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Learn to identify local birds and some of the most common butterflies and moths on the Far South Coast. Find out about their role in pollination and in maintaining a balanced ecosystem and what you can do on your property to support and encourage them. When: Friday 25 November, 9.15am-1.00pm Where: Tanja Hall followed by a field walk […]
This year’s Community Bioblitz is on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 November from 6am ‘til late at the Four Winds site at Barragga Bay, south of Bermagui. Four Winds in partnership with the Atlas of Life, is proud to announce a collaborative and unique event over two fun-filled days of music, nature and shared creativity. Everyone […]
A Hotspots workshop is planned for landholders and residents in coastal forests in the Nutleys, Baragoot, Cuttagee, Bunga, Murrah, Wapengo and Tanja areas on Saturday 15 October, 9am – 4.30pm at the Windsong Pavilion, Four Winds. The Hotspots Fire Project enables landholders and public land managers to work together to reduce bush fire risk across […]
Learn the skills and information you need to identify a range of common plants in this region. After lunch, try out your skills on a guided field walk in Bournda National Park. When: Thursday 13 October, 9.30am-3.30pm Where: Bournda Environmental Education Centre Botanist, Paul McPherson and Seedbank Coordinator, Karen Walker will use some of the most […]
Bruce Pascoe will be the guest speaker at the Far South Coast Landcare Association’s Annual General Meeting this year to be held on 13 October from 5.30pm at the Landcare Office at 71 Auckland St Bega. Bruce is a Bunurong man and a member of the Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative of southern Victoria. His books include Dark Emu, […]
Two upcoming Native Grasses workshops will be held in Cooma and Braidwood this September, to help participants make informed decisions about sowing and managing native grasses. Guest speaker is Dr Ian Chivers (Native Seeds Pty Ltd, Victoria), co-author of Australian Native Grasses: Key species and their uses, 4th edition. (First 20 people to register for […]
A free Windbreak Design Workshop is being held at The Crossing Land Education Centre in Bermagui on Friday 9 September from 10am-4pm, led by Dean Turner (the Crossing), John Champage (SCPA) and Chris Post (Far South Coast Landcare). The day includes information on windbreak design to reduce impacts from wind and fire as well as to provide essential […]
Woodland Flora, a Field Guide for the Southern Tablelands (NSW and ACT), was published in 2015 and is an easy to use field guide for woodland ecosystems. Written by Sarah Sharp, Rainer Rehwinkel, Dave Mallinson and David Eddy, it covers 440 species found in woodlands in the Southern Tablelands. Many of these species also occur […]
If you’re a landholder with half a hectare or more of native vegetation and would like to conserve your property’s special features, but don’t want to sign a legal agreement, you may want to consider joining the Land for Wildlife Scheme. Land for Wildlife is a voluntary property registration scheme for landholders who wish to manage areas […]
The days are getting shorter and cooler, but there are still delights to look out for in the bush, including flowers and seed that you can use to propagate your own plants. Right now you may notice the first of the wattles flowering, Acacia terminalis (Sunshine wattle) with lemon yellow flower heads on sparse bushes about […]
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