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Sustainable land management and conservation news from around the catchment.
Cats Claw Creeper – Beaten or knocked back?
Our flooded creeks, rivers, gullies and floodplains are starting to show green shoots again after the mass of silt and sand that washed over them over the past few months. Some places look like they’ve been stripped bare and turned into a desert! One of the plant...
Had plenty of rain?
The Kingaroy Landcare Group with the support of BGA Agriservices are hosting a 'Improved rainfall infiltration on old cropping land' FIELD DAY Saturday 26 February 3pm - 5pm At a demonstration site at Booie in the South Burnett. For instructions on how to get there,...
the burnett buzz… Summer 2011
For the latest Burnett Buzz.. please click here! In this issue: Better Catchments dung beetle workshops for Gayndah and Eidsvold Turtle special—Elsie the Elseya Reef Rescue Grazing Year 3 — a slow start Flooding in the region
Dung Beetles – hidden treasure under cow pats
BCCA have organised one of Australia’s leading dung beetle experts, Mr John Feehan, to travel to the Central Burnett region to spread the word on the value of dung beetles. The benefits dung beetles to improve soil health are often overlooked, as these...
10 Habits of Farmers with Healthy Soils
Healthy soils beneath our crops and pastures will mean a healthy hip pocket and a healthy catchment. So what are they top 10 habits of producers who can maintain heatlhy soils? 1. Maintain organic matter and ground cover 2. Maintain soil fertility 3. Maintain...
RCS to host Flood Webinar for Farmers
BCCA have worked alongside RCS Consulting and know of many others in the catchment who do also. They've joined forces with Entello Group and The Right Mind to put on a webinar info night for farmers to inform and inspire now that the clean-up and recover from the...
Property Management Planning for Reef Rescue Graziers
BCCA is offering to undertake Property Management Plans (PMP's) on properties participating in the Reef Rescue program in the Burnett region. This free service is available to graziers that wish to possess a detailed plan of their grazing property. The process will...
Floodwaters and turtle hatchlings
The weekend saw a torrential amount of rain falling on the coastal Burnett areas, and our thoughts go out to those who have been affected by the flood conditions. Just as we were getting excited about the first of our protected wild nesting areas for the...
Burnett’s freshwater turtles make a splash!
Literally! The Burnett's largest freshwater turtle, White-throated Snapping Turtle, under threat from nest predation by wild dogs and goannas, have recieved the royal treatment this year. Nesting season began back in May, with the Department of Environment and...
Miriam Vale Rural Science Field Day
Miriam Vale Rural Science and Landcare Society are holding their Annual Field Day "Should meat be on the menu?" Carbon Ecomony Implications for the Beef Industry Guest Speakers include: David Mason-Jones - Journalist recently published "Should meat be on the menu?"...
the burnett buzz… Spring 2010
Find the latest burnett buzz by clicking here! Highlights include: Interactive grazing at BMRG AGM Keyline a success for Kiely in the South Burnett Success with Landcare Grants African Lovegrass trial results so far Carbon workshop in Murgon
Better soils for less weeds
Better soils for less weeds - that was the idea behind the Better Burnett project which used compost tea on an infestation on local weed Creeping Lantana. The Better Burnett Catchment Recovery Pilot saw more than 100 landholders partnering with BCCA, over 50 000 ha of...
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