Expressions of Interest are now open for our Black or Brooker’s gum Forests on Farms Program. This program is providing capacity building and on-ground works support to help production-focussed landholders improve and protect remnant stands of the critically endangered ‘Tasmanian Black Gum and Brookers Gum Forests and Woodlands’ ecological community
Mid-year update
As we reach the halfway point of 2021, it's time to take stock of what we've been up to since the beginning of the year. It has been a busy 6 months here at NRM South, with new projects, new staff and lots of progress on our established projects. It
Conservation covenants protecting key habitat for Swift Parrots
Tasmania’s parks and reserves are important for protecting and sustaining habitats and the species that rely on them. However, a protected areas model alone is not enough to sustain biodiversity across our landscapes. Integrating protected areas into private land is increasingly recognised as important for broader conservation goals. As part
Protecting Bruny Island’s quolls through cat control
Feral cats have contributed to the extinction of at least 22 Australian mammal species since colonisation and are continuing to drive biodiversity declines across Australia. Removing cats on a landscape scale remains an ongoing challenge in Australian conservation. As a result, islands, particularly those with threatened species such as Bruny
Community efforts to revive an endangered gum
Tasmania is home to 30 species of eucalypt, 16 of which are found no-where else on Earth. One of these Tasmanian endemic species is Morrisby’s gum (Eucalyptus morrisbyi), an endangered tree and amongst the 30 priority plant species listed in Australia’s Threatened Species Strategy. Work on this rare gum, undertaken
MEDIA RELEASE: A strategy for the south
NRM South has been working together with Tasmania’s two other regional NRM bodies (NRM North and Cradle Coast Authority) to review and develop our new NRM Strategies. For the first time, our strategies are being created though a collaborative state-wide process. The strategies will outline the priorities for all three