Tucked into the rocky hilltops near Bathurst, North Jack supports one of NSW’s most vulnerable plants, the granite zieria (Zieria obcordata), an endangered shrub that exists almost entirely within this single landscape.
A $20 million investment from the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust is enabling critical conservation projects to save threatened and endangered species while offsetting the impacts of developments in NSW.
The Trust has funded a total of 36 Conservation Action projects through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's (DCCEEW) Saving our Species (SoS) Program.
When Barbara Linley purchased her Tullymorgan farm in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, her goal was to preserve its natural beauty. But the unexpected discovery of koalas quickly brought a major challenge into focus—an extensive lantana infestation, covering about 80% of her property.
When you bring together Landcare NSW members with our agreement-holders you create a sizeable private land conservation community actively protecting habitat and species on their properties and sharing their experiences through in-person education and field events.
Landholder Ken Rubeli describes his conservation agreement property, located next to Barrington Tops National Park, as a naturalist’s paradise, and it’s hard to disagree.
A rare and critically endangered native shrub, Asterolasia rupestris subsp. recurva, has shown a remarkable population boost on a private property in the New England Tablelands, thanks to favourable weather conditions and ongoing conservation efforts.
