What’s in a Woodlot?

What’s in a Woodlot?

With firewood season already upon us, Jackie Miles explains how she and Max Campbell established a woodlot on their property in Brogo to meet their own firewood needs. (Note: Originally published in the CMN Newsletter, Autumn 2013 and reprinted here in the lead up to the CMN Woodlot Field Day in Tantawangalo on Friday 5 May 2017). Our […]

Traditional Burning Workshop

Traditional Burning Workshop

You are invited to join Rod Mason, respected Ngarigo land manager, at ‘Severn Park’ Bobundara to learn about traditional indigenous burning and its role in managing for a healthy landscape. When: Tuesday 2 May 2017, 10am-4pm Where: Severn Park, 579 Black Range Rd, Bobundara (approximately 2 hours drive from Bega, near Dalgety). Cost: Free with […]

Woodlot Field Day – planning for future firewood & timber needs

Woodlot Field Day – planning for future firewood & timber needs

If you’d like to plan how to meet your future timber and firewood needs without negative impacts on our forests and grassy woodlands, or if you’ve already embarked on this process and have experiences to share, join us for a CMN field day on Friday 5 May, 9.30am – 1pm in Tantawangalo with landholder John Coman. John […]

Koala Habitat Recovery Day at the Crossing

Koala Habitat Recovery Day at the Crossing

On Wednesday 3 May from 10am to 3pm the Office of Environment and Heritage is organising a day focussed on koala habitat recovery on the Far South Coast of NSW. Head along to the Crossing Land Education Camp in Bermagui for a fun day of making of seed balls containing locally endemic species of koala feed tress and the preparation […]

Southeast Harvest Festival in Moruya

Southeast Harvest Festival in Moruya

If you’re interested in learning more about Australian native produce, how to grow it and how to use it, head along to the Southeast Harvest Festival on Saturday 1 April in Moruya. The theme this year is First Farmers to Future Harvests – bringing together local knowledge holders in Aboriginal and contemporary food production and harvest. Keynote speakers […]

Australia State of the Environment 2016 Report

Australia State of the Environment 2016 Report

Every five years the federal government presents a State of the Environment report, prepared by a group of independent experts, and the 2016 report has just been released. The report predicts that population growth and economic development will be the main drivers of environmental problems such as land-use change, habitat destruction, invasive species, and climate […]

Regional Strategic Weed Management Plan

Regional Strategic Weed Management Plan

South East Local Land Services has released its draft Regional Strategic Weed Management Plan for public consultation until 8 March 2017. The primary outcome of the weed reform process will be the integration of weed management efforts across the State. For the first time in NSW, there will be a set of agreed priorities and […]

Rabbits and their impact on native flora and fauna

Rabbits and their impact on native flora and fauna

Rabbit control programs often focus on the significant threat that rabbits pose to agriculture, primarily through competition for pasture and erosion impacts. However, rabbits also have a big impact on native flora and fauna, with 304 species affected, including 24 critically endangered species such as the Pygmy possum, the Orange bellied parrot and the Ballerina […]