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Bounding Into Spring with our Grazing Group
Friday 29th August had us at Cooyong in Crowther for our ‘Bounding into Spring’ grazing group meet up. Cooyong is a 600 Ha mixed farming business consisting of a prime lamb operation using planned grazing management principles incorporating irrigation &…
Read MoreGlossies at Gooloogong Public School
Kangarooby Landcare organised a tree planting day for the Glossy Black Cockatoo over at Gooloogong Public School
Read MoreRoots, Shoots & Gum Boots – A Family Day Out for the Glossy Black Cockatoo
Over 300 trees & shrubs were planted at our third Glossy Black Cockatoo planting day. This event was a real family affair and with many hands making for light work, we were back in the shearing shed enjoying our sausage sizzle & cake in no time.
Read MoreTrees for Birds – Cowra Woodland Birds Spring Forest + Glossy’s planting dates for June-July
We’ve five bird-focused tree planting dates to share with you, spanning from 21st June to 19th July. Two dates with the team at Cowra Woodland Birds and three for our Glossy Black Cockatoo Project. Come and join us!
Read MorePlanting a Tree or Two for the Glossy Black Cockatoo.
Landscape connectivity is essential for maintaining ecosystem and species health, boosting long-term survival by enabling populations to diversity and adapt to an ever-changing climate. While we are primarily focused on birds, these principles also hold true for human populations and as such, we’ll be encouraging our friends, neighbours and countrymen to get out amongst it as we plant our way to a greener and healthier tomorrow
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 MoreA night in the woods watching Squirrel Gliders
Squirrel Gliders need tall old trees both to nest in and glide from. According to research published by the Australian Journay of Zoology in 2009 (1), they glide at an angle of around 28.5 degrees and generally launch from a horizontal position just under 2m from the top of the tree.
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…
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