Murrumbidgee Landcare e-news No. 24 - August 2013

Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc (MLi) is a not-for-profit organisation representing community Landcare in the Murrumbidgee catchment. Our e-news is a project of MLi and the Regional Landcare Facilitator project, Murrumbidgee. Please contact us to have content included in our next, monthly e-news.

Upcoming events
Project updates
Funding opportunities
News
Landcare group meetings

UPCOMING EVENTS

Murrumbidgee Landcare Annual Forum

Bushwalk - South West Wooldand Nature Reserve

24 August 2013

Murrumbidgee Field Naturalists are holding a bushwalk to the South West Woodland Nature Reserve “Stackpoole” Precinct.

The 'birds and the bees' at Wirraminna

25 August 2013

Wirraminna and The Australian Plant Society Albury Wodonga present "The Birds and the Bees" - a great family day about improving biodiversity in your garden!

Landcare Week 2-8 September 2013

Many hands connecting communities

3-5 Sep 2013

NSW Landcare and catchment management forum. Hosted by the Hunter-Central Rivers Region.

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National Threatened Species Day - 7 September 2013.

Biodiversity assessment workshop - Wagga Wagga

8 September 2013 Wagga Wagga Urban Landcare

Wagga Wagga Urban Landcare is holding a work day/ biodiversity assessment workshop on 8th September at Willans Hill, Wagga Wagga.

Grassy Box Woodlands planting - Bredbo

8 September 2013

As part of Biodiversity Month 2013 Bush Heritage and Greening Australia are hosting a community planting at the Scottsdale Reserve near Bredbo as part of a plan to rehabilitate our nationally endangered Box Gum Grassy Woodlands.

Bushcare's Major Day Out - Nericon Swamp, Griffith

8 September 2013

Bushcare's major day out

Family nightstalk + flora & fauna information nights

11,12, 13 September 2013

As part of our Murrumbidgee Landcare cross property planning project, we will be holding three flora and fauna information evenings in the Junee, Kyeamba and Humula districts.

The evenings will include a family "Nightstalk" for brave children and their parents to view the creatures of the night. We will have scientists from ANU and Melbourne University to help us make sense of what is around us.

PROJECT UPDATES

Cross property planning project

Flora & fauna surveys - what and why?

Flora & fauna surveys - Humula, Kyeamba, Junee.
What is a flora & fauna survey?
Why are flora and fauna surveys important?

Kids setting up a carnivore bait station

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Dahl Trust grants

The Bjarne K Dahl Trust in the period 2012 – 15 will operate an annual Small Grants Program focused on the conservation of eucalypts and the education of the public in areas of conservation, propagation, cultural, and historical significance in relation to eucalypts throughout Australia.

Applications close 1st September 2013

2014 RAS Foundation Rural Scholarships RAS

Are you a student who is passionate about forging a career that will help strengthen your local rural community? Applications are now open for the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) Foundation Rural Scholarships.

NEWS

2013 Murrumbidgee CAP

The Murrumbidgee Catchment Action Plan 2013 (CAP 2013) has now been relased.

2013 NSW Landcare people's choice award

Have your say by voting for the nomination you believe represents the most outstanding contributions to Landcare in New South Wales. Please note that you may only vote for one entrant and that you may only vote once.