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
Flying wild – what do wedgies get up to in the wilderness?
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
Stage 2 Bruny Island cat control project underway
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
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