science & the iNaturalist App
This week we participated in The Great Southern Bioblitz, a citizen science driven ecological survey that runs for four days each spring. Citizen Science: the collection and analysis of data relating to the natural world by members of the general…
Read MoreGreat Southern Bioblitz
The Cowra region is home to some of the most beautiful Box Gum Grassy Woodland habitat remaining in Australia and at this time of the year the landscape is a real feast for the senses. The air is sweet with…
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