Projects
Murrumbateman Landcare Group runs a community nursery where financial members can obtain native plants for their property or garden, for free. The plants grown are local species and most have been selected for resilience to climate change. The nursery is staffed by volunteers and is not a commercial concern. Members are invited to volunteer at the nursery – a great opportunity for socialising and learning.
In October 2019, a new community project was formed with the aim of protecting and enhancing a 4.4ha plot of crown reserve land in the centre of Murrumbateman village. The land contains a critically endangered ecological community of box gum woodland and derived native grassland. It is a rich habitat for the critically endangered golden sun moth and superb parrot. In 2019, MLG obtained a Community Environment Project Funding grant to rehabilitate the plot. In 2021, MLG received a Crown Reserves Improvement Fund grant for fencing and access points.
During 2019 to 2021, Murrumbateman Landcare Group undertook an enhancement project to do an ecological survey of the conservation areas, install new informative signage, plant tube-stock native species and re-seed specific areas with native grass seed. The project will inform a new management plan to update the current interim plan of 2006. The project was funded by a Yass Valley Council Community Grant and Murrumbateman Progress Association, with in-kind contributions from MLG.
This project is a collaboration of Landcare groups within the Yass Valley. The goal is to help indigenous plant species persist under climate change by increasing local genetic diversity. See the Climate change in our region link on this page for more information.
Indian Myna bird traps and instructions are available to financial members. Trail cameras and instructions are available to financial members. Books are available to financial members (see MLG library category on this site for details).
During the year, MLG hosts talks from experts and field trips. These are generally monthly. MLG also undertakes research, for example, a major project on bushfire landscaping in 2023 produced flammability ratings for a number of native and exotic plant species. See separate link on this page. This website contains a large repository of information on Landcare topics, see the Resources, Downloadable publications, Useful apps and websites and MLG Library links on this page.
Landcare Linkages for Biodiversity in the Murrumbateman region was a major project, funded through three Commonwealth government grants. Murrumbateman Landcare Group worked with Greening Australia to link existing vegetation remnants to form a bush corridor from Picaree Hill (a large wooded area between Murrumbateman and Gundaroo) and the Mundoonen ranges, east of Yass. Under the project, many local landholders have received assistance to revegetate their properties. While the project formally finished in mid 2017, the Landcare Group has facilitated similar work on suitable properties.