With bushfires and floods continuing to threaten the land and our communities, Ludo McFerran’s story is testimony to her hard work and dedication to conservation.
Nestled at the end of Benny Gowings Road, where the Murrah River winds through the south of Bermagui lies a true 100-acre wood, or rather a 40-hectare sanctuary of natural beauty.
Sit at the kitchen table with Jill and Ken Hooper and there’ll be Ken, mug in hand with a label that reads ‘The Boss’, and Jill, yet to pull up a chair, buzzing about the kitchen and calling out a quip or two to back up something Ken’s said.
Despite the moniker on Ken’s mug, there’s no real boss around this table, rather a pairing of equal proportion.
The NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust welcomes two new board members to support our work to expand private land conservation in NSW.
Bird enthusiasts came together in Rankins Springs last week to learn about protection of the much loved and endangered ground dwelling bird, the malleefowl.
Ron and Andrea Finch hosted 32 landholders on their conservation property, Selby, and were joined by Murrumbidgee Landcare and the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust.
The NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust is hosting workshops and information sessions for farming communities to learn more about the opportunities to protect native vegetation.
The events will be held for farmers across the Liverpool Plains, the Southern Tablelands and Snowy Monaro regions to inform them of existing and coming funded conservation opportunities.
Jim and Jane Ives have been running cattle on their 10,000-hectare property Glencoe, near Hay, for more than 30 years.
