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FREE bee keeping and Landcare Skills courses in Central Tablelands
Central Tablelands Landcare opens new revegetation programs
Central Tablelands Landcare has secured funding from the NSW Environmental Trust and the Central Tablelands LLS to be able to offer landholders a unique opportunity to plant paddock trees and small clusters of trees to better build better links between existing vegetation on their property.
Welcome!
This group has been set up as part of the pilot study into landholder collaboration funded by the NSW Environmental Trust. For more information, please contact Alex Baumber alex.baumber@uts.edu.au
New Committee for 2015
Bushcare's Major Day Out Prize Draw
Is your bushcare group short of funds? Would a $50 or $100 gift voucher for morning teas, tools or hire equipment be useful? Many groups last year said that these vouchers were indeed very welcome, so there will be a prize draw again on 1 July in 2015. All you have to do is to register your Bushcare’s Major Day Out event before 30 June.
BVL's Monthly Newsletter
Brunswick Valley Landcare produces a monthly newsletter.
Field Trip
Colin Seis's property 'Winona'
Superb Parrot Walk - Black Range Road, South Bowning - September 25th 2016.
Greening Australia and the Bowning, Bookham and Districts Landcare Group bird identification walk on September 25th 2016 at Black Range Road South Bowning.
Autumn plantings 2017
Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife Grant provides trees for Boatharbour.
Whale watching path
Whale watching path complete
BINGMAN LANDCARE AGM
Sunday. 14th September at 10.00 am at Lue Public School.
Funding available for local community projects in the Abercrombie Catchment
The Great Eastern Ranges Initiative is offering $100,000 of funding for community groups who want to get involved in protecting and restoring natural connections in priority areas of the Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala (K2W) Link – a GER partnership that is working to relink the landscape for wildlife between the Greater Blue Mountains and Wyangala Dam.
Funding for landholders to reconnect the Kanangra Boyd to Wyangala Link for native wildlife
Landholders in the Abercrombie river catchment are being offered a second chance to be part of one of the largest wildlife corridor projects in Australia. The Great Eastern Ranges Initiative has announced a call for expressions of interest from individuals and community groups who are interested in proposing habitat restoration projects. Funding is being made available for grants valued at $5,000-30,000 in the Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala Link landscape corridor.
FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT:
Funding is now available for Landcare and other community groups in the Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala Link! Apply now for grants of $5,000-$30,000 to support the following activities within identified priority areas: Protecting landscape connectivity Managing threats to new and existing mechanisms Restoring connectivity through revegetation Managing invasive animal threats to connectivity and threatened species Managing priority weed outbreaks Expressions of Interest close on Tuesday 14 April 2015.
Environmental Trust Grant continues to assist Big Scrub Landcare improve habitats for threatened species
Rehabiliation across a number of important Big Scrub rainforest remnants has been undertaken as a result of funding from the NSW Environment Trust Restoration and Rehabilitation Program. This is the Big Scrub Landcare’s 10th Trust funded project; Rehabilitating Critically Endangered Lowland Subtropical Rainforest. Alcheringa, located approximately 5km north Alstonville, is one of the remnants that has benefited from this program. There are historic records of the Spotted Tail Quoll, also known as the Tiger Quoll, (Dasyurus maculates) occuring within a 2 km radius of the Alcheringa remnant. The Spotted Tail Quoll is mostly nocturnal and is about the size of a domestic cat, with irregular white spots on its back and tail, and a pale belly. It is the second largest of the worlds surviving carnivorous marsupials Spotted-tailed quolls inhabit rainforest, eucalyptus forest, creek and river forest habitats but will also venture into adjoining woodlands and open pasture land in search of food. They are classified as vulnerable in NSW and are endangered nationally. Once common across south eastern Australia, since European settlement quoll numbers have declined due to habitat loss and modification across the land, introduced predators such as foxes, deliberate poisoning and shooting and trapping, primarily in response to chicken predation and roadkill. More than 40 flora species and more than 30 fauna species listed as threatened under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act occur in Big Scrub remnants. When weeds take over our remaining rainforest the habitat for native animals and plants is degraded. Protecting Big Scrub remnants from threats such as weed invasion, assists in the protection and potential recovery of species like the Spotted Tail Quoll. Alcheringa Landowners Roger and Lora Child work regularly alongside bush regenerators on site controlling weeds. Dan Cox, the EnviTE Environment Co-ordinator for Richmond said “ it is enthusiatic landowners like Roger and Lora who dedicate time and energy to the rehabilitation of their remant and are committed to maintenance of these areas in the future that contribute to the success of this project” For more information about Big Scrub Landcare go to; https://www.bigscrubrainforest.org.au To find out more about the Spotted tail Quoll you can check the Office of Environment and Heritage “Saving our Species” website. The Nature Conservation Trust is currently running a campaign “Who is Quentin” to raise awareness about and protect the habitat of Spotted Tail Quolls. http://nct.org.au/nature-conservation/wildlife/endangered-animals/spotted-tail-quoll.html
#66 December 2016: Landcare in Early Settlement
Landcare in Early Settlement:
#67 February 2017 Fig Trees in the Illawarra
Fig Trees in the Illawarra
Landcare volunteers rescue plants in path of upgrade
Volunteers rescue plants in path of upgrade By ROBERT CRAWFORD March 10, 2015, 5:19 p.m. South Coast Register
Berry Landcare celebrates World Environment Day 2017
World Environment Day 2017: Berry Landcare participated in the celebration and launch of Boomerang Bags Berry by setting up a stall in Broughton Mall, Berry, at the launch, with posters and handouts and give-away pots and tube-stock of locally indigenous rain-forest species. The Boomerang Bags initiative will reduce the use of plastic bags in Berry and are made by local volunteers from recycled material.
Berry Landcare wins Kiama Electorate Community Recognition Award 2016
Berry Landcare was presented with the Winner's Award as 2016 Conservation Champion by Gareth Ward MP, Member for Kiama and Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast at a ceremony in Kiama on 27 October 2016
Planting Trees in memory of Landcare Heroes and Sowing Seeds for Intrepid Landcare:
Memorial tree planting in Berry recognises the role played by Phillip Toyne and Rick Farley in the Landcare movement: Planting Trees and Sowing Seeds:
BVSC grant success
Bega Valley Shire Council has given BDC a grant to purchase plants, guards and stakes for our work at Cuttagee Point for 2016/17. The grant is being administered by FSCLA, which we appreciate - thank you.
MEDIA RELEASE from Gareth Ward MLA Kiama, re NSW Envrionmental Trust "Bush Connect" Grant
The Honourable Gareth Ward, member for Kiama ( also a member of the 'NSW Parliament Friends of Landcare') presented the award for a NSW Environmental Trust 'Bush Connect' Grant of $500,000 to members of Berry Landcare, the CEO of the NSW National Parks Association, a key partner in the project and other partners on Friday, 18th December, in a forest setting within the Berry Corridor.
Dr Karl heads Landcare and Local Land Services Conference!
Renowned science communicator Dr Karl Kruszelnicki will be the keynote speaker at the 2017 NSW Landcare and Local Land Services Conference in Albury.
END OF FINANCIAL YEAR BARGAIN TICKETS $495
Available now! Early bird tickets for the 2017 NSW Landcare and Local Land Services conference, Albury 25-27 October 2017
Day Out for Fabulous Rural Women
GLENRAC will host Rural Womens Day Event
2015 AGM
2015: another successful year for the Gearys Gap/Wamboin Landcare Group
First Spring Native Plant Sale this Saturday!
The Gearys Gap/Wamboin Landcare Group will have a trailer-load of native plants, propagated in Wamboin and suitable for this area, for sale at the Wamboin Home Produce Market on Saturday 17th, 9am to noon at the Wamboin Community Hall, 112 Bingley Way, Wamboin. Come early to get the pick of the bunch!
2016 AGM
Another successful year for the Gearys Gap/Wamboin Landcare Group.
Monga National Park BBQ and Walk to celebrate 30 years of FMR inc
Following on from last minutes the BBQ in Monga National Park to celebrate our 30yr anniversary will be on Saturday 13th August. Arriving 11.30am at the Mongalowe River Picnic Area for BBQ - and after that a walk in the forest of your choice. There is a Waratah Walk which of course will not be showing any flowers at this point and/or the walk to Penance Grove. All are very easy walking. For those who may like, bring your push bike and perhaps we can ride to the source of the Mongarlowe River. That too is along the road following the river (generally) - We will be bringing some sausages, bread and a sparkling or two but please bring other food to suit. Attached find map to help you get there. Remember it is winter and the park has a lot of tall shading trees, so rug up. If we are lucky we may see a lyrebird or two. If it is really bad weather ….please rsvp by the Friday 12th in case we need to change the venue
Putta Bucca Photo Competition a Huge Success!
The Friends of Putta Bucca Wetlands Inaugural Photography Competition and Logo Competition awards evening was held on Wednesday 16th September 2015.
Fish Netting Monitoring Mazquarie Perch
March 19 and 20 at Riverlee lower Mongarlowe river. Contact Di Bott if you will be joining Mark and Jo and Neil for this overnight netting and camping activity