Tasmanian Land Conservancy in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia | Environmental conservation organisation

Tasmanian Land Conservancy

Locality: Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia

Phone: +61 3 6225 1399

Address: 827 Sandy Bay Rd 7005 Sandy Bay, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.tasland.org.au

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25.01.2022 On #WorldScienceDay we kicked off some pretty exciting research on one of the TLC's properties. What's in the box? We'll have some videos to share tomorrow. With Trowunna Wildlife Sanctuary

24.01.2022 This National Threatened Species Day, the Tasmanian Land Conservancy is proud to announce our latest reserve. Located on Tasmania’s east coast, the reserve comprises over 1500 hectares of exquisite, high-value critical habitat that will protect 11 threatened plant and animal species, including wedge-tailed eagle, eastern and spotted-tailed quoll, swift parrot, masked owl and Tasmanian devil. Protecting habitat is the single most important thing we can do to give threatened species the best chance to survive. From old-growth eucalypt forests and woodlands to diverse riparian habitats along the Prosser and Back Rivers, the reserve supports a diversity of species. This new reserve has been established thanks to a very generous bequest. Find out more at https://tasland.org.au/reserves/prosser-river-reserve/

23.01.2022 Today the TLC is mourning the passing of Graeme Worboys, a great friend of the organisation and a champion for conservation. Below is a tribute posted by Penelope Figgis AO, Vice Chair Oceania, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas - we hope she won't mind us sharing it here. Graeme is a long term figure in protected areas having worked for the National Parks Service of NSW for many years. For the last 20 years he has worked very closely with IUCN and WCPA. Graeme had a p...assionate soul and dogged determination when it came to working for the beloved landscapes and wildlife of his own nation, and many other countries. He loved all nature but the mountains were his special places and of all the mountains his beloved Kosciuszko, which he continued to fight for, even when very diminished. We feel very glad that despite the medical demands of the last few years Graeme saw wonderful moments, such as the soaring numbers in the downloads of his vast Global Guide to Managing Protected Areas and its translation into Spanish, thanks to WCPA and Parks Columbia. Another major triumph was finishing the writing of the long and unflinching story of the creation of Australia’s iconic Kosciuszko National Park. Then this year on Australia Day he and his family were very touched when Graeme was awarded the very high honour of being made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO). Covid delayed his ceremony at government house in Canberra to have the honour bestowed but fortunately this took place just a few weeks ago. Photo: Grant Dixon

23.01.2022 Photo: Andy Townsend

22.01.2022 A 'mad haterpillar' or eucalypt skeletonising caterpillar (Uraba lugens) spotted by Reserves Officer, Belle Monk, at Flat Rock Reserve. These caterpillars hang on to their old, moulted head skin to make a 'hat' that they use as defence from predators.

22.01.2022 An incredible view of the TLC's Skullbone Plains Reserve, photographed by Loic le Guilly. This reserve consists of 1600 hectares of exquisite open valleys, old-growth forests, native grasslands, cushion plants and rare, endangered sphagnum moss beds, and provides critical wild habitat for a species of nationally endangered fish, the Clarence galaxias. The endangered Tasmanian devil, spotted-tailed quoll and wedge-tailed eagle also call Skullbone Plains home. Skullbone Plains Reserve forms part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

22.01.2022 Magnificent Five Rivers Reserve. Photo: Matt Newton

21.01.2022 Conservation Ecologist, Helen Morgan, has been visiting Loongana and Gunns Plains this week, looking at potential Land for Wildlife properties. If you'd like to know more about making your property wildlife-friendly, why not tune in to ABC's Gardening Australia this Friday night, for part 2 of Tino Carnevale's Land for Wildlife journey...

19.01.2022 Some friendly lowland copperheads spotted in a marshy area on the TLC's Silver Plains New Leaf property.

19.01.2022 Really interesting piece from the ABC about cider gums in Tasmania. You can read more about work the TLC is doing to conserve the trees on our land, here https://tasland.org.au/b/from-the-field-cider-gum-recovery/

19.01.2022 Happy new year! From all of us at the TLC, thank you so much for your support in 2020, and we look forward to working hard for nature in 2021. Photo: Dave James

18.01.2022 Members of our science team are at Rubicon Sanctuary this week, doing annual monitoring for orchids and other threatened species. Thank you to Joe Quarmby for the photos.

17.01.2022 How many species can live in one den? TLC supporter and Land for Wildlife landholder Jenny lives at the top of Crabtree in the Huon Valley. She has planted 1500 trees on her property, which hosts platypuses, devils, wombats, spotted-tailed quolls, eastern quolls, eastern barred and southern brown bandicoots and countless other creatures. She is regularly visited by wedge-tail eagles which nest on the high ridges, and a pair of white goshawks which visit regularly on hunting sprees. Jenny uses trailcams to monitor her property, and this den shows the incredible results private landholders can get from encouraging the native species of our beautiful forested areas.

14.01.2022 We're delighted to share with you a few exciting developments for the collaboration. We've prepared a media release that covers the details. You can find it on ...our new website, here: https://www.palrc.com/media-release As we begin the the process of finalising our new Joint Venture agreement, we're looking for expressions of interest to fill the various governing bodies: the Executive Council, Academic Programs Committee, and Protected Areas Practitioners Committee. We are seeking capable and committed protected areas experts and practitioners, from a broad regional representation across Asia, the Pacific and Australia. You can find the expression of interest form and relevant terms of reference here:https://www.palrc.com/governance We hope you'll consider applying. We're excited about the future of the collaboration and welcome the involvement of passionate protected area practitioners and experts across Asia, the Pacific and Australia.

14.01.2022 Take a sneak peek at a new Revolving Fund property we've acquired on the east coast, with old-growth blue gum forest, wedge-tailed eagles and home to a rare butterfly. It should be available for sale next year so keep an eye on https://tasland.org.au/properties-for-sale/ Thanks to Revolving Fund Coordinator Jarrah Vercoe for the photos.

14.01.2022 In the first week of our quoll research project at the TLC's Silver Plains New Leaf property, we've fitted 20 captive-raised quolls with tail transmitters, released them into the wild, set up feeding stations where we can photograph them and help their transition to life in the wild, tracked them so we can see what they're up to, re-trapped them to check their condition and re-released them... With Rewilding Australia Trowunna Wildlife Sanctuary Devils at Cradle & East Coast Natureworld

14.01.2022 This bettong was caught on camera by a Land for Wildlife property owner in Mountain River, in the Huon Valley. The Land for Wildlife program - run by the TLC in Tasmania - is a nonbinding voluntary scheme which encourages, supports and recognises private landowners who are taking a positive approach to land management by incorporating nature conservation on their properties. Land for Wildlife makes a valuable contribution to protecting nature, thanks to the strong conservation ethic of its members, and the effective community participation that is helping to safeguard wildlife across the state. Find out more about Land for Wildlife https://tasland.org.au/programs/land-for-wildlife/

14.01.2022 TLC's resident botanist, Joe Quarmby, has been out and about, assessing areas of private land around Mersey Forest and Waratah that have threatened Highland Poa grasslands, finding out whether any are suitable for covenants. He sent these photos...

13.01.2022 Working with the Tasmanian Quoll Conservation Program and DPIPWE, the TLC is now running a research project at our Silver Plains New Leaf property near Lake Sorrell. Earlier this week, we recorded the DNA of and released quolls from Trowunna Wildlife Sanctuary, Devils at Cradle and East Coast Natureworld, each equipped with a tracking device. We are also trapping quolls from the wild population for DNA analysis. The eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) is a species of high co...nservation concern and is listed as endangered by the IUCN. Mainland Australian populations of this species underwent rapid declines in the late 1800s and early 1900s, eventually becoming extinct with the last confirmed sighting in the 1960s. Though eastern quolls survived in Tasmania, largely due to the absence of foxes, rapid declines of at least 50% are estimated to have occurred state-wide in the ten years to 2009. The long-term goal of this project is to use targeted releases of captive-bred eastern quolls to increase population sizes to the point where they are able to ‘self-rescue’ - to breed enough that population declines are reversed. Watch this page and the TLC newsletter and blog over coming months for updates on this project's progress. Thank you also to Rewilding Australia for your support. See more

13.01.2022 '...All the hills are rocky, but considered good sheep pasture, and in hollows and nooks there are patches, where abundance of sound feed grows, and the shelter of eucalypti, sheoak, cherry tree, honeysuckle, and wattle, also adopts it for pastoral purposes. In many directions clearing is altering the faces of the hills, which in time bid fair to be clean parklike sheep runs.' Author Peter Timms has researched and written a history of Brockley Estate, now home to the TLC's Prosser River Reserve - https://tasland.org.au//a-brief-history-of-brockley-estate/ Photo: Andy Maurer

13.01.2022 Learn more about what for-purpose organisations, like the TLC, are doing in Tasmania, devising innovative ways to conserve nature on land around the state by working with landholders - interview with Ted Lefroy on ABC Hobart this morning (from 1:08:00) https://www.abc.net.au//progr/breakfast/breakfast/12850592 Photo of Midlands grasslands conservation is by Matt Newton.

11.01.2022 It's been a huge and successful week for six volunteers and four TLC staff who've been working hard at Five Rivers Reserve to protect endangered cider gums (Eucalyptus gunnii). Thanks to a WIRESLandcare Wildlife Relief & Recovery Grant, 32 heavy-duty (2.4x2.4x1.5m) weld mesh cages were constructed over four days to protect basal resprouting and seedlings from grazing post-fire. With TLC co-contribution, this more than doubled the 15 required by this grant and doubled those established in 2019 to create 66 cages at two separate sites. Thank you so much to WIRES & Landcare Australia for funding support, and to valiant volunteers Barbara Vaschina, Saxon Bartlett, Douglas Overdijk, Katrin Overdijk,David Butler and Wayne Turale Photos by Cath Dickson

11.01.2022 Egg Islands Weeding program went off brilliantly late last month, with a wonderfully diverse bunch of weeders, all united in their deep commitment to looking after nature in Tasmania. It's the 11th year of the program, and it's showing incredible results - over three days, only 151 Spanish heath plants were found (and, of course, removed) - weed numbers are way down. A small number of blackberry and approximately 20 gorse plants were also treated. That’s a tremendous outcome for Egg Islands Reserve especially for its rare and endangered black gum community and the animals that depend on it for habitat. including the critically endangered swift parrot. A big thank you to all our volunteers and to the crew at the Living Boat Trust, who were just tremendous down to the last woman, man and dog! All photos are by Phill Laroche

10.01.2022 Near Ellendale, Tall Trees Reserve - protected last year - supports an area of old-growth giant ash (Eucalyptus regnans) forest. Some massive trees - after which the Reserve is named - tower over 70 metres tall. There are also areas of gum topped stringybark (Eucalyptus delegatensis) forest, including trees that are hundreds of years old and riddled with hollows. Read more about Tall Trees Reserve https://tasland.org.au/reserves/tall-trees-reserve/ Photo: Rob Blakers

10.01.2022 In 2020, the Tasmanian Land Conservancy established a new reserve between the Prosser and Back Rivers on Tasmania's east coast. The reserve takes in 1,534 hectares of diverse habitat, home to swift parrots, quolls and wedge-tailed eagles, as well as many species of threatened plants. This beautiful film shows the land's incredible natural and cultural value. To learn more about this reserve, visit https://tasland.org.au/reserves/prosser-river-reserve/ Thank you to Eddie Safarik and Helene Thomas for creating this film. To see more of their work, visit www.eddiesafarik.com.au

09.01.2022 A safe place for swift parrots at our Little Swanport Reserve. Photo: Rob Blakers

09.01.2022 Each of the eastern quolls we released this week at Silver Plains, a TLC New Leaf property, had a tiny VHF transmitter attached to their tail. Over the coming months we'll be tracking the newly wild quolls to find out where they've been and when. Here's Morgan - a UTAS Honours student working on a conservation project in the Midlands - who volunteered to come out tracking late one night. Each quoll has its own channel on the reciever and she's picking up clicks as they come within range. So far, every quoll is clicking. With Rewilding Australia Trowunna Wildlife Sanctuary Devils at Cradle East Coast Natureworld

09.01.2022 Our newest reserve - 1534 ha of incredibly important Tasmanian habitat - was protected thanks to a generous bequest from one of our supporters. During Include A Charity week, learn more about how to make a gift in your will and leave a legacy. Find out more about bequests to the TLC at https://tasland.org.au/bequests-to-the-tlc/

08.01.2022 Important research from the TLC's own Rowena Hamer:

08.01.2022 Watch Land for Wildlife coordinator Emma McPhee talking to Tino about what's living on his Tasman Peninsula property, from Friday's episode of Gardening Australia https://www.abc.net.au//factshe/land-for-wildlife/12648696 - part two is on this Friday night! If you'd like to know more about Land for Wildlife, visit https://tasland.org.au/programs/land-for-wildlife/

07.01.2022 On UN World Toilet Day, we're taking a moment to think about our Loo With A View, at TLC's Skullbone Plains Reserve. Photo: Matt Newton

06.01.2022 It really lifted the spirits to spend Threatened Species Day out on our newest reserve with some of our neighbours. Find out more about this reserve, which is protecting 11 threatened species thanks to a generous bequest, at https://tasland.org.au/reserves/prosser-river-reserve/

06.01.2022 Thank you to Tree Change Dolls for your wonderful support.

05.01.2022 Do you want to find out who's living on your land? Along with NRM North, TLC is running sessions on wildlife and feral animal monitoring in the West Tamar and Northern Midlands. Field Day and Morning Tea 9:30AM 11:30AM Sunday 4th October 2020 Deviot Community Hall, Deviot Rd, Deviot.... Field Day and Afternoon Tea 2:30PM 4:30PM Sunday 4th October 2020 Longford War Memorial Hall, 55 Wellington St, Longford To come along to either session, register by contacting Helen Morgan Ecologist, Tasmanian Land Conservancy [email protected] Photo: Eastern Barred Bandicoot, by Henry Cook More info... Be part of WildTracker - an exciting citizen science project that will identify wildlife hotspots! We are running half-day workshops for landholders an opportunity to learn some wildlife survey skills and meet other people interested in wildlife management. We will update you with results and information from NRM North and TLC’s new eastern barred bandicoot recovery project along with other land management programs. Automatic cameras have revolutionised the way we look for wildlife. The cameras help us find all sorts of animals, including rare and threatened species like bandicoots, devils, bettongs and quolls. You can be involved as a landholder by: Attending the field day to learn about how to monitor wildlife on your property Installing cameras on your property Managing habitat for wildlife - land management support is available through this program No special skills or experience is needed, we will provide all the training and equipment you need

04.01.2022 Did you catch CEO James Hattam in the Hobart Mercury this morning? If not, you can now read his full 'Talking Point' piece on the TLC website, addressing the issue of protection and conservation covenants https://tasland.org.au//private-landholders-protect-the-p/

04.01.2022 Anna Povey, TLC Conservation Program Ecologist, spent some time this week at TLC's Silver Plains New Leaf property, helping scientist Rowena Hamer on our quoll research project. We have been tracking captive-raised, released quolls using small radio transmitters attached to their tails. Unfortunately, sometimes the quolls manage to pull the transmitters off. Anna sent in these pictures and the following story... "We spent an afternoon radiotracking to find some dropped transm...itters (which cost $250 each, so we need to retrieve as many as we can). One transmitter was successfully located in a lovely little burrow, but not retrieved as it was deep in the ground under a tree. It gave us an insight into some of the nooks that quolls can use to stay safe, and why we just don’t see a lot of our wildlife in the bush during the day. They hide so well that it is easy for many people to be oblivious to their existence and to the importance of the old logs, tree hollows, tussocks and piles of rocks that are so critical for wildlife shelter." "So we moved on to seek another transmitter and soon focussed on a small boulder field. Each of us decided that the strongest signal was coming from a different gap in the rocks, so there was much toing and froing as we picked up rocks and tried to narrow down the search. It seemed that the radio signal was bouncing off rocks, so we weren’t getting any certainty of direction and it was all quite perplexing. At times, one of us would step back, thinking to ourselves, Well, this is just impossible, we’re going to have to give up on this transmitter, but the others would still be searching and lifting rocks, so we would go back into the fray." "These photos show the deepening hole in the earth, with fragments of root and how, incredibly, Row’s eagle eye spots a transmitter aerial amongst them. Triumph! The less glamorous slog of mammal field work, but important for the project." Thanks to DPIPWE, Rewilding Australia, Trowunna Wildlife Sanctuary, Devils at Cradle & East Coast Natureworld for your support in this project.

03.01.2022 If you're in, or visiting, Hobart we highly recommend you get along to this exhibition by TLC supporter Sue Lovegrove. Sue's beautiful works have previously been featured in our Poets & Painters at the Big Punchbowl project, and you can watch her talk about her art here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmd5q2uJGUw&feature=youtu.be

03.01.2022 We've had some brilliant news from Dr Sally Bryant about forty-spotted pardalotes at Tinderbox Hills. Read on... "Diary entry: 10.15am Sat 22 Aug 2020 Tinderbox Hills Monitoring Site 1- One male detected, short bursts of breeding and contact calls, not foraging, constantly moving, made two rotations of the gully then disappeared." It was a champagne moment, that’s for sure. Forty-spots are tricky little customers and this reserve is all about them. ... Read more about our campaign to protect Tinderbox Hills in this article from James Hattam https://tasland.org.au//tinderbox-hills-conservation-upda/ Photo: Chris Tzaros

03.01.2022 There's a lot of driving going on during the holidays - visiting friends and family, or heading out to the shack or for a spot of camping. Take care while you're out there and watch out for all the wonderful animals that make Tasmania such a brilliant place to live. Tasmanian devil: Heath Holden Eastern quoll: Jasmine Vink Bennett's wallaby: Matt Palmer... Echidna: Heath Holden Eastern barred bandicoot: Henry Cook See more

02.01.2022 Photo: Eddie Safarik

02.01.2022 It feels like spring today. To celebrate, some flowers from across our reserves.

01.01.2022 Did you see the TLC's Land for Wildlife program on Gardening Australia last Friday? Part two of this series revealed what Tino was going to plant on his property to get more critters to move in. Watch here! https://www.abc.net.au//factsheets/flora-for-fauna/12678832