A one stop shop information day for landholders to learn about priority environmental issues relevant to the farm and lifestyle block, and some practical options and incentives for management. Attend individual workshop sessions or all three.
Free Seminar on Biobanking for Landholders It sounds too good to be true, but landholders in NSW are already making the most of opportunities in evolving natural resource policies – and in some cases generating significant supplementary incomes from their land.
Bredbo Community AGM & spring walk down to Two Rivers Wattle Park Drive & BBQ
Phil McGrath from SE LLS explains how canid pest injectors can be used to help control foxes.
Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare and Carwoola Landcare are hosting a workshop run by Earth Integral on low-cost solutions for small scale erosion problems on your property. This is a free activity open to all interested landholders, however spaces are limited.
An information day for landholders concerned with the management of feral species in their region. South East Local Land Services Senior Biosecurity Officer, Phil McGrath, will tackle two current concerns for Burra residents, feral pig control and weed management within travelling stock reserves.
Scottsdale Reserve is a 1,328-hectare nature reserve between the Monaro Highway and the Murrumbidgee River, about 24 km south of Michelago village. Bush Heritage Australia bought the former sheep property in 2006 and now manages it. It is part of the Kosciuszko to Coast (K2C) project that aims to connect remnant habitat from Namadgi National Park in the west to the coastal ranges in the east. Manager Phil Palmer will be showing Landcarers and anyone else interested around the reserve.
Are you intrigued by the role of pollinators in food systems? Concerned about global decline of bees? Interested in learning about native pollinators? If you answered yes, join us on Friday the 28th of July (Queanbeyan) or Sunday 30th of July (Michelago) for a day all about bees.
Michelago and Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare invite all interested landholders to attend our Rabbit Biocontrol Information Session. Tarnya Cox and Peter West of Invasive Species CRC will explain the new RCDV-K5 virus and the role of Rabbitscan in community based rabbit mapping.
On Friday 12th the UMLC will host Damon Oliver (OEH) for a discussion session on the Saving our Species Programme, with special emphasis on the Saving our Scarlet Robin Project. The Upper Murrumbidgee is an important area for the Scarlet Robin and several areas within our catchment are target areas for the robin project. Come along and hear about the Scarlet Robin project what opportunities are available for landholders.
Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Committee (UMLC) would like to invite all Landcare members to attend the Annual General Meeting and Christmas dinner on Tuesday 6th December.