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  • 29 June, 2021 3 min Read

    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…

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  • 28 June, 2021 X min read

    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…

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  • 25 June, 2021 3 min Read

    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…

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  • 23 June, 2021 2 min Read

    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…

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    21 June, 2021 2 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: Super-kelp to the rescue

    Immense forests of giant kelp once formed dense floating canopies around Tasmania’s coastline. Historically it was so abundant that it…

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  • 11 June, 2021 X min read

    Supporting saltmarsh recovery on Tasmania’s east coast

    At Apsley Marshes/Moulting Lagoon, an iconic wetland complex on Tasmania’s east coast, NRM South is supporting research into how saltmarshes…

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    8 June, 2021 2 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: Conservation covenants swiftly secured

    Streaking through the air at speeds of up to 90 kilometres an hour, the brightly coloured and iconic Swift Parrot…

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  • 5 June, 2021 1 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: A decade of restoration

    On June 5, coinciding with World Environment Day, the United Nations will officially launch the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration….

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  • 4 June, 2021 2 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: Getting the facts about forests on farms

    A new fact sheet designed to inform farmers about the benefits of managing a rare type of forest community on…

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  • 4 June, 2021 1 min Read

    New landholder fact sheet for Black or Brookers Gum forests on farms

    We’ve just released a new fact sheet for farmers all about the benefits of preserving stands of forests on their…

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  • 25 May, 2021 4 min Read

    Improving pasture resilience in one of Tasmania’s most drought-prone areas

    Parts of the Derwent Catchment are some of the driest in Tasmania, receiving an annual average rainfall of less than…

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  • 22 May, 2021 2 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: Celebrating International Biodiversity Day

    May 22 is International Biodiversity Day. This international celebration of our planet’s biological diversity teaches us more about why biodiversity…

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  • 7 May, 2021 2 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: Grazing time in the Derwent – Upskilling course for dryland graziers

    After a successful first round of the annual ‘Grazing Time’ dryland pasture course, registrations are now open for a second…

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