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Invasive Species Council Webinar: Feral Deer

In NSW while the damage done by deer was formally recognised in 2004, deer were still protected for hunting until September 2019. I joined a webinar with the Invasive Species Council to find out more.

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Letting 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.

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Packed With Pollinators – Canowindra’s Flying Fox Camp

The trees surrounding Canowindra’s swing bridge on the banks of the Bleubula river and currently teeming with Grey Headed Flying Foxes – it really is quite a feast for the senses. This dramatic swelling in numbers is temporary, caused by…

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Submission 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.

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Checking 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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Responding to Cowra’s Flying Fox Camp 2026 Heat Stress Event

January 2026 saw the Cowra Flying Fox Camp hit with a heat stress event. Thankfully our bats faired relatively well this time but if we don’t work on a coordinated emergency response plan, that may not be the case in the future. Here’s what happened and what we learned through being part of the process

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Eucalyptus 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.

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An Evening with the Australasian Bat Society

Sandra explained how bats grow forests while we sleep by carrying seeds far and wide before pooping them out where some germinate and become new forests. She explained her work as a bat carer, talked about bat biology, habits and their personalities, dispelling all prior notions we held of these being dirty, evil creatures – they are actually very cute, intelligent and personable!

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Join us for the 2025 Canowindra Carp Muster this July!

Mid Lachlan Landcare will be joining the Canowindra Connections Centre & Oz Fish for a fabulous day at the Belubula River. Carp cause so much damage to our waterways, muddying up the water for our native fish & competing for food and habitat.

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Trees for Birds – Cowra Woodland Birds Spring Forest + Glossy’s planting dates for June-July

We’ve five bird-focused tree planting dates to share with you, spanning from 21st June to 19th July. Two dates with the team at Cowra Woodland Birds and three for our Glossy Black Cockatoo Project. Come and join us!

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