Reducing the impact of fire on endangered Carpentarian Grasswren – Southern Gulf NRM

by Samantha Morris | Mar 1, 2023 | Nature Positive, News, NLP22 Case Studies, Nurturing Nature Cultivating Culture

The Carpentarian Grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae) is a medium-sized grasswren, endemic to the southern Gulf of Carpentaria. It is a small but striking brown and white bird with a moderately long tail that it flicks erect in a cheeky display. Historically the species...

Supporting stronger soil health in Queensland’s Northern Gulf – Gulf Savannah NRM

by Samantha Morris | Dec 12, 2022 | News, NLP22 Case Studies, Nurturing Nature Cultivating Culture

Gulf Savannah NRM’s successful Healthy Farming Futures project – funded by the Regional Landcare Partnership Program – is now in its fifth and final year. This project is aimed at improving soil health in the Northern Gulf. The region’s intensive agriculture is worth...

Green Connections in the Wet Tropics – Terrain NRM

by Samantha Morris | Dec 9, 2022 | News, NLP22 Case Studies

Terrain NRM has combined revegetation work, weed control, controlled burns and strategic partnerships with threatened species recovery groups and landholders – to protect, improve and connect important habitat. In the Wet Tropics region, this is also protecting...

Carp numbers down in Ramsar wetlands – Southern Queensland Landscapes

by Samantha Morris | Dec 9, 2022 | News, NLP22 Case Studies, Nurturing Nature Cultivating Culture

One of the world’s most invasive fish species is in decline in the internationally acclaimed Ramsar listed wetlands of Currawinya National Park in south west Queensland. Southern Queensland Landscapes, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) and renowned aquatic...

Sandringham Wetlands Complex – Reef Catchments

by Samantha Morris | Dec 9, 2022 | Nature Positive, News, NLP22 Case Studies, Nurturing Nature Cultivating Culture

Sandringham Wetlands is part of the ‘High priority coastal and island restoration for the protection of significant ecological communities and species project’ and is funded by the Australian Government’s Reef Trust, and delivered through the National Landcare Program...

One-on-one visit to Offmore Farm leaves a large legacy – Fitzroy Basin Association

by Samantha Morris | Dec 9, 2022 | News, NLP22 Case Studies

Scotty and Josie Finlayson aren’t your average central Queensland landholders, instead of cattle or crops their paddocks contain liberty trained horses ready to perform in Australia’s biggest horse shows. The couple own a 64-hectare property in Stanwell, 25km from...