Out in the
Mt Pleasant field day was a walk in the grass
A well-managed pasture provides a security blanket for the land , good nutrition for livestock , and a healthy bottom line . Ecologist and botanist Dr Greg Calvert was guest speaker at a pasture species identification field day .
Data , results part of the learning at the hub
The 2019-20 wet season monitoring results are in for the Mt Pleasant Learning Hub and they show an improvement in vegetation on the hillslope and the gully of the treatment site .
Soil sampling conducted across the BBB
The Department of Resources has collected soil samples across the BBB to help assess and understand the variability of soils in the region .
Annual field walk looks at group GRT control
Upper Broken River catchment landholders have taken a catchment-wide approach to manage Giant Rat ’ s Tail ( GRT ) grass . The group held its third annual field walk in June to discuss the effectiveness of different management strategies .
P6 | Grit Issue 24 , Winter , 2021 , June