Projects
RLI receives Community Environment Grant from the Australian Government's Caring for our Country
RLI and project partner, Dorroughby Educational Environment Centre, are recipients of a Community Environment Grant for an exciting project, 'Artificial hollows and habitat enhancement for Gliders, Frogs & Koalas' for schools.
The project is based on 'Taronga Zoo's 'Project Insitu' program, a highly successful community education program. 'Project Insitu' involves school children engaging their local community to take action in helping save a locally threatened species. Two high schools and eight primary schools will take part in the project.
RLI and project partner, Dorroughby Educational Environment Centre, are recipients of a Community Environment Grant for an exciting project, 'Artificial hollows and habitat enhancement for Gliders, Frogs & Koalas' for schools.
The project is based on 'Taronga Zoo's 'Project Insitu' program, a highly successful community education program. 'Project Insitu' involves school children engaging their local community to take action in helping save a locally threatened species. Two high schools and eight primary schools will take part in the project.
Each project is initiated by a visit from Taronga’s Zoomobile to make students aware of the plight of the chosen species( (Squirrel Glider & Great Barred Frog). Students are motivated to become part of the solution and challenged to create awareness and behaviour change in their local community.
Project activities include building & installing artificial hollows to provide Glider habitat, tree planting to provide future habitat for gliders and koalas and improvement of local waterways to encourage frog breeding.
Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre is a NSW Department of Education and Communities facility located 20 minutes NE of Lismore. Experienced teachers provide sustainability, cultural and environmental programs for students K-12 at the centre, within schools and at a variety of other sites e.g rainforests, wetlands, and coasts.
Project activities include building & installing artificial hollows to provide Glider habitat, tree planting to provide future habitat for gliders and koalas and improvement of local waterways to encourage frog breeding.
Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre is a NSW Department of Education and Communities facility located 20 minutes NE of Lismore. Experienced teachers provide sustainability, cultural and environmental programs for students K-12 at the centre, within schools and at a variety of other sites e.g rainforests, wetlands, and coasts.
Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre (DEEC) is a NSW Department of Education and Communities facility located 20 minutes NE of Lismore. Experienced teachers provide sustainability, cultural and environmental programs for students K-12 at the centre, within schools and at a variety of other sites e.g rainforests, wetlands, and coasts.
The centre also provides:
Pictured left: Christine Freeman, Principal DEEC, measuring how far a squirrel glider can fly.
The centre also provides:
- professional development for teachers in sustainability education
- video conferences for students and staff
- support for schools in implementing sustainability cross curriculum planning and management of resources (waste, energy, water, biodiversity)
Pictured left: Christine Freeman, Principal DEEC, measuring how far a squirrel glider can fly.
The Community Environment Grant for 'Artificial hollows and habitat enhancement for Gliders, Frogs & Koalas' is sponsored by Richmond Landcare Inc & Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre with funding provided by the Australian Government's Caring for our Country.
What is Land for Wildlife?
Land for Wildlife is a voluntary property registration scheme for landholders who wish to manage areas of wildlife habitat on their property. Land for Wildlife encourages and assists landholders to include nature conservation along with other land management objectives.
Land for Wildlife is free to join and is not legally binding. Registration in the scheme will not change the legal status of a property.
Richmond Landcare manages the Land for Wildlife scheme in the Lismore and Ballina local government areas. It is a simple process - Land for Wildlife does not come with any covenants or binding agreements and is a sign of your commitment to provide and maintain at least half a hectare of your property for wildlife.
After an expression of interest is lodged one of our voluntary assessors will visit the property and take the application to the next stage. There are no costs involved. Richmond Landcare Inc is also able to send one of their team along to community group meetings to explain more about the program.
Land for Wildlife is a voluntary property registration scheme for landholders who wish to manage areas of wildlife habitat on their property. Land for Wildlife encourages and assists landholders to include nature conservation along with other land management objectives.
Land for Wildlife is free to join and is not legally binding. Registration in the scheme will not change the legal status of a property.
Richmond Landcare manages the Land for Wildlife scheme in the Lismore and Ballina local government areas. It is a simple process - Land for Wildlife does not come with any covenants or binding agreements and is a sign of your commitment to provide and maintain at least half a hectare of your property for wildlife.
After an expression of interest is lodged one of our voluntary assessors will visit the property and take the application to the next stage. There are no costs involved. Richmond Landcare Inc is also able to send one of their team along to community group meetings to explain more about the program.
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Contact RLI's Landcare Support Officer - Hannah Rice Hayes, for more information. Complete the following form with name and email address then click on 'Submit' to send a contact request to Hannah.
Richmond Landcare Biochar project
“Soil carbon sequestration and rehabilitation: Landholders develop, implement and assess biochar”
Richmond Landcare Incorporated in partnership with NSW Department of Primary Industries and Best Energies Australia received $297,000. over three years under the 2008/09 Landcare Sustainable Practices grant component of Caring for Our Country.
“This project, “Soil carbon sequestration and rehabilitation: Landholders develop, implement and assess biochar”, is a continuation of the successful project funded under the 200708 NLP Community Support round. The pilot phase of the project assessed carbon fractions in soils at ten sites on the north coast, and biochar trials were established on over 130 plots. The aim of this project is to demonstrate and encourage the uptake of biochar applications to improve the sustainability of agricultural systems and to mitigate climate change.
Biochar in Horticulture Prospects for the use of biochar in Australian horticulture - Published in 2012.
The Ballina Biochar and Waste to Energy Project Powers Ahead A Biochar and Waste-to-Energy project in Ballina that joins the dots between environmental and economic outcomes will receive $4.3 million from Round Two of the Regional Development Australia Fund (RDAF). details
CNN news 'Can Biochar Save the Planet?'
Biochar news...'Char Grilled' on ABC Landline 24/5/2009 watch the video
Australia & New Zealand Biochar Organization
ABC Catalyst program on Agrichar (biochar) click here for info and video
Richmond Landcare Inc in partnership with NSW DPI receives Australian Government grant for carbon assessment project. Media release.
Biochar information can be accessed from the following sources:
Cornell University
International Biochar Initiative (IBI)
Richmond Landcare Incorporated in partnership with NSW Department of Primary Industries and Best Energies Australia received $297,000. over three years under the 2008/09 Landcare Sustainable Practices grant component of Caring for Our Country.
“This project, “Soil carbon sequestration and rehabilitation: Landholders develop, implement and assess biochar”, is a continuation of the successful project funded under the 200708 NLP Community Support round. The pilot phase of the project assessed carbon fractions in soils at ten sites on the north coast, and biochar trials were established on over 130 plots. The aim of this project is to demonstrate and encourage the uptake of biochar applications to improve the sustainability of agricultural systems and to mitigate climate change.
Biochar in Horticulture Prospects for the use of biochar in Australian horticulture - Published in 2012.
The Ballina Biochar and Waste to Energy Project Powers Ahead A Biochar and Waste-to-Energy project in Ballina that joins the dots between environmental and economic outcomes will receive $4.3 million from Round Two of the Regional Development Australia Fund (RDAF). details
CNN news 'Can Biochar Save the Planet?'
Biochar news...'Char Grilled' on ABC Landline 24/5/2009 watch the video
Australia & New Zealand Biochar Organization
ABC Catalyst program on Agrichar (biochar) click here for info and video
Richmond Landcare Inc in partnership with NSW DPI receives Australian Government grant for carbon assessment project. Media release.
Biochar information can be accessed from the following sources:
Cornell University
International Biochar Initiative (IBI)
Biochar Myths - PowerPoint (Van Zwieten and Walker)
| soil_care_expo_biochar_myth_busting.pptx |
Biochar Basics - NSW DPI PrimeFacts
| biochar-basics.pdf |
Biochar Kyoto Presentation - PowerPoint (Van Zwieten and Kimber)
| biochar_kyoto_2011_ibi_presentation.ppt |
