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Wetland plants & plant torpedo’s Workshop
One reason Carp can take over our waterways is because they are ecologically degraded, lacking plant diversity and often being eroded and polluted. Our native fish, frogs and beneficial insects need are struggling with a lack of suitable habitat for feeding, breeding and hiding from predators. That’s what this workshop aimed to address.
Read MoreExpanding & Improving our Salinity Monitoring Capacity
On Friday a group of us met at Perennialle Plants in Canowindra to be fitted out with two custom-made apps we can use for our salinity mapping and monitoring work. Wooly who sits on the Mid Lachlan Landcare Committee and…
Read MoreLetting the River Speak – Murray Darling Basin’s Authority ‘what we heard’ report.
The What we heard report by the Murray Darling Basin Authority went live at the end of June. We share it here along with some of the current projects we’re working on that align with the sentiment raised such as our salinity project, carp muster’s and growing the grazing revolution initiative.
Read MoreHacking Your Soil’s Microbiome
Every year Central Tablelands Landcare & Land Services runs a month-long festival of fungi called ‘Mycology May’. Our last event of the season was an intimate farmer-focused session with compost expert and soil microbiology enthusiast Dr Ernie Harbott.
Read MoreThe Biodiversity Council’s 2026-7 Federal Budget Breakdown for Nature.
The Biodiversity council break down Australia’s 2026-27 federal budget and ask what’s in it for nature. They also debate nature positive markets, natural capital and public vs private funding.
Read MoreSubmission to the Murray Darling Basin Authority’s 2026 Review
Public Consultation on the Murray Darling Basin Plan has now ended. This is the feedback I entered from my perspective as a Landcare Coordinator.
Read MoreHealthy Rivers: The Murray Darling Basin Authority’s Consultation & Submission Process.
The Murray Darling Basin Authority is currently running consultations with the community about their basin management plan. Find out how to get involved and make a submission here.
Read MoreEucalyptus Day & Beyond – Life Around A Gum Tree Teaching Resource
Life around the gum tree is an interactive bingo style ecology game that’s perfect for families, primary aged students & anyone wanting to learn more about the life gum trees support.
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 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…
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