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Posts Tagged ‘Grassland’

2010
Feb  7

Restoring Native Pastures at “Fairley Downs”

 

"Fairly Downs" managers

"Fairley Downs" managers

New Opportunities for Old Irrigation Land

Dennis Carmichael and Glenice Ficken own and manage a Merino sheep and cropping farm west of Kerang. Faced with the reality of reduced irrigation water allocations and dry years, the “Fairley Downs” managers are considering all options when it comes to pasture production, including a growing interest in native pastures.  

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Posted by Admin Filed under the cateogry Case Studies, Managing Grasslands 0  Comment(s) Tags: , , ,


2010
Feb  5

Bega or Candelo Dry Grass Forests/Lowland Grassy Woodland

 

Bega Fact Sheet 1

Bega Fact Sheet 1

“Bega and Candelo Dry Grass Forests are two very similar vegetation communities listed as Endangered Ecological Communities under the Threatened Species Conservation Act in NSW and in the process of being re-listed under the TSC Act as a single community, Lowland Grassy Woodland. They are still being assessed (in 2006) for national listing under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act as a single community, Lowland Grassy Woodland and Derived Grassland of the South East Corner Bioregion….”

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Bega Fact Sheet 1 (PDF – 2 pages, 450kB)


Posted by Admin Filed under the cateogry Flora and Fauna, Victorian Grasslands 0  Comment(s) Tags: , ,


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