Northern Landcare Support Services in Kyogle, New South Wales | Community organisation

Northern Landcare Support Services

Locality: Kyogle, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6632 3722

Address: 40 Summerland Way 2474 Kyogle, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.nlss.com.au

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25.01.2022 North Coast LLS is working along side the North Coast community to eradicate Yellow Crazy Ants, a serious pest that threatens our landscapes. Your Local Land Services team is here when it matters on the ground with knowledge, networks and experience.

22.01.2022 RARE NATIVE MISTLETOE DISCOVERED ON THE NORTH COAST An endangered plant known to exist in only a couple of locations in Australia has been found on ...an avocado plantation near Alstonville. The rare Rosewood Mistletoe was recently discovered at Summerland Farm House during planning for a new avocado plantation. Local Land Services' officer, John Nagle, says there are very few records of the plant. "There's been two or three recorded sites on private land," he said. "In this recent discovery there were 12 to 15 individual plants, which will almost treble the population of Rosewood Mistletoe plants. "I had only seen the plant in one other location many years ago so it was tremendously exciting to see it here and also to see quite a number of plants."

12.01.2022 This ranks in my top 10 of coolest roost finds; Graham Hart and Pat Hatch recorded this Nathusius' pipistrelle roost in a desiccation-fissure on a pruning-cut... If this roost isn't food for thought, I don't know what is!?! Video to follow...

11.01.2022 Waterbug Blitz Team is back on deck with a online database planned for 2019 to display and visualize data from Waterbug Blitzes & to report annually on river health! #waterbugblitz #citizenscience #macroinvertebrates #citizenscience #catchmentsmatter

09.01.2022 INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN NATURAL AREA RESTORATION? CONSERVATION LAND MANAGEMENT NATURAL AREA RESTORATION The Conservation Land Management section at TAFE NSW... Wollongbar has a well-earned reputation for providing quality courses that meet the needs of people in local land management industries. These courses are designed to give students the skills to be highly employable or to go on to further study. The part-time course is for twelve months, attending one day per week Certificate 111 (Wollongbar, Mondays or Kingscliff, Fridays), Certificate IV (Kingscliff Friday). Course: Certificate 111 Natural Area Restoration Location: TAFE NSW Kingscliff and Wollongbar Course: Certificate IV Conservation Land Management Location: TAFE NSW Kingscliff Pre-requisite: Certificate III Natural Area Restoration or Certificate III Conservation Land Management Course Fees: Call the Customer Contact Centre on 131 601 Fully Government Subsidised Student training programs available CONTACT Call 131 601 or call into TAFE NSW Wollongbar or Kingscliff See more

07.01.2022 For those seeking a little more information regarding the processes surrounding the recent fish kills along the Lower Darling, NSW DPI Fisheries have released an interim report. Link attached. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au//Fish-death-interim-investigati

06.01.2022 Ugly, but they're here. This big one from Woodenbong. Send me a message if you've got cane toads in the Upper Clarence.

03.01.2022 Improving dairy effluent management to grow a healthier Richmond Catchment: With funding provided by the NSW Government's Catchment Action program, North Coast ...Local Land Services is working with dairy farmers to better manage dairy effluent, a project that will have positive effects on the health of the Richmond catchment. Dairy effluent contains considerable amounts of nutrients, in particular Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium. If not utilised effectively, dairy effluent can lead to excessive soil nutrient build up in some areas of the farm which can cause unsafe grazing areas and potentially leach into environmentally sensitive areas and waterways. The 2019 Dairy Effluent Project focuses on dairy farms located in the Richmond River catchment and builds on previous North Coast Local Land Services investment which supported ten dairy farmers in the Richmond catchment to undertake a dairy effluent system review and audit. The continuation of the project is providing incentives to seven dairy farmers to install upgrades to existing effluent systems that will improve effluent re-use on farm. The targeted grants will be offered to farmers who have an Effluent System Review developed by an Accredited Dairy Effluent System Designer North Coast Local Land Services project manager, Nathan Jennings says that north coast dairy farmers are doing a very good job of on farm nutrient management with many having undertaken accredited programs such as Fert$mart. Dairy farmers already have very detailed soil nutrient management plans which are reviewed annually as part of enterprise operations, this project helps improve the ability for farmers to include the use of effluent as a nutrient source within their existing fertiliser and nutrient management programs. The project aims to deliver improved effluent management over nearly 100 hectares through a range of measures that, depending on the individual farm, may include actions such as trafficable solids traps, redesigned concrete drains and walkways, gravel and rock traps, direct application effluent pumps and dilution valves. Nathan said. North Coast Local Land Services General Manager, Louise Orr, said Through successful applications to the NSW Government’s Catchment Action NSW funding, we will be undertaking this project that will increase on-farm soil health and adoption of soil conservation practices in three key agricultural industries, one of which is the dairy industry. Additionally, we are implementing two other projects that will improve riparian health in the Clarence and Macleay rivers and protect two North Coast biodiversity hotspots. We are working hard on building relationships with community groups and other government agencies and our ability to work collaboratively will improve the outcomes of the areas we are working in. Louise said. If you would like more information about the Dairy Effluent Project, contact Nathan Jennings on 0437 083 147.