Friends of the Earth have published an extensive recount of the two-day Snow Gum Summit held at Jindabyne in March which was attended by an extensive range of people all working to respond to changing ecosystems. Long standing USLN member, Margaret Mackinnon gave a great presentation on USLNs work across the Monaro in response to E.Viminalis dieback. Have a read on their website for an overview of the many inspiring, confronting and fascinating presentations from the summit Snow Gum Summit 2026: The Next Ascent – Friends of the Earth Melbourne
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Is carbon farming possible on your property? Join us in collaboration with Landcare Australia for an in depth workshop on the process of deciding if carbon is a viable commodity for your farm business. Full details HERE
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Erosion repair techniques using small farm machinery – plus see results from Sunnyside Cam Wilson of Earth Integral will present this workshop. In February 2016 Cam Wilson engaged many landholders in a hands-on workshop designed to show landholders how to repair smaller scale landscape erosion using low cost materials. The work was all carried out by hand, using mostly materials from around the farm, and was designed to stop active erosion, kickstart natural repair processes in gullies and begin the rehydration of the surrounding landscape. This year we intend to run a follow up workshop which will look at techniques which can be utilised with small machines of the capability typically available on many farms. As an added feature we will be revisiting the work performed more than 12 months earlier to witness and discuss results. Cost: Free of Charge Please Bring: A Picnic Lunch, Hat, Water, Sunscreen Provided: Morning Tea will be provided Date: Sunday, 28th May […]
We welcome back Rod Mason and thank him for agreeing to continue to impart his deep and invaluable cultural land management knowledge so generously. Thanks also to the Massy family for allowing us to learn from Rod’s cool burning techniques on their beautiful ecological working farm once more. brasil-libido.com Here are some photos from our successful 2016 Cool Burn Workshop.
Cooma Monaro Carp Comp 13th Nov– 13th Dec 2015 Presentation & Sausage sizzle: 13th Dec , Alpine Hotel, 3pm Catch carp and take them out before they breed this summer! Help us pin-point carp hotspots Win prizes for largest carp caught! Registrations are available from the Alpine Hotel (Cooma) and Snowy Mountains Gourmet Foods (Bredbo). Late regos accepted as long as places are still up for grabs. Entry: $10 fishing club members* $5 children (13 & under) $15 non club members Places are limited (100 only). Each entrant/family receives a free fishing diary and brag mat. Anglers must be registered before starting to fish. beit-mirkahat.com For information & registrations visit the website @ http://upperbidgeereach.org.au/cmcarpcomp Cooma Monaro Carp Comp 2015 flier PLEASE NOTE – if anyone catches a tagged carp in the upper Murrumbidgee (they have a long thin yellow tag near their dorsal fin), we are asking people to RELEASE the fish unharmed. […]
You are invited to attend these free 2 day workshops sponsored by South East LLS as part of the national Soils Skills Competition. These workshops will provide you with practical tools and soil kits to measure key soil attributes. You will practice key skills in assessing paddocks using on-farm assessment techniques and through soil testing. The workshops will help you make informed farm management decisions to achieve positive outcomes for soil health & farm profitability. Presenter: David Hardwick, agricultural ecologist, Soil Land Food. Day One: Learn how to understand and assess the soil ecosystem in a paddock and use various indicators to objectively determine soil health in the paddock, and get hands-on by carrying out basic soil health assessment and monitoring activities. Take home a free soil kit! Day Two: Learn how to interpret a comprehensive soil test and identify any soil restraints that may have an impact on your farms […]
Landcare Dinner – Tree Planting to Improve Farm Productivity We were thrilled with the turnout at our biennial Landcare dinner last month. A great opportunity to get together with Landcarers across the Monaro and listen to Michael Platts informative talk about establishing farm trees and the difference they have made to his own operation. Michael reinforced the motto “preparation, preparation, preparation” explaining that success is so dependent on ripping, moisture retention and weed control. With good planning, preparation and management, establishment of farm trees is so much more successful with almost no need for supplementary watering (depending on conditions). stran Michael told us of the journey he and Annie have taken starting the native tree nursery and of implementing rotational grazing. Their tree lanes and tree plantings have greatly assisted with the transition to rotational grazing and stock management. As usual the Anglican Ladies provided us with a delicious dinner and […]
Did you know that August is a great time to see Platypus in the Cooma Monaro Region? Platypus can be found throughout the Murrumbidgee and Numeralla Rivers and even in the Cooma Creek! Cooma Waterwatch are doing Platypus Monitoring Surveys throughout August and you can be part of it and find out more about this marvellous monotreme!!! stran When: 8am Sat 15 Aug – Scottsdale Reserve 8am Sun 23 Aug – Cooma Pumping Station 8am Sat 29 Aug – Cooma Creek 8am Sun 30 Aug – Cooma Pumping Station 8am Sat 5 Sept – Cooma Creek 8am Sun 6 Sept – Numeralla River 8am Sun 13 Sept – Numeralla River For details & to book a spot contact Cooma Waterwatch on 0429 778633 or email [email protected].
Wednesday 13th May Upper Snowy Landcare is pleased to be a major sponsor of the 2015 Dalgety Womens Day. The event aims to bring together and celebrate rural women, with a mix of engaging speakers, entertainment, great food, activities and stalls. Tickets $15 will be on sale in mid-April. Attendees are invited to BYO lunch but morning tea will be provided. magyargenerikus.com Detailed information will be available at the end of March.
What a fantastic day! Full report is on the way – but here’s some photos of what was a brilliant day on Monday 23rd March. Get a better understanding of research in grazing and fire management in the local sub-alpine areas. Both bushland and grassland sites will be visited. Guest speakers include: Barry Aitchison – RFS Professor Mark Adams & Lachlan Ingram – University of Sydney Vik Jurskis – dieback expert Vehicle numbers are limited so the group will car pool on departure. Meet at: Rocky Plain fire shed – 9:00am or Eucumbene dam wall – 9:30am. Bring along a chair, water, hat & sunscreen. Morning tea & lunch will be provided. RSVPs to: [email protected]
Field Days – Bredbo, Cooma & Dalgety River paddocks can be the most productive area of your farm for grazing hay or cropping, and they are also important for biodiversity and for filtering runoff into rivers & creeks. How these areas are managed can help ensure you get the most out of your river paddock for production, biodiversity and water quality. We will cover: Maximising ground cover Managing nutrients Effective floodplain cropping Smart weed management Promoting healthy riparian zones Supporting bidiversity Maximising livestock health Preventing soil erosion Held on: Monday 23rd February – Cooma area Tuesday 24th February – Bredbo area Saturday 28th February – Dalgety area From 10am-1pm followed by a BBQ lunch. Field day directions will be provided upon RSVP. RSVP to South East LLS on 6452 1455 or email [email protected]. The river paddock field day (1)
Late last year we had another school visit with the Stage One kids at Cooma North Primary School. It was a great success – with the kids learning all about river health & platypuses. Bill our platypus was a big hit and the kids enjoyed sharing stories of their own encounters with platypuses. slovenska-lekaren.com We look forward to our next school visit… coming soon!
Title: African Lovegrass ID Workshop Location: Dog Kennel TSR – Bobundara Description: Identifying young African Lovegrass can be difficult – come along to this workshop held by MacLaughlin River Landcare to look at the plant in its youngest stages. Presented by Luke Pope of South East LLS RSVPs to [email protected]. Start Time: 10am Date: Tuesday 3 March 2015 End Time: Midday
Grazing Management Workshop Flyer Dick Richardson Are you keen to improve your grazing management skills? Are soil health & biodiversity desired outcomes for your farm? Is a lower input system more suited to your budget? Do you want to create a resilient farming system schweiz-libido.com? How we can increase profitability of sheep & cattle enterprises by running a lower cost business? Learn new grazing management tools Priority grazing & sabbath paddocks Lower input systems Increasing pasture utilisation Extending the “green season” When to use fertiliser & chemicals and when to use lower-cost ecological tools. Date: 3 November 2014 Start Time: 09:00 End Time: 16:00 Location: TBC
Field days at native pasture trial sites Binalong Landcare invites you to visit its trial sites to see the spring growth response to the different fertilizer treatments.This trial investigates the effect of alternative and commonly used fertilizers on increasing soil fertility and pasture growth in native pastures. For directions see below and follow the red field day signs on the day. Monday 22 September, 2.30 pm to 5 pm: meet at “Glenroy” shearing shed. From Binalong, take the Hughstonia Road (towards Boorowa) for 11 km.Turn left into“Glenroy” entrance. Tuesday 23 September, 10 am to noon: meet at “Kia Ora” trial site. Travel approximately 6 km west from Bookham on Hume Highway and turn onto Whitefields Road.Field site is approximately 300 m along on the right. For further information, contact Fiona Leech South East Local Land Services on 0427 201 805 or email Donna Reid Binalong Landcare, at [email protected] Supported by South East and Riverina Local Land […]
Field days at native pasture trial sites Binalong Landcare invites you to visit its trial sites to see the spring growth response to the different fertilizer treatments.This trial investigates the effect of alternative and commonly used fertilizers on increasing soil fertility and pasture growth in native pastures. For directions see below and follow the red field day signs on the day. Monday 22 September, 2.30 pm to 5 pm: meet at “Glenroy” shearing shed. From Binalong, take the Hughstonia Road (towards Boorowa) for 11 km.Turn left into“Glenroy” entrance. Tuesday 23 September, 10 am to noon: meet at “Kia Ora” trial site. Travel approximately 6 km west from Bookham on Hume Highway and turn onto Whitefields Road.Field site is approximately 300 m along on the right. For further information, contact Fiona Leech South East Local Land Services on 0427 201 805 or email Donna Reid Binalong Landcare, at [email protected] Supported by South East and Riverina Local Land […]
Anna from Upper Snowy Landcare and Antia from Waterwatch visited Berridale Public School on Thursday 19th June and had a fantastic day with the kids. They walked down the Myack Creek and we got them to be “Bug Detectives” looking for the bugs that were in their creek and comparing them with the bugs we had bought along from the Badja river near Numeralla. The kids were able to figure out which was the more healthy habitat and talk about what makes a healthy river and what we can do to help. brasil-libido.com We then introduced them to “Bill” our platypus and they heard all about Platypuses, their habitat, how they live and how important it is for platypuses to have healthy rivers to live in. The day was a big success! Thanks to Berridale Public and all their kids for coming along and to Antia Brademann for helping out.
River health, Platypuses and Biodiversity were the theme when we visited Jindabyne Central School on Wed 11th June. Anna Rudd from Landcare along with Antia Brademann from Water Watch spoke to kids from Years 1 & 2 about platypuses and why it’s important for us to keep our environment and our rivers clean and healthy. The kids loved finding out about these beautiful creatures and were thrilled when we let them hand around Pia the Platypus which is a real (but dead) platypus that Antia has so the kids can see them close up. They also spoke with the Year 3 & 4 kids about river health and biodversity. The kids played the role of “river detectives” seeing what bugs they could find in some river water we had on hand. It was great fun and the kids were able to assess whether the river was healthy or not from […]
Another successful school visit today (Tue 17 June) at Adaminaby Public School. We had such a great time and the kids were fantastic! They were bug detectives down at the creek – finding wriggling bugs is such fun. We found lots of bugs and the diversity of species allowed the kids to make the judgement that their local creek is very healthy. Thanks again to Antia from Waterwatch who helped the kids and also bought along her platypus. We wanted a name for him and thanks to Zane and the kids at Adaminaby for coming up with his new name – Bill the Platypus! brasil-libido.com/ What a great day – it’s so good talking to the kids about rivers, trees, biodiversity and healthy environments. Thanks for having us Adaminaby!
A workshop for landholders to hear from key scientists on our future with African Lovegrass. Date: Saturday 21st June – 9:00am – 3:30pm Presenters Include: Dr Jennifer Firn – CSIRO. Jennifer is working to conserve biodiversity in production landscapes and has done a doctorate on African Lovegrass and the effect different control strategies have on its persistence. kamagra gel Dr Josh Dorrough – Phd Plant Ecology. Josh’s research has focused on the interactions between agricultural production systems and native vegetation. Dr Robert Godfree – CSIRO Ecologist. Robert is a grassland expert who has worked with African Lovegrass and is researching for Cooma Monaro Shire Council. Luke Pope – South East LLS agronomist. Luke has worked with landholders do develop practical plans for management of ALG and is working with local councils on ALG policies. Dr Greg Bender & Norman Marshall – Australian Soil Management. Greg & Norman have developed S […]