Mid Lachlan Landcare
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Searching for Swift Parrots
Critically endangered Swift parrots migrate through Cowra between March and June. Mid Lachlan Landcare are encouraging locals to participate in Birdlife Australia’s Citizen Science project to track sightings of this beautiful native bird.
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 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 MoreCommunity Plant Purchase 2025
For those of us who missed the ordering cut-off for plants from our local nurseries this year we are going to have a try at a community purchase with Narromine Transplants and see how it works out for us. Then…
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 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 MoreEvent: What’s going to float your boat in 2025? Kayaking at Wyangala Dam
As a community organisation we’re always interested in what floats your boat and as such, we thought we’d start 2025 with a relaxing Kayak, catch up and plant I.D morning at the beautiful Wyangala Dam just outside of Cowra. We…
Read MoreBeetle Watch. Biological Control of St John’s Wort.
One of our Landcare members was lucky enough to find themselves hosting a St John’s wort beetle party last week and was kind enough to share some pictures with us. These beetles are a biological control for this weed and can be used in your weed management strategy.
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