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Habitat 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 MoreMid Lachlan Landcare’s Grazing Group is back!
Mid Lachlan Landcare’s ‘Growing the Grazing Revolution’ program has been actively supporting graziers wishing to maintain & grow healthy landscapes, stock and business enterprises since 2010. This long-standing project was built on the philosophy that there’s power in getting people together and there’s inherent value within community.
Read MoreMay 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 MoreBook Notes: For the Love of Soil by Nicole Masters
For the Love of Soil is a truly marvelous book, filled with case study notes, personal anecdotes, digestive metaphores and practical hints and tips as to how best to learn about and fall in love with the soil you live on and manage.
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 MoreLLS Podcast: Key Indicators to look for if salt is an issue on your farm with Andrew Wooldridge
Mid-Lachlan Landcare, on behalf of the Department of Department of Climate Change Energy Environment and Water, is conducting snapshot salinity water testing along tributaries that flow into the Lachlan & Belubula Rivers. Our lead for that project, Andrew Wooldridge spoke on this topic to Jasmine Wells on the Seeds for Success podcast by Central West Local Land Services.
Read MoreEducation Tours: HSc Food Technology & Hospitality Paddock-to-Plate
Mid Lachlan Landcare runs educational farm tours for a wide range of student populations including HSC Food Technology and Hospitality as part of their paddock-to-plate unit of work
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.
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