Spring Farm Koonya
Koonya 7187
Currently this group consists of Spring farm landholders, with occasional assistance & seedling donations from friends and neighbours, & in 2019 from Tasman Landcare for 270 species list tubestock. Landcare activities occur weekly at present.
Spring farm receives high rainfall & significant outflow from Mt Koonya, which in 2013 led to a couple of major landslips on hydrologically active & dispersive & undermining soils, subject to highly degraded condition through years of poor grazing management by previous owner.
Our aims are
1. Stabilisation of erosive & degraded soils in major drainage lines. Works already commenced.
2. Regeneration of remnant blue gum landscape on dolerite talus & mudstone . Works already commenced.
3. Regenerate habitat islands whist removing significant area of old high blackberry, ragwort & thistle using wherever possible mechanical, organic methods before chemical control. Works Underway with documented outstanding results over past 2 years. Major fencing already undertaken.
4. Move to regenerative grazing management . Underway.
5. Improve soil carbon & waterbody quality. Have commenced clearing Dams of invasive cumbungi.
6. Manage for species diversity, protecting existing Wedgetail eagle & Tasmanian devil populations
7. Expand landcaring philosophy & activities within localised valley community. Intention.
Events happen as required
Contact the group
Jo Dowdney
0400825988
This information is provided for people to contact member groups about their community Landcare activities. Anyone wishing to distribute information generally to groups should contact Landcare Tasmania with their request.
