BIRD CELEBRATION IS A SHORE THING

BIRD CELEBRATION IS A SHORE THING

From the desk of Dorothy, Project Officer Communications.  A small but enthusiastic group of Esperance bird enthusiasts flocked to the Lucky Bay Brewery on May 13th to celebrate the completion of this year’s BirdLife Australia Shorebird Survey. The “It’s a Shore...
SOIL HEALTH AND YOUR WEALTH

SOIL HEALTH AND YOUR WEALTH

From the desk of Letisha, Regional Agricultural Landcare Facilitator.  World leader in high production regenerative agriculture, Graeme Sait, delivered an incredibly engaging two day workshop to almost 70 enthusiastic growers last week in Denmark. The information...
SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE RETURN ON INVESTMENT

SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE RETURN ON INVESTMENT

From the desk of Sophie, Regional Agricultural Landcare Facilitator. Interest in South Coast NRM’s Subsurface Drainage trial, an investment by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), is spreading across the South Coast, and with good reason. High...
WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY

WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY

From the desk of Dorothy, Project Officer Communications.   Esperance bird watchers are excited by the sight of the tiny, red-necked stint as it scuttles along a shore in the Lake Gore wetlands. The diminutive bird disappears and reappears further down the shore,...
CONNECTING WITH THE LAND

CONNECTING WITH THE LAND

From the desk of Sophie, Regional Agricultural Landcare Facilitator.   Site visits are a welcome opportunity for our project officers to step away from the computer screens and physically connect with the land they’re working with. The South Coast NRM team has...
WEEDS: PRETTY PLANTS IN THE WRONG PLACE

WEEDS: PRETTY PLANTS IN THE WRONG PLACE

From the desk of Dorothy, Project Officer Communications American agricultural scientist George Washington Carver was right when he said a weed was just a plant in the wrong place, but there are some plants that are not welcome in the Esperance landscape. South Coast...