Come along to the Coastal Habitats Forum and Field Visit in Bermagui on Tuesday 16th March 2021 from 4.30pm – 7.30pm by booking with Ali Rodway on info@fsccmn.com or calling 0417 246 896.
Coastal Habitats Forum in Bermagui – Tuesday 16 March 2021
Supporting Woodland Birds
In his article “Bush for Birds, Everyone Can Help”, Andy Taylor from Local Land Services looks at the plight of our small woodland birds, many of which have become threatened with extinction and offers a range of things we can do to help these amazing and precious birds to survive and flourish on farms and in […]
Aboriginal Cultural Burning News
‘djamanj djamaga ganj’ ‘djamanj djamaga ganj’ is a series of free webinars on Aboriginal Cultural Burning and Wild Fire recovery, delivered by Ulladulla Local Aboriginal Land Council, Treading Lightly Inc and the National Indigenous Fire Network and supported by South East Local Land Services. They will be hosting a series of events each Wednesday night from this […]
Saltmarsh Rehabilitation at Bermagui Country Club
South East Local Land Services and Bermagui Country Club, with support from the ‘Climate Proofing Coastal Saltmarsh’ project, have installed signs on Bermagui golf course to educate players and the community about the importance of maintaining healthy coastal saltmarsh habitats. This project is supported by South East Local Land Services, through funding from the Australian […]
Ten Ways to Improve the Natural Assets on a Farm
Sustainable Farms have developed a new booklet to help support land managers improve the natural assets on their farms. There is some great content in there on protecting paddock trees, looking after rivers, creeks and wetlands, improving farm dams, protecting native pastures and more. See the booklet here. Visit the Sustainable Farms website to see a range of other […]
Aussie Backyard Bird Count 2020
The 2020 Aussie Backyard Bird Count will be held from Monday 19 – Sunday 25 October. This is one of Australia’s biggest annual citizen science events, with more than 88,000 people participating last year and nearly 3.4 million birds counted. It’s a great way to connect with the birds in your area and to contribute to BirdLife Australia’s knowledge of Australian […]
Bemboka River Reserve Field Day – 23 October
It’s three years since the CMN visited Bemboka River Reserve, one of the best remnants of endangered Lowland Grassy Woodland in the Bega Valley. So we’d like to return this Spring on Friday 23 October from 9.30am-12.30pm for a field day with botanist Jackie Miles. You’re invited to come and see what’s flowering, identify the plants that make up […]
Xanthorrhoea Flowering After Fires
Over the weekend, local residents visited these beautiful Xanthorrhoea or Grass Trees which are in flower now in the forest in Wandella, burnt in the recent summer fires. Xanthorrhoea are often very long-lived; some are estimated to be 350-450 years old. Studies of species that develop tall trunks indicate that increase in trunk height is mostly […]
National Threatened Species Day
National Threatened Species Day on 7 September is our annual reminder to spotlight native plants, animals and ecosystems that are under threat, reflect on how we can protect them in the future and remember the plants and animals we’ve lost to the extinction crisis. Have a look at the NSW Government’s latest Saving Our Species newsletter published today which […]
Steps for a Successful Planting Project
Recent winter rains have provided good soil moisture levels and full dams, ideal for planting this spring. If you’re feeling inspired to undertake a larger scale planting project on your property, planning ahead and giving yourself plenty of time to prepare your site will make your job easier and increase the health, survival and growth rates of […]
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