Join us at the Henty Field Days!
Once again Murrumbidgee Landcare will be joining Holbrook Landcare Network, and the Riverina and Murray Regional Landcare Facilitators and Local Landcare Coordinators in the Landcare shed at the Henty Machinery Field Days.
What will be happening in the Landcare shed this year?
- Displays about local Landcare groups and recent projects from across the Riverina and Murray regions
- Movie Central showing a series of short films developed by Murrumbidgee Landcare and Holbrook Landcare Network
- Competitions for all ages
- A series of presentations across all three days
- Free plants from the Riverina Highlands Landcare Nursery (while stocks last)
Competitions
Frog calls ID - Can YOU identify these local native frog calls?
Social media - Come visit the Landcare shed and tweet or post to Facebook with the hashtags #Landcare and #HMFD2016 to win a prize.
Grains and Pulses ID - Are they lupins? Wheat? Chickpeas? Test your pulse and grain identification skills.
Native grasses vs naturalised grasses - Can you tell the difference?
Presentation schedule
|
Presentation/activity |
Details |
Day |
Time |
Presenter |
|
Native Plant ID |
Bring along samples of native plants to be identified |
Each day |
10am (or any time) |
Bindi Vanzella, Kylie Durant, Judy Kirk |
|
Soil sample testing |
Field pH testing, dispersion, texturing of samples supplied by us and brought along by attendees |
Tues & Wed |
11am |
Jacinta Christie |
|
Paddock Tree Video viewing |
Watch the ‘Champions of Change’ video and learn about paddock trees |
Tues |
1pm |
Kimberley Beattie |
|
Carbon Farming video viewing |
Watch videos about Carbon Farming and chat with Project Officer Ashley Paech |
Wed & Thurs |
1pm |
Ashley Paech, Thomas Carberry Dale Stringer |
|
BushLinks Project summary wrap up |
Presentation by Project Officer |
Thurs |
11am |
Kylie Durant |
The Landcare Shed is located next to the Western Gate. Download site map.
