Landholders across the state’s Central West are invited to learn about a conservation tender with the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust at a series of information and drop-in sessions starting 3 September at Parkes.
In 2007, when Candy Lawrence and her partner Bob moved to their remote, forested property in the Bungawalbin wetlands, they knew they had found the peace and privacy they had been looking for.
They spent the first few years at Firebird Bend battling weeds and pests and looking after areas of old growth timber that had not been logged.
One year on from launching the Private Land Conservation Matters program with Landcare NSW, we’ve seen more than 1400 conservation-minded landholders come together at 46 events across the state.
The program supports landholders to learn, carry out and extend the use of best practice in private land conservation.
More NSW landholders than ever are being paid to protect native plants and animals on their land through funded agreements with the NSW Government.
The NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust has seen a steady year-on-year increase in farmers and rural property owners seeking to protect their land with a conservation agreement.
The NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust's Aboriginal Empowerment Strategy 2024-27 sets out the organisation’s aspirations toward genuine empowerment of the Aboriginal people and communities it works with.
The strategy is designed to guide staff, agreement-holders, contractors and partners in how our conservation programs can uphold cultural knowledge and weave it into modern conservation practice.
Look to the ground, to the air around you. Listen for that gentle hum. Notice the movement close by. Feel the light touch of tiny legs or antennae.
They’re the smallest of creatures, and a sign of a biodiverse environment, and without them we’d not have the rich flora and fauna of our celebrated Australian landscapes.
