Landcare news Learning and Training Sustainable Agriculture Protecting the Environment Citizen Science Webinars and Podcasts Funding and Support 2023 Upper Hopkins LMG President’s Report Jack Tucker, President I would like to begin my Winter presidents report with a big welcome to our new facilitator Nick Moll! I won’t go into too much detail as Nicks
Landcare news and opportunities Opportunities and awards Future Drought Fund: Resilient Soils and Landscapes: The Future Drought Fund provides a sustainable source of funding to help Australian farmers and agricultural-dependent communities and businesses become more prepared for and resilient to the impacts of drought. https://www.communitygrants.gov.au/grants/drought-resilient-soils-and-landscapes-grants-program Celebrating Women in Conservation Breakfast 2022: The 11th annual Celebrating Women
Cropping wetlands… it’s not worth the cost With farmers preparing to implement their winter cropping program, Glenelg Hopkins CMA is reminding landholders that it could cost more than they anticipate if they sow into wetland areas. The extended dry seasonal conditions this year mean many wetland areas or boggy paddocks are now dry, and there
Autumn Woodland Bird Monitoring On Sunday the 14th of April, the Upper Hopkins Land Management Group conducted their autumn round of Woodland Bird Monitoring. This completes five years of bird monitoring across these 3 sites. The sites being a remnant bushland site in the Ararat Hills Regional Reserve, a farm land remnant bush site on