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Grass identification workshop

Published 5 June 2015. Have you ever tried to identify something in your paddock and got stuck on trying to work out what a ligule, a floret or a spikelet is?...

Give your brain a good workout

Published 21 November 2014. How much do you know about our region, the environment, sustainability and plants and animals? Want to challenge your brain and test your knowledge of these topics?...

Get your hands working

Published 15 July 2016. Watershed Landcare will be at the Mudgee Small Farm Field Days this Friday and Saturday with workshops, lectures on a variety of topics and informative displays...

Field Days a success despite rain

Published 17 July 2015. The Mudgee Small Farm Field Days are over for another year, the rain as usual did grace us with a visit, but it did stay away enough for the days to progress on...

Don't put your land out to pasture

Published 28 October 2016. As the old adage goes, there's more than one way to skin a cat and, likewise, there's more than one way to improve and maintain the condition and productivity of pastures...

Discover uses for wild plants

Published 8 July 2016. People all around the world have had a long history of using local plants for food and medicine but with the ease and convenience of having everything at our fingertips at the local supermarket, are we loosing this knowledge?

Creating liquid 'petroleum' from solar energy

Published 2 October 2015. Australia’s bountiful sunshine, with predictions of plenty more on the way, make the lucky country one of the world’s sunniest, and an ideal candidate to stake a claim as one of the world’s richest oil provinces of the 21st Century...

Connecting waterways and filling the gaps

Published 12 June 2015. Watercourses are some of the most degraded areas in our landscape and on our farms. But a well managed riparian zone is an asset to any landholder, improving landscape function, productivity and increasing property values. Local native vegetation is the key...

Collect and grow native seeds

Published 23 October 2015. Collecting and growing your own native seed is relatively easy and cheap. But how do you select for viable seed, ensure successful germination and give the seedlings the best start?

Chance for farmers to have their say

Published 31 October 2014. The Australian Government released the Agricultural Competitiveness Green Paper last week and is asking everyone in agriculture to have their say on a range of new proposals and policy suggestions...

Benefits of Native Grasses

Published 19 February 2016. The first principle of horticulture is to select the right plant for its location. This principle minimises cost of establishment and ongoing maintenance...

Autumn Garden Fair

Published 18 March 2016. Gardeners will find plenty of inspiration at an autumn garden festival in Kandos and Rylstone...

Aussie Backyard Bird Count

Published 16 October 2015. Spring is the season when birds are most lively and visible and getting involved in the Aussie Backyard Bird Count is a great way to learn more about the feathered inhabitants of your neighbourhood...

600 students turning green

Published 5 August 2016. In 2016, not only will 1 September signify the beginning of spring, but it is also the date of Watershed Landcare’s 8th Annual Green Day...

Over 80 students, over 150 plants.

On Friday, Wahroonga Waterways Landcare hosted its first ever Planet Ark National Tree Day event. 81 students from Wahroonga Adventist School and Abbotsleigh Junior School helped us plant over 150 native saplings to regenerate a riparian corridor passing through endangered Sydney Blue Gum High Forest.