In this issue, we delve into restoration projects including a spotlight on wetlands restoration, the Sorell Rivulet, the Pages Creek Catchment Restoration Project and highlight the second stage of funding for the Tasmanian Government's Landcare Action Grants.
Restoration projects in the spotlight
Minister for Primary Industries and Water Jane Howlett met with local landowners and Landcare Tasmania's CEO at Epping Forest in August.
Past grant recipients Annabel and Julian von Bibra spoke about incorporating fire, cultural practices, and biocontrol agents to complement conventional gorse management on their property.
Minister Howlett was also there to announce the second stage of funding of the Tasmanian Government's Landcare Action Grants Open Round 5. The grants awarded in the second stage of funding will support restoration projects across the state.
Eleven projects will share in $160,621, with $463,500 in total being allocated over the duration of the Landcare Action Grants between 2023-2025.
A full list of successful stage 2 projects will be available on Landcare Tasmania’s website as project commitments are confirmed.
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Caring for our waterways
To support our community on key ecosystem restoration projects, we hosted the Sorell Rivulet Restoration and Willow Removal workshop at the end of July.
Participants heard from experts on the important ecosystem services local waterways provide, the impact that willow trees have on stream ecology, and the importance of riparian vegetation for water quality and biodiversity.
Next steps include consulting with landowners along the rivulet and co-designing a community project with Sorell Landcare, Landcare Tasmania and Sorell Council.
Landcare Tasmania is seeking partners and businesses who may wish to sponsor this project.
Reach out to us to find out more.
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Corporate environmental volunteering in action
Teams of corporate volunteers joined forces with Landcare Tasmania this winter to help create connected wildlife and vegetation corridors in the Coal River Valley.
Stage two of the Pages Creek Catchment Restoration Project kicked off with a goal to plant 1,400 native plants across approximately one hectare of land.
This project is vital for enhancing landscape connectivity and bolstering habitat conditions for the threatened green and gold frog (Litoria raniformis), and contributes significantly to conservation efforts.
You can read more on our website:
Timmins Ray & Inspiring Place planting event
Accor Hotel planting event
If you are a Landcare group with capacity to take on a corporate environmental volunteering event, let's chat!
Reach us on [email protected]
Interested in partnering with us?
Click below to contact us.
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New Cultural Burning Handbook
The South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation (SETAC) has released its Ngune Nire (Fire Good) Cultural Burning Handbook for Lutruwita/Trouwerner, Tasmania, outlining the Aboriginal meaning of fire, how to manage a burn and the ecological benefits of a cool fire.
"Aboriginal people read the systems of fire – the grass, soil type, what animals live there and how they benefit from it. Burning styles differ depending on how 'sick' the land is."
"Aboriginal fire management techniques cannot be applied universally or done at scale as they are linked intimately to the landscape. What works in Arthur River will not work in the rainforests in Southwest Lutruwita or the dry Eucalyptus and Peppermint forests on the East coast."
This handbook is now available in the Reading Room on our website.
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Exploring wetlands restoration & farm dams
With a focus on the important topic of wetlands restoration, participants heard from experts, highlighting the essential role wetlands play in our ecosystems and communities.
The event featured a stellar lineup of speakers including Lauderdale Landcare, Nature Glenelg Trust, Landcare Tasmania, and the water resources group from NRE, who are all committed to the health and restoration of Tasmania's wetlands.
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The Plant Grant is back!
Following the success of our first Tasmanian Landcare Fund Plant Grant, we're thrilled to announce another round of funding for the upcoming year (2024-2025).
Landcare Tasmania’s TLF Plant Grant is a small grant round to supplement ongoing member-led projects that include native revegetation.
Shortlisted projects received an email in August 2024 with an invitation to apply.
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Member spotlight: Port Cygnet Land & Watercare
For the past 25 years, the Port Cygnet Land & Watercare group has worked on the removal of weeds, fencing and revegetation on the Agnes Rivulet in Cygnet.
Many local landowners have participated in the project over the years and the group is celebrating the completion of planting an incredible 7 kilometres of riparian vegetation.
Click below to join Port Cygnet Landcare Watercare for one of their regular working bees.
Image: Port Cygnet Land and Watercare planting funded through the Landcare Action Grants 2023.
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Drylands Restoration Workshop, Campania
Join us for a workshop on restoring native vegetation and habitat to the lowest rainfall areas in Tasmania.
Some areas of Tasmania have an average annual rainfall as low as 500mm a year, which can make revegetation projects a real challenge.
How can you make sure your plants survive once they're in the ground?
What challenges will restoration projects face in a hotter, drier climate?
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Seed collecting & plant pressing workshop
Ruth Mollison (Understorey Network) and Dr Tanya Scharaschkin (local Collinsvale botanist) will be sharing their knowledge about native seed collecting and pressing plants.
They will demonstrate protocols and show how to start your own native plant nursery and herbarium collection. This will be a fun and relaxed workshop for all ages.
Sign up here.
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Coastal Weed Management Workshop
The Sea Spurge Remote Area Teams (SPRATS) group is organising a Coastal Weed Management Workshop on 6 November in Hobart.
RSVP by 5 September by getting in touch with Jon Marsden-Smedley at [email protected] or 0456 992 201.
SPRATS is seeking input from community groups: either in the form of a short presentation on the day covering your group's work, or a poster to display in the meeting room. If you are interested, please reach out to Jon.
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Public consultation on phasing out single use plastics in Tasmania
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania is currently consulting on a phase out of problematic single-use plastic items and seeking comment on the Phasing out Problematic Single-Use Plastics in Tasmania Discussion Paper via an online survey.
Read the fact sheet.
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Keen to join us?
The team at Landcare Tasmania
Landcare Tasmania
[email protected]
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