Are some of our current management practices such as fencing off with controlled grazing making a difference?

 

What are the ecological outcomes of the millions of dollars invested by Government and landholders to try and halt or reverse the decline in the health and long term viability of these remnants?

 

With these kinds of questions in mind, a free one-day conference titled “Better Bush on Farms” will be held at the CD Blake Theatre, Thurgoona Campus, Charles Sturt University on Wednesday, September 19.

 

The conference, hosted by the Institute for Land, Water and Society, brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss the key questions and challenges around achieving better bush on farms.

 

“The aim of the conference is to communicate the latest ecological research, with an emphasis on vegetation management,” said Dr Peter Spooner, an ILWS researcher who will speak on the day on his Greening Australia funded project looking at what has been achieved by fencing off remnant woodlands.

 

“It will draw on work from leading scientists involved in CSIRO’s ‘Better Knowledge Better Bush” project and other influential scientists on this topic.  It will be highly relevant to catchment management and environmental agency staff, land managers, landholders and researchers.”

 

Presenters on the day include:

The conference is supported by CSIRO (Better Bush Project), ILWS, Grassy Box Woodland Conservation Management Network, and Nature Conservation Trust of NSW.

 

Lunch, morning and afternoons teas included but please RSVP to Kate Roberts on 1800 671 260 or kroberts@csu.edu.au by Friday, September 14.