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Launch of African Lovegrass report

Submitted by Deb Kellock
25 Feb 2012

African Lovegrass is a fast spreading weed that is invading much of Australia. It is arguably the most invasive weed in the capital region and is found in all areas – suburban gardens, lawns, urban parks, road verges, farms and nature parks.

The Southern ACT Catchment Group as part of its project ‘Regional education on African Lovegrass - an integrated approach’ is launching a report on the distribution and abundance of African Lovegrass in the ACT. The report will be launched by Shane Rattenbury (MLA).

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Living with Lovegrass

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‘Living with Lovegrass’ a forum designed around learning from each other on how to manage African Lovegrass was held at the Namadgi Visitor Centre on Saturday 22nd May. Around sixty people attended the forum and it was interesting to hear the range of views expressed about lovegrass. Some graziers expressed the view that lovegrass is here, cattle can use it, so perhaps we are better off devoting resources to Serrated Tussock. Others thought that lovegrass is potentially our worst environmental and agricultural weed species. Whatever the view there is no denying African lovegrass is a highly persistent, summer growing, perennial grass weed that is invading rural properties, urban parklands and roadsides and nature reserves across our region.

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Consultation - National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan: Freshwater Biodiversity

Submitted by Marion Benjamin
4 Oct 2010


NCCARF

The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) is leading the Australian research community in a national interdisciplinary effort to generate the information needed by decision-makers in government and in vulnerable sectors and communities to manage the risks of climate change impacts.

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Peri-Urban Weed Management Study

Rural lifestyle landowners occupy peri-urban areas—the non-urban landscape close to urban or regional centres. These landowners do not derive their living directly from their properties as they have chosen these locations essentially for lifestyle purposes. Because the rural lifestyle is increasingly popular, the landowners are key stakeholders in future landscape management.

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Upper Murrumbidgee

Launch of UMCCC Publications

Submitted by Pauline Carder
29 Jul 2010

Join Sarah Ryan ACT NRM Chair and Lee O'Brien Murrumbidgee CMA Chair at the launch of three long awaited UMCCC publications:

Look After Your Natural Assets (3rd Edition)

Willow Management - A Strategy for the Upper Murrumbidgee Catchment

Peri-urban Weed Management Study

Where: Queanbeyan Conference Centre, 253 Crawford St Queanbeyan
When: 11 am
11 August 2010, followed by lunch

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Upper Murrumbidgee Black Willow Survey 2008-09

The health of the Murrumbidgee River in its upper reaches is of particular interest to many organisations in the area and this includes the Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Committee (UMLC) and associated network of Landcare Groups.

Supported by a NSW Environmental Trust Grant, the UMLC is currently working to reduce the threat to the river from invasive black willows. Black willows are a declared weed within the Cooma Monaro Shire due to its invasive nature and its impact on the environment.

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Upper Murrumbidgee Black Willows Survey 2006-07

Black willow (Salix nigra) is one of the most invasive willow species in the Upper Murrumbidgee catchment. Although programs have been previously undertaken, control can never be guaranteed to be 100% effective and on-going vigilance is required to ensure long-term control and avoid serious re-infestation. The most effective way to do this is to ensure that all landholders are aware of the problems and are able to identify black willows and understand how to control them at an early stage.
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