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Landcare in the Library
We’ll be hosting another Landcare in the Library session on Thursday 22nd October in Cowra. Come along and catch us for some Landcare chat and seed saving packet making.
Read MoreCould a change in pesticide legislation be linked to this years Bogong Moths population explosion?
While soil moisture levels have been proven to be a key factor in the moth’s lifecycle, the general consensus for why Bogong moths declined so rapidly in 2017 was thought to be due to a combination of factors. Along with drought, the period saw increasingly more land turned over to cropping in their feeding/ breeding ground. With land use change comes a change in soil conditions and general site ecology. A decline in moth habitat is likely to have driven another nail in this iconic moth’s coffin. Pesticide use in cropping systems may have been another factor with chlorpyrifos being a key player in moth control up to 2024 when it’s usage was phased out.
Read MoreWetland 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 MoreCitizen Science – Bogong Watch
It’s Citizen Science’s Bogon Moth Tracking time again. The Bogong Moths are Migrating and we’re preparing for bush fire season. Rather than leaving fallen leaves to compost in-situ I’m sending it off in the green bin. While doing that I managed to disturb some of the Bogong moths who were hidden under fallen leaves and branches.
Read MoreBiological Inputs for Soil Health
What better way to spend the first day of spring than with your hands in the soil at Carcoar! Scott Hickmnan invited a group of ‘Growing The Grazing Revolution’ members out to Sam Cook’s place for a morning discussing biological…
Read MoreBirdlife Australia Walk around Cowra Common
On Saturday 22nd August fourteen local bird enthusiasts joined a guide from Birdlife Australia on the first of many bird walks planned around Cowra.
Read MoreGrowing Together – The Power Of Trees
We’ve been out planting trees for the Superb Parrot and building stronger community connections across the Mid Lachlan Region.
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 MoreHelp Map the Migration Paths of the Bogong Moth
This autum you can take part in the bogong moth search, looking for tagged moths as they migrate through the central west to their breeding grounds
Read MoreChecking in on one of our Glossy Black Cockatoo Plantings
Tracee re-visited one of our Glossy Black Cockatoo planting sites with land holder Ash. Here’s how the plants are going.
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