Event Type
Landcare Region
BCT Region
Wednesday 7th August- Erosion and Track Maintenance Field Day - Join us with Michael Barberie from Local Land Services to inspect recent best practice track maintenance and erosion control measures implemented in the Macwood Road Conservation Area by MidCoast Council. For more information and to book your spot go to this LINK
Join us in Smiths Lake on a tour of Council Reserves where recent fire trail upgrades have been implemented using best practice management techniques to minimise erosion and ensure soil stability and longevity of trails. We will be welcoming our members, NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust staff and clients, and staff from MidCoast2Tops Landcare, MidCoast Council, and Local Land Services.
Erosion specialist Michael Barberie (LLS) will explain best practice management in a range of situations including: maintenance for erosion prevention, steep slope trails, and bed level crossings.
The Council reserves are on Worimi Country and home to Coastal Blackbutt Forest with Rainforest gullies that house unique fauna, such as Yellow-bellied and Greater Gliders.
This your opportunity to visit a beautiful public conservation property, learn about how to manage and maintain access on your land, and to network with like-minded landholders from our region. A light morning tea will be provided.
The event will involve considerable walking over rough tracks and is only suitable for able-bodied people. It is free for all Landholders in the MidCoast Area, Landcare members and volunteers, but a fee may be charged for others (consultants, external staff etc) at the discretion of MidCoast2Tops Landcare.
This event is possible thanks to the shared work of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust and Landcare NSW under the Private Land Conservation Matters project.
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Event Outcomes
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Attendee Feedback
What did you like about the event?
- The speakers were very knowledgeable
- Well organised, great facilitators and morning tea. Useful technical information
- Really professional information and relevant examples
- Communication of information was clear
- Clear explanations, with relevant examples
- learning about drainage and soil
- seeing how tracks should be done
- Well attended Knowledgeable/personable facilitators
What do you want to learn next?
Landcare
Vegetation Management
Bush preservation
eDNA testing More about soil, landform and how to improve drainage
grasses
How to set up bird viewing areas on private property
What tracks will be constructed in the future
Weed Control
More about dams, animals (wildlife)
planting
Walking Trails
on-going development