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Managing Pests and Weeds in Yass
Plantings at the Wamboin Community Hall
Today Landcare planted shrubs (Correa glabra) around the playground at the Wamboin Community Hall, and sedges (Carex appressa) in the drain line on the northern side of the car parking area.
Election day native plant sale, 18 May 2019
Election day native plant sale, 18 May 2019
Checking for change with Jacqi Stol
Jacqui Stol talks about how landholders can measure the impact of changing their conservation, tree planting and grazing management practices. This system can be used to monitor changes in biodiversity over a period of two or three years.
May Newsletter 2019
Newsletter - Autumn 2019
PLATYPUS AND RAKALI SEARCH COMMENCES
The Goulburn Mulwaree Landcare community have invited Geoff Williams from the Australian Platypus Conservancy to come and talk about Platypus and Rakali (the Australian water-rat (Hydromys chrysogaster)) Upstairs in the conference room at Workspace 2580 from 6pm light refreshments will be provided at the end of the talk. Geoff will outline the biology and key conservation requirements of these two fascinating aquatic mammals. He’ll also provide tips on how to go about spotting them in the wild and explain how the community can become involved in an innovative new citizen science program – the Australian Platypus Monitoring Network – to keep track of platypus in local waterways.
April Newsletter, 2019
April Newsletter, 2019
Update for 2018
Committee for 2018 is Kerrie Cooke Alex Mateer Elizabeth McKay Julie Gibson Terrie Wallace Sam Ellis
Comenarra Creek Restoration Project Revisit
Bitou busting on the sand dunes Hawks Nest
Bitou busting Hawks Nest
1st Bitou Busting for this year
Working Bee
Two Fires Festival: Food Health and Healing the Land
The 2019 Two Fires Festival (2FF) will be celebrating Food Health and Healing the Land in Braidwood on Friday 5th, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th of April. This family-friendly event is an opportunity to learn about and experience native and local food, art and literature, local activism, indigenous culture and regenerative farming. Since its beginning in 2005, the Two Fires Festival celebrates the work of a vigorous artistic community, and enlivens the creative force of activism. Arts and activism blend, each feeding the potency of the other. The Festival honours and carries forward the spirit of poet Judith Wright’s twin passions, art and activism, particularly environmental and Indigenous activism.
March newsletter
Myall Koala & Environment Group
Educating the local community on the environment in Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest NSW
Ken the Koala
‘KEN the Koala’ dropped in to the caravan parks at Hawks Nest and Jimmy’s Beach to give a special talk to holiday makers and their children on the facts of life when it comes to Australia’s national treasure.
Bitou Busters 2019 Weeding Dates
Bitou Busters Hawks Nest, Tea Gardens,NSW
Funding for landholders to Save Our Superb Parrot
Landholders across the Yass Valley, Hilltops, Weddin, Cowra and Upper Lachlan are being offered the chance to be participate in the NSW Governments Saving our Species Program – to protect and enhance the habitat of the threatened Superb Parrot. The program is providing funding through Landcare and other community groups to help farmers and land managers look after hollow-bearing trees and woodland vegetation and to replant trees and shrubs for the future, which will also contribute to sustainable farming ecosystems.
John Betts Award won by Elizabeth Goodfellow from Bowning-Bookham Landcare
Elizabeth Goodfellow is the 2018-19 winner of the Yass Area Network John Betts Award. The John Betts Award which was established in 2007 in memory of local Landcare legend John Betts and recognises outstanding service to Landcare. Elizabeth is the first member from Bowning-Bookham Landcare to win this award.
Managing our farm dams to maximise livestock performance and maintain biodiversity
The ongoing hot and dry conditions are extremely challenging for our farmers, farms, livestock and biodiversity. In these times we are reminded of how important natural assets on farms are, not only for production but also for biodiversity, whether they are scattered paddock trees providing shade or shelterbelts slowing the wind and providing refuge for wildlife. These assets also includes natural water assets such as farm dams and creek lines. While water is in short supply across much of this region, it is essential that the little water we do have is managed well to maximise livestock performance and to maintain our biodiversity.
February Newsletter
A short introductory video to Dandarrga Native Nursery
Community, Landcare Nursery, Rainforest Propagation, Dorrigo Seed Savers
Linda Thane announced Bowning-Bookham Landcarer of the Year
Linda Thane is the 2018-19 Yass Area Network Landcarer of the year for the Bowning-Bookham Districts Landcare Group. Linda is a keen supporter of regenerative agriculture, innovative practices and participates in robust debates - always encouraging landholders to have a go at tree planting and to learn more about the local environment.
January Newsletter 2019
January Newsletter 2019
Newsletter - Summer
Worrying Weeds of Wamboin: Topped Lavender (Lavandula stoechas)
The first in a series. Residents of Wamboin are (or as land managers should be) aware of the listed invasive species that impact natural ecosystems and “productive” areas in our region. Land managers have a responsibility to manage the species listed on local weed listings. However, there are a growing number of other potentially invasive species that are not listed, but which have the capacity over time to become as troublesome and damaging as the officially listed species. Gearys Gap/Wamboin Landcare Group will publish occasional short articles on the rising number of these species.
2018 AGM: see 'Events'
Sutton Landcare Volunteer for 2018
At a twilight end of year celebration hosted at Jane and David Vincent’s property at least thirty members of the Sutton Landcare Group celebrated the announcement that Christine Pahlman was the groups Yass Area Network Landcarer Volunteer for 2018.
Seed for the future
The Yass Area Network of Landcare Groups won a Yass Council Community Grant to progress community networks and knowledge in the collection, cleaning, storage and sowing of local seed for the future. This grant is managed by a team of Landcare volunteers who operate native plant nurseries in Murrumbateman, Yass and Bowning-Bookham. We are now looking for properties in the Yass Region with good seed bank potential to get involved. For example we are looking for stands of the same plant eg 7-10 Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely’s redgum) preferably with accessible limbs to collect seed. In relation to wattles if a landholder has for example 10 plus Golden Wattles on their property which are seeding Kath McGuirk from Yass Area Network of Landcare Groups is keen to hear from you to discuss if ripe seed can be collected. All locally collected seed would be sown in one of the three regional Landcare nurseries. Native seed from wattles or and understory plants, Eucalyptus trees which include Box, Stringy Bark, Ribbon Gum, Gum etc native forbes or waterway rushes are example of the plant groups that local seed is being sought.
2018 Landcare Champions
The Yass Area Network Landcare awards for 2018 have commenced with the first group award presented to Jan Grubb the long standing, diligent and enthusiastic secretary of the Yass Landcare Group.
How to Grow a Forest
How to Grow a Forest
December Newsletter
December Newsletter