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Learning on country – Green Fields, Good Food & Great Communities
Brigidine College, Randwick visited us in December this year for a Food Nutrition & Hospitality Field trip. The themes of the tour being ‘Food Builds Community’ and ‘Good Soil, Good food’.
Read MoreSoil Microbiology on Farms
By late November, with around 10 test strips left I headed out with Grazing Group leader Scott Hickman to a farm in Carcoar and to a farmer who’se been doing quite a bit of experimenting of his own in the soil biology space
Read MoreSHOALHAVEN HIGH SCHOOL’S EARTH & ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE FIELD TRIP.
This month we welcomed Shoalhaven High School’s Earth & Environmental Science Students for an immersive day of observing, testing & experiencing how the earth’s cycles happen and, more importantly, how human management decisions impact them.
Read MoreWhat I Learned at the 2025 Citizen Science Conference
Last month I travelled down to Melbourne to spend two days at the Citizen Science Conference. Being a first-timer at this event, I wasn’t sure quite what to expect so… I dragged my husband along too! As it turned out,…
Read MoreThe Bush Goddess Presents ‘Wilding’ at Cowra’s Civic Centre
Wednesday evening saw around 50 of us gather in Cowra for a showing of the film ‘Wilding’ organised by ‘Bush Goddess’ Pennie Scott. Wilding is based on Isabella Tree’s book of the same name that doccuments how their failing farm…
Read MoreEarth & Environment Science Tour with Hunter Valley Grammar School
We had a wonderful afternoon with Hunter Valley Grammar School’s Earth & Environment Science students & their teachers. We started off in Canowindra at the Age of Fishes Museum & a surprise visit from a 2 week old poddy lamb…
Read MoreHabitat Connectivity. A collaborative approach for the Glossy Black Cockatoo
We have booked to talk about our project in the Blue Mountains on Saturday 7th June from 4pm-6pm at the Planetary Health Centre in Katoomba where we’ll focus on explaining the habits & preferences of our local population of Glossies, how & why farmers are playing an important role in boosting connectivity & what large-scale connectivity could look like for this and other species.
Read MoreBeyond Soil Sustainability: Wisdom from Gabe Brown, Col Seis & Walter Jehne
Beyond Soil Sustainability: Wisdom from Gabe Brown, Col Seis & Walter Jehne was an event organised by Upper Mooki Landcare.
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 MoreSalinity Mapping in the Mid Lachlan Landcare Region
Mid Lachlan Landcare have been monitoring, measuring and mapping salinity in our waterways since 2022 using a test method that’s fast, cost-effective, flexible and non-invasive. The data we collect is being collated to form an accessible water quality data set to help our community manage salinity in our landscape.
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