Biodiversity Upper Shoalhaven in Braidwood, New South Wales | Non-governmental organisation (NGO)

Biodiversity Upper Shoalhaven

Locality: Braidwood, New South Wales

Address: 42 Ryrie st 2622 Braidwood, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.uppershoalhavenlandcare.com.au/biodiversity

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24.01.2022 Our long lost forests are on my mind

24.01.2022 Applications are now open for the $10 million Bushfire Recovery for Wildlife and Habitat Community Grants Program. Community organisations, conservation groups,... Traditional Owners and local governments are eligible to apply for grants from $5,000 to $150,000 to fund bushfire recovery projects for their local environment. Recovery projects could include providing wildlife with supplementary shelter, nest boxes and artificial hollows, controlling pest animals and weeds, revegetating burnt areas with native plants, and protecting important habitat. The program is part of the Australian Government’s $200 million investment in bushfire recovery for native wildlife and their habitats. Application criteria and guidelines are available at business.gov.au/brwhc. Applications close on 27 November 2020. National Bushfire Recovery Agency (top): Jan Bayley

24.01.2022 Nature lovers wanted! Do you want to help secure a future for some of NSW’s threatened woodland birds? Local Land Services is calling all land managers within t...he Lake George Catchment to take part in a limited state government funded conservation program. Many of NSW’s woodland birds have been threatened by habitat loss and degradation, including species you may have seen on your property like the speckled warbler. This new project aims to compliment similar programs running nearby in the Lachlan and Mulwaree catchments, to create more connectivity in the landscape and raise awareness of our threatened woodland birds. But we can’t do it without you! Contact Andy Taylor at South East LLS for further information and to register your interest: Email: [email protected] Phone: 0427 750 891 To register contact Andy before: 31st October 2021

21.01.2022 Migratory fish species may travel thousands of miles between their spawning and feeding grounds, often moving between marine and freshwater habitats. This is wh...ere swimways can make a difference in supporting fish migration and movement, where dams and other man-made changes to rivers have altered the free flows of our waterways. #WorldFishMigrationDay!

19.01.2022 WALKING ON COUNTRY Beautifully filmed in the Shoalhaven, ‘Walking on Country’ captures the unique experience of what connection to Country means to a num...ber individual Aboriginal community members of the region. The video highlights a strong message that connection to country is a vital element of Aboriginal people’s cultural heritage, identity, spiritual beliefs and affinity to the cultural landscape. Created by Shoalhaven City Council with Visit Shoalhaven Produced by Blackfisch Proudly funded by NSW Government

18.01.2022 Online book of goodness

17.01.2022 Have you heard about our new tender? The Snow Gum Woodlands and Grasslands conservation tender is now open for EOIs! Submitting an EOI is not binding, so what are you waiting for? More info about this tender available here: https://www.bct.nsw.gov.au/current-conservation-tenders

16.01.2022 WANTED: HAVE YOU SEEN ME? Rarer than hen's teeth, with only 900 plants known in the world, the Buttercup Doubletail (Diuris aequalis) has just been found by... a private landholder on his rural property in Carwoola! He's now going to see if he can grab some available government funding for fencing and weed control on his property, to help conserve this eye-poppingly yellow wonder. Particularly keep a lookout if you in the Captains Flat Road area, around Stony Creek Nature Reserve or along the river corridor, in tall red anthered wallaby grass sites, near woodland. They should be up for another 3 weeks. If you are also keen to conserve this rare, rare orchid... can you please consider reporting any findings (and discussing funding available) to Laura Canackle, Biodiversity and Conservation, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, 11 Farrer Place, Queanbeyan NSW 2620. Email: [email protected] Or just report sightings on Canberra Nature Map if you feel like it, and remember to ask for suppression of specific locations if you don't want it made public. And if you aren't sure about the implications of doing that, I am happy to share what my knowledge is of those, beforehand. Check out further info in these links: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatened/profile.aspx https://www.crookwellgazette.com.au//search-for-rare-orch/

12.01.2022 New webinar series from NESP (National Environmental Science Program).

09.01.2022 Snobs Creek Fish Hatchery wipeout made Winnews tonight. Pathetic platitudes from Vicforest (as usual) concerning the VFA. If the Victorian Fishing Authority can...'t protect its prime hatchery asset from thousands of hectares of clearfell upstream what's their purpose? Fishers need to get organised and protect and safeguard their greatest asset. The rivers and streams of the state. https://www.facebook.com/WINNewsSheppar//333407501231005/

07.01.2022 Last spring saw an explosion of weeds across the landscape, particularly in areas burnt by the previous summer’s bushfires. The risk of weed infestation increas...es with favourable seasons and the wet and warm predictions for this spring mean we must be on our toes to stay on top of a potential major problem. Weed invasions can sometimes go unnoticed in our back paddocks and bushland areas and lead to costly control efforts and loss of farm production. Weeds can also overrun native areas and degrade the habitat of wildlife, including many threatened species. The Australian Government’s Regional Fund for Wildlife and Habitat Bushfire Recovery program is providing funding to help landholders target weeds that are impacting native plants and animals across the 2019/20 North Black Range fires. This project location was chosen due to the high number of threatened species records, across a range of species, in the public reserve system that was burnt in the North Black Range Fire. Most of these records occur immediately behind private land and conservation efforts in this area are predicted to have a positive impact on the habitat of these species. The glossy-black and gang-gang cockatoos, superb lyrebird, greater glider, grey-headed flying fox, spotted-tailed quoll and even our lovable platypus are some species under threat from the impacts of widespread bushfires. Weeds can include Broome, Blackberry, Briar, St John’s Wort, Patersons curse, African Lovegrass, Serrated Tussock, Chilean Needle-grass, thistles and more. The aim of this project is to support the recovery of threatened species in the area and assist landholders to manage weed burdens. To be eligible for funding sites must: have been impacted by the North Black Range summer bushfires of 2019/2020 target weeds within and adjacent to (up to 100m) patches of burnt native bushland. Funded works can include a mix of: chemical or manual control fences to control grazing pressure revegetation with native plants to promote competition against weeds re-invading and replace lost habitat. Funds can be used for: contractors for chemical or manual control of weeds in designated project areas herbicide native plants and guards fence materials alternate water infrastructure where fencing removes livestock access (capped). Registrations of Interest must be received by LLS before the end of September 2021 for funding in the 21/22 financial year. Site inspections will be conducted by staff of Local Land Services. Funding is limited, so register to avoid disappointment: Bec Klomp 0418 543 193 or [email protected] Mon-Wed OR Andy Taylor 0427 750 891 or [email protected] Mon-Fri

06.01.2022 A series of webinars on Cultural Burning and Wild Fire recovery We are proud be offering 'djamanj djamaga ganj' a free and informative webinar series about traditional Aboriginal cultural burning, proudly sponsored and brought to you by the National Indigenous Fire Network & Treading Lightly Inc. Come and join us for our first session ‘An introduction to cultural burning’ where you will have the opportunity to yarn with expert Aboriginal Fire Practitioners and take part in im...portant conversations required for us to reinstate cultural fire practices in order to heal, protect and revitalise Country. Contributors: Ulladulla Local Aboriginal Land Council Treading Lightly National Indigenous Fire Network South East Local Land Services This project has been supported by the NSW Government via it’s Catchment Action NSW Program. Week 1 - Introduction We will be kicking off with an introduction and guest speaker Victor Steffensen, Indigenous Fire Practitioner, who will be discussing: What is Cultural burning? How can it be used as a holistic approach? Traditional Burning Practice His personal story Why are we having big fires now? Followed by a Q & A Week 2 - Local Practioners This week will be all about local practice & meeting local practitioners, including Uncle Noel Webster & his amazing team. They will be sharing: What is the Firestick Alliance? History of how it has grown into an organisation. Week 3 Recovery and Healing discussing Landscape Recovery and Health The impact from the Currowan fire. Reading Country and why it so important Wildfire Recovery Week 4 Women and fire Women’s Role in Firestick Burning Practices where we will be chatting some incredible women sharing their stories and leadership. Week 5 - Working with Agency and Science UOW Research Hub RFS NPWS Engaging a Community perspective Week 6 - Where to from here Community Aspirations Opportunities private and public land Acknowleding we are all Stewards and share responsibility See more