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Farmers in our region have an opportunity to learn from the experts how to effectively manage the risks, and reap the rewards, posed by increasing temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and higher frequency severe weather events. The Risks and Rewards of Farming in a Changing Climate conference, hosted by Farmers for Climate Action, will be held […]
Last weekend 1000 volunteers ventured out across NSW and Victoria in search of the critically endangered Regent Honeyeater. The survey, coordinated by BirdLife Australia’s Woodland Birds for Biodiversity team, is one of two annual targeted survey periods which rely on volunteer efforts to monitor priority locations. With an estimated wild population of only 350 mature […]
Central Tablelands LLS have launched incentive funding for two projects to improve landscape health and habitat values focusing on restoring the extent and quality of native vegetation. Private landholders within priority areas within the Central Tablelands region are invited to apply. The Healthy Landscapes project, funded through Catchment Action NSW, provides incentives to assist private […]
The koala is one of our most iconic native animals. They are known to be quite fussy eaters, but did you know that the two or three primary species they prefer for food vary across their range? Koalas feed almost exclusively on eucalyptus leaves, consuming about half a kilogram per day. A recent review has […]
The Mudgee Small Farm Field Days are on this Friday and Saturday at the Australian Rural Education Centre (AREC) Ulan Rd, Mudgee. The Field Days aim to promote innovation and information on farming, particularly for small acreages, with demonstrations, workshops, livestock exhibits and thousands of products on display. This is a unique opportunity to talk […]
The Mudgee Small Farm Field Days are on again on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 July at the Australian Rural Education Centre (AREC). The Field Days aim to promote innovation and information on farming, particularly for small acreages, with demonstrations, workshops, livestock exhibits and thousands of products on display. This is a unique opportunity to […]
Although among the most widely distributed organisms on the planet, most fungi are inconspicuous because of their microscopic size and subterranean lifestyles. Often we are unaware of their existence beneath our feet until their fruiting bodies, mushrooms, emerge. The fungus kingdom encompasses an enormous diversity of taxa with varied ecologies. A characteristic that places fungi […]
The days are short and there’s frost on the ground which means that the Mudgee Small Farm Field Days must be just around the corner. Watershed Landcare have been busy organising our lecture series for this year’s event and the program will feature a great line up of speakers on a variety of topics. Are […]
Are you aware of an individual or group that should be recognised for their contribution to caring for our country? We encourage you to please nominate them for one of the award categories in this year’s NSW Landcare Awards. The 2019 NSW Landcare & Local Land Services Conference will be held from the 22-24th October […]
The ideal time to control most weeds is when they are actively growing. This is usually in the warmer months. There are a few that can be controlled at any time of the year. Two of those significant to this area are Serrated Tussock (Nassella trichotoma) and Cineraria (Cineraria lyratiformis). Both species are, unfortunately, common, […]
