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May the force (of Fungi) be with you!
Mycology May events are happening right across the Central Tablelands Region.
Read MoreAn Autumn Among the Trees – National Eucalyptus Day + Daydreaming in She Oaks.
Last weekend we celebrated Eucalyptus day with our neighbours Weddin Landcare & team at their community nursery with a bit of essential oil distillation. We’ve also focused on She Oaks this month and came to more deeply appreciate the role they play in bringing landsdcapes to life.
Read MoreBirds in the Club – Protecting our threatened bird species
Cowra showed up in force for our ‘Birds in the Club’ event held at Club Cowra on 6th Feb. This evening of edu-tainment, featured four fantastic speakers, each with strong ties to our local area and each fantastically passionate about what they do. It was clear to all of us that Cowra is a hot-bed of talent, enthusiasm and dedication when it comes to birds. This event focused on the Superb Parrot & Glossy Black Cockatoo
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 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.
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…
Read MoreBox Woodland Conservation Tender Open Now for Cabonne LGA
Funding for Box Woodland Conservation with the Biodiversity Conservation Trust
Read MoreCelebrating National Tree Day
National tree day was established by Planet Ark in 1996 and has grown to become the largest community tree planting day Australia wide! While we are often out explaining that Landcare is not JUST about planting trees, tree planting remains…
Read MoreCase Study – A Box Gum Grassy Woodland Habitat on Farms Project
Mid Lachlan Landcare supports district faming practice through its participation in the Box Gum Grassy Woodland Habitat on Farms Project, inviting farmers with an interest in natural capital (native vegetation and wildlife) to get involved. Natural capital on farms is…
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