Magdalene Lemcke

Where People, Projects and Purpose Meet: Landcare Muster 2025 Celebrates RegionalConnections & Collaboration The 2025 South East Landcare Muster is set to bring together Landcarers, community leaders, researchers, farmers and environmental practitioners for a full day of collaboration, connection and practical learning. Event Details:Date: Thursday, 29 May 2025Location: Carrington Inn, Bungendore NSWTime: 9:00 – 15:30Cost: Free – Registrations essential and places limited. Register HERE Media Release Held on Thursday, 29 May, this year’s Muster carries the theme: “Celebrating Opportunities for Collaboration – Landcare’s Projects, Partners, People & Skills.”Hosted by South East Landcare, the event will showcase the many ways that collaborative partnerships, community passion and practical tools are shaping thriving, resilientlandscapes across south-east NSW in projects and activities happening now across the South East Landcare Network.The Muster will feature keynote speaker Professor Andrew Campbell, a global leader in sustainable agriculture and Australia’s first National Landcare Facilitator. Professor Campbell brings decades […]

Upper Snowy Landcare Network (USLN) and Snowy Hydro (SH) have joined forces to initiate two novel conservation projects in the Snowy Monaro region.  Jannaya Ashelford, Senior Environmental Advisor from Snowy Hydro states, “We are delighted that our grant funds can assist in these two projects described below.  They are unique in the fact they are both using the latest technology in conservation.  We look forward to the results”. Project Understorey has funded the Wagtail Natives Nursery, Berridale, to grow 900 local but less common native plants (mainly mid- and ground-storey species) to be planted into advanced USLN tree/shrub plots scattered across the dieback-affected areas on the Monaro.   The idea is to increase biodiversity based on the site’s original Plant Community Type (PCT). Using pre-clearing information, the NSW government has mapped and defined all plant community types (vegetation communities) across NSW. This means we know what plant assemblages are relevant to […]

We will be hosting an update on Ben Gooden’s Mycorrhizae research in December. This will be a great opportunity to hear the latest findings of this important research project which has been investigating the associations of ribbon gum dieback and soil microbes across the Monaro region. This project is coming to a close; we will have a cup of tea with cake after presentations to celebrate and discuss the project. Please RSVP to contact@uppersnowylandcare.org.au

South East Landcare will host a biodiversity muster to celebrate the Private Land Conservation Matters program as it comes to an end. Come and hear stories from a range of people working in the conservation field including researchers, Landcare networks, and landholders. Follow THIS LINK for more information and to book.

Join Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Network on their threatened species bus tour in November. This is a great opportunity to visit a number of ecologically important conservation areas across the region and hear from experts on the work being done to protect and enhance our threatened species. Spots are limited, follow THIS LINK to book, or contact upper.murrumbidgee@gmail.com for more information.

Join us for our final event of the Great Southern Bioblitz in the Murrumbidgee Reserve, Mittagang Road Binjura. We will be set up with lights and reflective surfaces to attract and document as many bugs as possible for this exciting citizen science event. RSVP your interest to contact@uppersnowylandcare.org.au

Come along to our morning event at the North Ridge Reserve in Cooma as part of the Great Southern Bioblitz and document as many living things as you can for this huge citizen science event. Meet at Minawa Street gate. RSVP your interest to coomalandcare@gmail.com

Come along to the Jindabyne Claypits for a moth night as part of the Great Southern Bioblitz. We will be set up with lights and reflective surfaces to attract and document as many bugs as possible for this exciting citizen science event. RSVP your interest to contact@uppersnowylandcare.org.au

Come along to our afternoon event of the Great Southern Bioblitz in East Jindabyne to document as many living species as possible in this area. Meet at the water tank at the top of Heysen Drive. RSVP your interest to contact@uppersnowylandcare.org.au

Come along to Gegedzerick on the 21st of September for our first day time event of the Great Southern Bioblitz. RSVP your interest to contact@uppersnowylandcare.org.au

Come along to Gegedzerick on the 20th of September for our first night of the Great Southern Bioblitz. We will be set up with lights and reflective surfaces to attract and document as many bugs as possible for this exciting citizen science event. RSVP your interest to contact@uppersnowylandcare.org.au

Join us for the biggest citizen science event across the southern hemisphere. The Great Southern Bioblitz is happening this month, calling all citizen scientists to get out amongst our living world and document what they see. Come along to our introductory webinar by booking in on THIS LINK, or see the below flyer for information on events you can get involved in.

You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of Upper Snowy Landcare Network on Friday 30th August at 11a.m. at Cooma Hotel, 79 Massie Street, Cooma. Please confirm your attendance via secretary@uppersnowylandcare.org.au The AGM will be preceded by an Ordinary General Meeting at 9 a.m. Please confirm your attendance so that meeting papers can be sent out ahead of time.

Come along to this webinar to learn about the various factors impacting our waterways and how landholders can protect and better manage these areas. Register Here

Land – Tuesday 27 February 12.00pm – 1.30pm, presented by Matt Barton Operating a grazing operation is such a pleasure when we have more grass than mouths. The same can be said for the opposite as running out of feed creates high levels of stress for the country, animals, people and business. This webinar will look at the strategies and tools we can use to put ourselves in control and ultimately be Grazing for Profit. Topics include: Production – Monday 25 March 12.00pm – 1.30pm, presented by David McLean To be an effective primary producer, we need to be doing just that – Producing. Our production systems need to be performing optimally for our agribusiness to work. This webinar will take a look at: Business – Wednesday 17 April 12.00pm – 1.30pm, presented by Matt Barton The final webinar in this series will dig into the numbers. Whether you’re running a commercial operation or a lifestyle block, the […]

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING, 21 Nov 2023AGENDA Date:       Tuesday, 21 Nov 2023Time:       10.30 AMVenue:     Berridale Tennis Club Chair:      Lynda Summers Acknowledgment of countryAdopt AgendaApologies  Minutes of the Aug 29 2023 meeting Business arising Landcare Coordinator’s report Dieback Project Officer’s report Chair’s reportTreasurer’s report Business: Any Other BusinessNext MeetingMeeting CloseThe Berridale Tennis Club is on Bent St in Berridale. Please arrive a little early for a cuppa.The meeting is likely to go for two hours or so.

Please take a look at our flyer for these days and RSVP. We look forward to seeing you.

Renewal of Membership of Upper Snowy Landcare Network Three years ago, in January 2020, we conducted a membership drive for Upper Snowy Landcare Network.  Many of you signed up and paid the fee via our website.   In recent years, we have not been actively chasing annual membership renewals and most of the 3-year memberships have recently expired.  Furthermore, it has come to our attention that our Constitution requires us to renew at the beginning of the financial year, not the calendar year.  The Constitution also requires that only paid-up members are allowed to vote at meetings.  Given all of the above, at our recent Ordinary General Meeting (August 29) we agreed to revise our membership procedures and conduct a membership renewal drive. There are other reasons, too, why we need to maintain a solid base of paid-up members. First, it attracts funding. For example, our portion of the new round of government money for the Landcare Coordinator position will partly be decided on the number […]

Dates include Tues12, Wed13, Tues 19th, Wed 20, Tues 26, Wed 27 September. From 10.am. – 1.00 p.m. Please RSVP to Lauren on contact@uppersnowylandcare.org.au

Please contact Lauren on 0411 402 978 or contact@uppersnowylandcare.org.au if you are interested in this.

Upper Snowy Landcare Network invites you to this showcase of research, rehabilitation, and regeneration in Berridale. Come along and see the impressive progress. Arrive at 10.00 a.m. for a Welcome to Country and then hear about the captivating science around landscape repair. There will be bird walks, presentations, and a free BBQ picnic. Check out the flyer via Facebook Check out the flyer via this website Map of Information Stations for Self-Guided Tour Download the information sheets for each Information Station

Quite often old trees no longer exist on private land, and allowing for the natural development of hollows can be a slow process. Therefore, installing artificial hollows in the form of nest boxes, salvaged fallen hollows, stag relocation or chainsaw hollows can provide additional habitat for threatened species that depend on hollows for nesting or roosting. We will discuss the benefits of artificial hollows and the principles of installing the mostappropriate kind for different hollow-dependant species and different site conditions. Information will also be provided on circumstances where funding of artificial hollows is supported by the BCT. brasil-libido.com/ A Q&A session will conclude the event It is this Wednesday, the 15th February. You can register online here: https://artificial-hollows.eventbrite.com.au.

After our meeting we would love to corral a few of you.  We feel we need one more short session erecting tree guards to finish off the job up at Gegedzerick TSR. When: Tuesday, 7th Feb 2023Time: 1.00 p .m. – 3.00 p.m.Meet: Park at Gegedzerick Cemetery and make your way to us on the front slope. Please bring your hammer, sun hat and your water bottle (we will also have sparkling). Also remember to wear your GAITERS. We will have some refreshments. RSVP to Lauren on contact@uppersnowylandcare.org.au or text, call 0411 402 978 A special thanks to those wonderful volunteers who have already helped put guards on.   It is one of those jobs that will make a world of difference to the seedlings.

The Reflections on Nature exhibition showcases artwork and photography produced in a unique artists-in-residence online program inspired by nature during one of the most challenging periods of Canberra’s history.  Reflections on Nature was born into an environment that had been ravaged by fire and drought, memorable hail storm, and then news that the world was closed with the COVID19 pandemic. A group of local artists, naturalists, writers and ecologists decided to form an online community devoted to exploring nature and our responses to it. Artists, journalers, naturalists, ecologists, people from all walks of life who shared a love of the natural world – more than 600 of them – joined the Reflections on Nature Facebook site, and together created a body of work consisting of shared experiences, hope and appreciation. This exhibition presents the photography, nature journaling, artwork, stories and responses which demonstrated first-hand the role of the natural environment in ensuring […]

Good afternoon Regional Community of Practice friends,  I am honoured to call for Expressions of Interest to the 2023 South East Local Leaders Program. This program has successfully graduated over 120 leaders working across agriculture, Landcare, the environment, recovery and resilience in South East NSW. Most recently delivered in 2021, the South East Local Leaders Program is a rural leadership development program building community, industry and government leadership capacity for resilience and sustainability.  The program includes 9 days of residential workshops and online learning between 8 February and 5 May 2023.  Please see the attached flyer for more information about the 2021 South East Local Leaders Program.   The Expression of Interest Form can be accessed here. Applications close COB 27 January 2023.  Many thanks,  Marien Stark The South East Local Leaders Program is delivered by South East Local Land Services, through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.  Here is the FLYER for more info.

Please come to Gegedzerick TSR (end of Gegedzerick Road) to help us peg down the final batch of guards on our climate-tested seedlings. Many guards had come off over the break and we need to pop them back on to give the plant the best chance of survival. Arrive anytime on Wednesday, 25 January, 2023 between 8.30 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

You are all welcome to join our final meeting for the year this coming Thursday November 25 in Berridale. Agenda is below. PLEASE RSVP.  Meeting papers will be sent to those confirming attendance เลวิตร้า ซื้อที่ไหน. Please bring something to eat or drink. Looking forward to seeing you all. Margaret MackinnonChair, Upper Snowy Landcare Network    ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING, 25 November 2021AGENDA Date:       25 November 2021Time:       3.30 PMVenue:     Berridale Tennis ClubChair:      Margaret Mackinnon Acknowledgment of countryAdopt AgendaApologies Minutes of the September 24 meetingBusiness arisingLandcare Coordinator’s reportDieback Project Officer’s reportChair’s reportTreasurer’s report  Business: Landcare Coordinator’s SalaryStrategic Planning WorkshopTemplate for Project summaries Any Other BusinessNext Meeting Meeting Close

Dear Upper Snowy Landcarers We need your help.  1. Opportunity to participate in dieback research projectAs part of our Environmental Trust project to test methods for regeneration post-dieback, we are carrying out vegetation surveys every 3 months in 12 trial plots on  Gegedzerick TSR.  We are looking for volunteers willing to get involved and commit to this process over the next 2 years. This would suit people who are numerate, methodical, love data and interested in science.  To begin this process, we are meeting up  with Cris Brack (the scientist who first documented Monaro dieback) to flesh out the methods on Tuesday November 16.  Please contact Margaret Mackinnon on chair@uppersnowylandcare.org.au) if you are interested in helping.    2. Help with spot spraying African Lovegrass We would also like to hear from experienced weed chemical users to do a blitz spot spray for African Lovegrass on Gegedzerick TSR within the next few weeks.  […]

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Upper Snowy Landcare Network is delighted to host this webinar on Environmental Markets by Regen Farmers Mutual on November 2nd at 1 p.m.  See below for the invitation.  To join, click on the zoom registration link below. To find out more about what Regen Farmers Mutual are doing, scroll to below the webinar information and look at the article in the Guardian here. Understanding Environmental Markets Topics covered will include: ∙       What are Environmental Markets?∙       Costs and risks associated with EG&S∙       Where did these EG&S markets emerge from & where are they going?∙       How do EG&S relate to farming practices?∙       Why you may want to be involved Region Farmers Mutual∙       The benefits of joining and/or facilitating a group in your local regionDate: 2nd November 2021Time: 1pmTime zone: sydney zoom registration link : https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3816341863992/WN_5vjzdlyIQcuJKaMHYWF-cgFor more information on this Webinar, see the flyer below.

Dear Tree planters on the Monaro Now is the perfect time to get your hands dirty and feel thoroughly satsified. Narelle and John are looking forward to welcoming you all to their amazing Crookshanks conservation property. They will have a great roll-up of very interesting people to meet and food to enjoy. Main planting day is: Saturday, 30 October 2021Address: 1227 Dry Plains Road, COOMA. Otherwise, please take a look at the wonderful advert below stran . You can RSVP to me, Lauren Van DykeUpper Snowy Landcare Networkcontact@uppersnowylandcare.org.au0411 402 978

The Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) is calling for expressions of interest (EOI) from landholders interested in earning annual management payments for conserving native grassland and snow gum woodland on their property. The EOI form must be received by 8th October 2021. The Snow Gum Woodlands and Grasslands (south) conservation tender focuses on conserving remnant patches of the following critically endangered ecological communities within the Snowy Monaro local government area: Monaro Tableland Cool Temperate Grassy Woodland (snow gum woodland)Natural Temperate Grassland of the South Eastern Highlands (grassland) This tender gives eligible landholders the opportunity to set their own price to protect and manage good condition patches of snow gum woodland and grasslands on their land. Bids will be ranked on a best value for money basis. Successful bidders will receive annual payments for implementing an agreed management plan under a conservation agreement which is registered on the title of the property.Eligibility criteriaTo be eligible for this tender, […]

The Habitat and Wildlife Recovery Project is aimed at supporting the recovery of threatened species across the Monaro following the devastating 2019/20 black summer bushfires. cheska-lekarna.com Delivered by South East Local Land Services in partnership with the Australian Government’s Regional Fund for Wildlife and Habitat Bushfire Recovery, funding is being offered to eligible landholders for a range of on-ground works (tree planting, weed & pest animal control, fencing and erosion control works,) that address processes that threaten the habitat of threatened species.Registrations of Interest for projects on the Monaro are due no later than  Wednesday 8 September 2021. WORKS CONSIDERED INCLUDE: TREE PLANTING AND WEED CONTROL Weeds have proliferated on fire-grounds following favourable seasons post fire, degrading habitat for threatened wildlife. Funding is available to assist landholders with weed control and revegetation works to promote competition against invading weeds and provide habitat and refugia for threatened species such as the Glossy Black Cockatoo. Projects may […]

Dear contacts across the South East, Canberra Region Joint Organisation (CRJO) is currently advertising a first group of bushfire-funded positions and is seeking exceptional collaborators to join the team.  CRJO is willing to facilitate secondment into these positions if that is preferred. Get in touch with Kalina Koloff at CRJO if this is of interest: kalina.koloff@crjo.nsw.gov.au/  The positions are: The Data and Engagement specialist, who will be working on both the SimTable Community Engagement for disaster preparedness project and the Contaminated Lands project.  The position is offered on a full-time basis until December 2022 and attracts an annual commencement salary of $86,070 per annum plus superannuation. Closes 16th August web. The Program Coordinator and the Communications and Engagement Specialist, who will both be working on the Blueprint for a Resilient SE NSW project. These positions are offered on a full-time basis until June 2023 and attract an annual commencement salary of $104,348 per annum plus superannuation. This partnership project […]

HABITAT AND WILDLIFE RECOVERY PROJECT The Habitat and Wildlife Recovery Project is aimed at supporting the recovery of threatened species across the Southern Highlands and the Monaro following the devastating 2019/20 black summer bushfires. Delivered by South East Local Land Services in partnership with the Australian Government’s Regional Fund for Wildlife and Habitat Bushfire Recovery, funding is being offered to eligible landholders for a range of on-ground works (tree planting, weed & pest animal control, fencing and erosion control works,) that address processes that threaten the habitat of threatened species. Registrations of Interest for projects on the Southern Highlands are due no later than Friday 13 August 2021. You can register your interest here. Registrations of Interest for projects on the Monaro are due no later than  Wednesday 8 September 2021. You can register your interest here. WORKS CONSIDERED INCLUDE: TREE PLANTING AND WEED CONTROL Weeds have proliferated on fire-grounds following favourable seasons post fire, degrading habitat for threatened wildlife. Funding […]

We will look forward to seeing you all at our next meeting on  Monday, May 17 at 4 p.m. in the Berridale Tennis Club. (Rug up warm!) Please RSVP to Lauren at contact@uppersnowylandcare.org.au and minutes will be sent to you. We will repeat the format of previous meetings: bring a plate or something to drink.

Monday, 1st March @ 5 p.m. Berridale Tennis Club Preceded by discussion with Donna Hazell from Biodiversity Conservation Trust at 4 p.m. Bring food for pot-luck supper. ALL WELCOMEJust drop Lauren a text or email0411 402 978 or contact@uppersnowylandcare.org.au

The Upper Snowy Landcare Network Committee would like to wish all the Snowy Monaro folk a happy, safe and fun xmas and New Year. เลวิตร้า ซื้อที่ไหน If you haven’t already done so, please collect your free 2021 local primary school children’s art calendar at the Cooma Info Centre, Cooma or Berridale Council, Cooma Library, Jindabyne Info Centre or Snowy Hydro cafe. Please spend a moment to look at the Landcare NSW xmas Connection edition