NRM South is one of 54 natural resource management organisations in Australia and one of three in Tasmania. Our role is to protect, sustainably manage and improve our natural resources for the shared environmental, social and economic benefit of the community.
NRM South’s Annual Report is now available online. For a recap of our AGM (held on 30 September) and to download a copy of the report, head to our news page.
As summer approaches, many of us head out to Tasmania’s beautiful beaches to enjoy the sun, sand and sea. But remember, it’s also breeding season for our beach-nesting shorebirds. Many of Tasmania’s shorebird populations are in decline – at risk from a growing number of people visiting beaches, disturbance to nests and young chicks, and being squeezed out of their breeding grounds. But you can help! Follow these three simple steps and help give them back their place in the sun.
LATEST NEWS
NRM South was proud to support Glamorgan Spring Bay Council and Tasman Council at a recent serrated tussock workshop in Triabunna. The workshop welcomed around 50 attendees, who were keen to find out more about why serrated tussock is raising alarm bells on the East Coast. Serrated tussock is an
NRM South is excited to announce the approval of our most recent project funded under the Regional Landcare Partnerships program: ‘Improving the Ecological Character of the Moulting Lagoon and Apsley Marshes Ramsar Sites’. Situated at the northern end of Great Oyster Bay on Tasmania’s east coast, Moulting Lagoon and the
NRM South is pleased to announce its success in securing funding to restore fish habitat in North West Bay and Pitt Water-Orielton Lagoon in Southern Tasmania. The funding, announced this week by Senator Jonathon Duniam, will contribute a total of $630K to manage the re-flooding of stranded saltmarsh communities in
The first grant round under Stage 2 of the Tasmanian Government’s Weeds Action Fund was launched on Monday 7th October, and applications are now open. The Tasmanian Weeds Action Fund (WAF) is a $5 million Tasmanian Government initiative, funded for five years from 2018-19. The funds provided by the state
Tasmania’s south west coastline is wild, rugged and largely inaccessible. However, despite its location, significant volumes of marine debris still wash up onto these remote shores. Since 1999, a small team of dedicated volunteers have set out once a year to spend time collecting, counting, and removing tonnes of detritus
Most of what we know about the habitat requirements for Tasmania’s Wedge-tailed Eagle comes from research done at nesting sites and in human-modified landscapes. However, the first research project approved under Round One of the Wedge-tailed Eagle Research Fund will be looking into the unknown; how adult Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagles
September 7 is National Threatened Species Day, shining a spotlight on species that are at risk of extinction. Here in Tasmania, there are over 600 species of plant and animal that are listed as under threat. Our focus at NRM South is to contribute to the conservation and recovery of