Published 25 March 2016. Mudgee will once again bring together sustainable farming and seed saving enthusiasts for a weekend of learning and sharing of knowledge and skills...
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Catchment Corner - Watershed Landcare's weekly newspaper column which appears in the Mudgee Guardian each Friday
Published 10 October 2014. In order to produce an edible harvest gardeners encounter a host of challenges; weeds, pests, heat waves and frosts, to name just a few...
Published 20 May 2016. Next weekend Mudgee will once again provide a venue for collaboration between people passionate about seeds, sustainability and the future of food production, from our region and beyond.
Published 21 August 2015. Once covering vast tracts of south eastern Australia, Box Gum Grassy Woodlands are now rare, with less than 0.5% of the woodlands remaining in their original condition...
Published 29 April 2016. Watershed Landcare will be hosting a Farm Walk on Saturday 28 May at Eastwood, Rylstone, the property of Bruce and Sonia Christie...
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...
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...
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?...
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?...
Published 17 June 2016. Earlier this month, a dozen local graziers toured a range of properties in the Central West to gain an insight into various production systems...
Published 9 September 2016. Despite an extremely wet start to spring the weather turned it on last Thursday at the Mudgee Showground, just in time for Green Day!
Published 29 January 2016. Mid-Western Regional Council recognised excellence in our community at the 2016 Australia Day Awards ceremony. Watershed Landcare was commended for it's annual Environmental Expo, Green Day, winning the Environment award category...
Published 7 August 2015. The 68th General Assembly of the United Nations declared 2015 the International Year of Soils. People all around the world are thinking and acting on the importance of soils, and for this reason Green Day 2015 has this theme...
Published 23 September 2016. As part of the Digging deeper into Watershed Soils project, Watershed Landcare have invited Robert Freebairn to be our special guest speaker at a Field Day on pasture establishment and management...
Published 2 September 2016. Water is unlikely to be the limiting factor for growth this spring. But have you thought about what's going on in your soil to get the most out of all the rain we've had?
Published 4 December 2015. Researchers from the University of Wollongong are interested in the occurrence of the Spotted-tailed Quoll in New South Wales...
Published 4 March 2016. A reduced erosion risk, longer retention of soil moisture and improved livestock productivity are all valuable assets to landholders. Watershed Landcare has an opportunity for landholders in our region to enhance these features on the land they manage by providing financial assistance to conduct on-ground works. And it all starts with farm waterways...
Published 5 February 2016. Vehicle strikes, pigs, wild dogs and predation of young birds by foxes have all contributed to the decline of the Coastal Emu population on the NSW North Coast. But a conservation project is seeking to avoid the extinction, which on current trends is fast approaching, and you can help...
Published 13 March 2015. Do you know anyone who is doing something great for the environment?...
Published 12 August 2016. The Landholder Rehabilitation grants program is a joint initiative between Mid-Western Regional Council and Watershed Landcare and seeks to support property owners to implement on ground works which aim to improve our local river systems and properties within Mid-Western Regional area.