NRM South is pleased to announce that the second stage of the Bruny Island Cat Management Program is now underway. This project (funded through the Australian Government’s Environment Restoration Fund) is working to reduce the impacts of cats on the island’s population of eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus), a species that
TSSP co-invests in giant kelp restoration project
The Tasmanian Smart Seafood Partnership (TSSP) has co-invested in the first phase of a giant kelp restoration project. Run by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), this project is supported by the National Environmental Science Program’s Marine Biodiversity Hub and the Climate Foundation. Over the past few decades,
Kids4Kids Sustainability Leaders Conference 2019
Along with 550 Kinder to Year 10 students, NRM South participated in the Kids4Kids Conference in Hobart this year. Students shared stories, lead activities and participated in workshops on the Conference theme of There is no Planet B. NRM South ran three biosecurity workshops that focused on biological threats to Tasmania’s
Caring for Our Waterways
This year’s D’Entrecasteaux and Huon Collaboration (DHC) mini-conference was a huge success! Held on the 28th of June 2019, this conference facilitated the sharing of new research, ideas, and discussions about ‘our wterways’, otherwise known as the D’Entrecasteaux and Huon Estuary. Dr Amelia Fowles (DHC Project Coordinator with NRM South), did a fantastic job
Over 100 people clean-up Bruny coast
The waterways of stunning Bruny Island are cleaner thanks to the efforts of the 114 volunteers and the D’Entrecasteaux and Huon Collaboration (DHC) partners who joined a marine debris clean up event last Saturday 25 May, removing over 10 cubic metres of debris. Organised by the DHC, these annual clean-ups
Huon Marine Debris Clean-up
On Saturday 11th May 2019 the D’Entrecasteaux and Huon Collaboration, hosted by NRM South, held one of its most exciting events of the year - the Huon Marine Debris Clean-up. The magnificent coastline of Charlotte Cove, Garden Island and surrounds are cleaner thanks to the efforts of the 82 incredible