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Hawkesbury Landcare Network

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25.01.2022 Have a listen! On the theme of our Riverkeeper forum coming up this Friday, here is a podcast about what makes a Riverchampion, why they are important and how we can support them. It's 20 minutes so perfect for a morning or lunch break! The link has more information and follow up notes to read for those of you who want to know more. If you haven't registered but want to attend the first online Hawkesbury-Nepean Riverkeeper forum, check out our recent posts! https://arrc.com.a...u/conversations-over-a-cuppa-episode-5-r/ Podcast is from the Australian River Restoration Centre who do loads of great things- check them out! #riverkeeperforum #waterchampions #HNriverkeeper

24.01.2022 Look out for this young crew of energy! Excited to be able to work with this amazing group of young people to grow local food production and learn how to live off the land.

23.01.2022 A local group doing amazing things! Hawkesbury Environment Network HEN is always looking for more members and volunteers to help with activities and mornings like this so if you want to get involved, go their page or contact them!

22.01.2022 Plant identification- Mother of Millions The most common Mother of Millions species that we treat along the roadside is Bryophyllum delagoense. It is a succule...nt with narrow cylindrical-shaped leaves that can be a mottled green or a pinkish brown with darker grey patches. At the end of the leaves, there are small plantlets, which enable it to reproduce along with it producing seed. We are currently in the flowering season. The flowers are dark pink or orange-red and are bell-shaped and form in a cluster on top of the plant. When foliar spraying Mother of Millions, we use a surfactant as it assists the herbicide to penetrate the leaf surface as it has a waxy surface. For more information, please go to; https://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/Details/93. NSW WeedWise weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au #WeedsWednesday

22.01.2022 An event being run in the wider network that some of you may be interested in joining :) #fishhabitat #Streamwatch

22.01.2022 Catch ups being run by the Council at Bilpin, St Albans and Colo Heights. As a side note, if Landcare support and a group is something you’re interested in or is a way of support a even craft and walks and talks please let them know too!

22.01.2022 Yellow Bells (Tecoma stans) is a local eradication target within the county area. It is a shrub that often grows 3-8 meters tall and has a pale trunk. The leave...s are compound (pinnate) with leaflets with serrated edges. The flowers are yellow and bell-shaped which grows in clusters. When it isn't in flower or doesn't have bean-like seed pods, it can be confused with a native plant called White Cedar. For more information, please go to; https://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/Details/148 #WeedsWednesday

21.01.2022 Something positive from McDonald Valley

20.01.2022 Not doing anything tomorrow? Check out the Scheyville national park African Olive group meeting tomorrow in the morning. Contact details in the info sheet :) It's their last day so I am sure they'd appreciate any extra help before the holidays. #scheyvillenationalpark... #bushcare See more

19.01.2022 Well I didn't know that!

18.01.2022 Hawkesbury City Council has a tree planting event coming up at Yarramundi Reserve on Thursday 10/9/2020 to improve habitat. Bats are essential to the survival of our woodlands, forests and bushland in Australia. Check it out and sign up to go! Please make sure you register & do the brief COVID-19 induction. RSVP & registration is essential by 3/9/2020 to [email protected] Hawkesbury Bushcare Hawkesbury City Council #hawkesbury #bushcare #bathabitat #regeneration

17.01.2022 About a week ago we got together for Shout Out for the River and with the help of Hawkesbury River CountyCouncil, removed weeds and regenerated riparian vegetation along part of Mcdonald River. Thank you to everyone who joined us, we got a lot done and looking forward to visiting again! If you’d like to help out or interested in being involved or receiving Landcare support please send us a message or email [email protected] Roz Chia St Albans Community NSW Australia

17.01.2022 Don’t forget that Shout of for the River is tomorrow! Join us in Mcdonald Valley to look after the river banks and native vegetation. Hawkesbury River County Council and Jacob Philpott will be there sharing expert weed knowledge and helping out. The Local Landcare Coordinator will also be there wil Landcare volunteers. Come along, meet us, learn something and help the river!... Morning tea provided. Please contact be if you are coming or interested in sinaikr events Katherine Clare at [email protected] or 0410616139 #mcdonaldvalley #hawkesburylandcare #shoutoutfortheriver

16.01.2022 Event coming up this Saturday at the Farm it Forward plot at Secret Gardens! https://fb.me/e/1SE7urUfG

16.01.2022 A very old map of the Hawkesbury River from 1923 mapping Windsor to Broken Bay ! So many more maps available as well. Incredible the level of detail in these maps! https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au//map-hawkesbury-river-windsor-br #hawkesburyriver #HNriverkeeper #riparianmanagement #protectourriver

15.01.2022 What a stunning part of the world! If you are interested in being involved in wetlands conservation, visiting and protecting wetlands such as this one, doing citizen science, bird watching etc, comment below or send us a message ! Have a wetland or damn on your property that you’d like advice on or would be interested in learning more about ? Call us on 4574 9600 or send us a message ... #hawkesburyweltands #blundellsswamp #hawkesburylandcarenetwork #landconservation

14.01.2022 Hi everyone, check out the upcoming webinars on SOIL CARBON CONVERSATION STARTER, online 8 December 11am-1pm. https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au//soil-carbon-conversation-start #healthysoils #farmitforward #hawkesburylandcare #regenerativeagriculture

14.01.2022 Something for your Thursday- the Australian water-rat also called a rakali!

14.01.2022 A super informative three minute video on how a leaky weirs structure benefit the restoration of wetlands and protection of nature fish and insects. Awesome stuff! #wetlands #gambusia #wetlandsconservation #regeneratinglandscapes

13.01.2022 Greater Sydney Landcare Network is running an online event to talk about Cumberland Plan Conservation Plan which is up for input. Make your self comfortable at home and tune in 5-6 pm next Thursday! Make sure you register! #cumberlandplainwoodland #sciencecommunication... #EnvironmentalPlanning https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/green-drinks-online-cumberl

13.01.2022 A webinar coming up that may interest a few of you. Soil Carbon Conversation Starter on Dec 8 11-1pm online. Soil carbon sequestration (storing carbon in the soil) has huge potential and you can set up projects on your property and potentially be paid it and as improve productivity. A great speaker line up - join to listen, learnand ask questions! https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au//soil-carbon-conversation-start... #smallfarmnetwork #hawkesburylandcare #soilcarbon #regenerativeagriculture @greatersydneylocallandservices

11.01.2022 What is Biodiversity? Sharing a post as this month is biodiversity month!

11.01.2022 Fantastic work but the Farm it Forward team at Secret Gardens !! Well done !!

10.01.2022 For all the young people out there, this might be something worth attending - "The Landcare Youth Summit Webinar provides an opportunity to hear from two Adelaide teens Skye Dunn, 16 and Saskia Gerhardy, all members of South Australia’s YACCA (Youth & Community in Conservation Action)." Super excited to be listening to this. Check it out! https://landcareaustralia.org.au/landcare-youth-summit-web/... Landcare Australia Landcare Youth Summit YACCA #youth

10.01.2022 Thanks to everyone who came to Hawkesbury's first Farm it Forward Day! Such a lovely day setting up the plot at Secret Gardens for the students there! A big thank you to Aaron from @harvest_farms , Manu and Jimmy from Farm It Forward who ran the day for us. #permaculture #farmitforward #communityagriculture #hawkesburylandcare

08.01.2022 Great to be getting the support for work these dedicated residents, members and volunteers are doing. Thank you to Greater Sydney Landcare Network for hosting their first tree planting day here to boost our project and to Robyn Preston MP - Member for Hawkesbury and Landcare NSW for joining us and giving a helping hand! #koalahawkesbury #koalacorridor #milliontreesproject #hawkesburylandcare

08.01.2022 Pretty cool idea! Anyone a chef here?

08.01.2022 Robyn Preston MP - Member for Hawkesbury and Landcare NSW CEO Dr Adrian Zammit along with 20 volunteers made up of local landowners, Hawkesbury and greater Sydn...ey volunteers today planted 130 trees to support the cooling of Sydney and create canopy habitat for Koalas. This planting is the first of 100,000 trees that will be sown across Greater Sydney over the next two years in a partnership between the NSW Government and Landcare NSW. Landcare NSW and Greater Sydney Landcare supporting the development of community connections and habitat in the Kurrajong Hills area. #CreatingCanopies #LandcareNSW #koalas #trees #GreaterSydney #DPIE Rob Stokes Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Greater Sydney Landcare Network Hawkesbury River County Council Hawkesbury Landcare Network Hawkesbury Environment Network HEN Koala Fest Hawkesbury

07.01.2022 The 11 Stories From the River project has received some more funding from Create NSW to enable another step in the journey towards producing 11 audio-walks alon...g Dyarubbin, the upper Hawkesbury river from Yarramundi through to Lower Portland. On the airwaves late 2021/early 2022, the walks will be downloadable to your device and feature stories specific to location shared by experts and locals about the history, culture and environment of Dyarubbin with original music and imagery. Over the coming months I will be working with Darug writer Jasmine Seymour and Darug songwriter Stacy Etal and a host of awesome musicians to finalise the music ready for recording early next year. Thank you Create! See more

05.01.2022 A youth event for 15-35 year olds. Come along to Castlereagh which is stunning, meet like minded people and let’s get some on ground works planned for 2021! Greater Sydney Landcare Network #hawkesburylandcare #youthaction #EnvironmentConservation

05.01.2022 Shout of for the River is coming up this Friday! Join us in Mcdonald Valley to look after the river. We are coming together to support community members and work together on the river bank. The focus is on removing privet and other weed seedlings by hand, poisoning target weeds and preparing burn piles. There will be support with identifying plants- weeds and natives. Please contact be if you are coming or thinking about or if you are interested in similar activities somewh...ere else. Katherine Clare at [email protected] or 0410616139 #mcdonaldvalley #hawkesburylandcare #shoutoutfortheriver

05.01.2022 Hey guys, a reminder that this is support is available for those that need it. We are looking to to a few community visits in Colo, Bilpin and McDonald Valley so if you'd like us to visit or even if you just want to chat about recovery on your property over the phone, flick me an email at [email protected] or call 4574 9601 or comment below and I'll message you :)

03.01.2022 Something being run by Local Land Services: WEBINAR 1: Temporary storages - preparation & key practices for success With many grain producers across NSW looking at an early and possibly bumper crop this spring, Local Land Services is this month offering two free webinars addressing on-farm storage options.... The free webinars are open to all NSW producers, providing direct access to two experts on types of on-farm grain storage temporary and permanent. To see more on what is covered or register, go to the event. #agriculture #locallandservices

02.01.2022 Join us for our first HAWKESBURY NEPEAN WATERKEEPERS FORUM to raise key issues and discuss plans for the revitalisation of the Waterkeepers Alliance. The River shapes our community and makes it what is, so we need community members at the forum to bring the community voice, your knowledge and passion for the river, its care and future. The workshop will have a series of short presentations from experts Mr Andrew Kelly - Yarra Riverkeeper, Dr Ian Wright - School of Science, W...estern Sydney University and Ms Sue Martin - Cattai Hills Environment Network, and will involve group breakout sessions to discuss next steps for the river and waterkeeper. WHEN: Friday, 25th September 2020, from 10.00am 12.00pm VENUE: Zoom RSVP: Please register yourself online to attend https://www.westernsydney.edu.au//sustai/waterkeeper_forum This forum is co-organised by: Western Sydney University, Greater Sydney Local Land Services, Greater Sydney Landcare Network and GLSN member groups: Cattai Hills Environment Network CHEN, Hawkesbury-Nepean Landcare Network and Hawkesbury Environment Network HEN, as a member of the international Waterkeeper movement.

01.01.2022 , - ! Our first plot for Farm it Forward in the Hawkesbury is looking good! The plantings are growing, the soil is happy but the plot needs protecting from the rabbits in the area so we are going to set up a fence around the plot and paddock. This is a big task and we need your help so come along and join us!... This event is especially targeted to students who are interested in market gardens, permaculture and growing vege gardens. Come along and meet the other students who set up and are looking after the plot. Spots are limited so make sure you register below. See you there!!!!! We will also do some maintenance on the plot. There are opportunities for students interested to be involved in looking after other Farm it Forward plots in the region. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/farm-it-forward-hawkesbury-

01.01.2022 We featured in Landcare Australia's Landcare in Focus magazine!!! Our Students running the Secret Gardens plot for Farm it Forward are doing amazing work and building a community, so exciting to see this recognised and the word being spread. Bravo! Thank you Landcare Australia for this support. Farm It Forward Hawkesbury Farm it Forward... To read the Landcare in focus magazine, follow the link in the post :) Interested in getting involved? Send us a message!