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Bega Valley Shire Council is holding a tree give-away at the SCPA markets in Littleton Gardens in Bega this Friday August the 4th to celebrate National Tree Day. National Tree Day is Australia’s largest community tree-planting event, with 23 million trees planted since it started 21 years ago. The trees and shrubs available at the markets are […]
The CMN is holding a workshop on Wednesday 21 June 2017 from 9.30am-1pm, at the Far South Coast Landcare Office in Auckland St Bega to teach landholders how to use NatureMapr, an easy-to-use tool for recording and identifying sightings of plants and animals on your property, your landcare site or in the wider landscape. Bring along a […]
In 2016, the Minister for the Environment announced a $5 million Threatened Species Recovery Fund to support communities to actively protect Threatened Species, leverage additional investment, and assist with delivering on the Targets and Action Areas in the Australian Government’s Threatened Species Strategy. The Recovery Fund sits within the National Landcare Programme and delivers tangible benefits for Australia’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As our dams and rivers dry up, even hardy native plants like Spiny mat rush (Lomandra longifolia) are curling up their leaves. Our local Seedbank Coordinator is witnessing unusual flowering and seed set patterns in our trees and shrubs. So, as conversations abound about what a hot, dry season we’re having, let’s take a look […]
If you’d like to learn about the animals living in Candelo Creek, local ecologist Steve Sass from Envirokey will lead a field day next Saturday, 3 December from 10.30am-1.30pm in Candelo Park next to the Bridge in Candelo. Steve will present the results of recent flora and fauna field surveys and talk about the new […]
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