Clarkefield and District Farm and Landcare group is hosting a community information meeting next month to promote local interest in the group and discuss its plans and priorities.
Formed in 2001, the group has completed several land care projects on private and public land in the region, including its major effort in performing weed control and revegetation along Jacksons Creek at Knox Bridge, Riddell Road.
Jacksons Creek EcoNetwork landcare facilitator Ammie Jackson said that current members of the Landcare group have been “been involved for a long time and have achieved a lot over the years.”
“Some of them are getting more elderly and would like to let newer community members know about land care and about opportunities to join the group,” Ms Jackson said.
“They’ve assisted landholders with revegetation, weed control, and putting them in contact with other agencies who have funding opportunities and technical advice,” she said.
“Weeds are one of the major issues that the Landcare group focuses on. In that Clarkefield area, artichoke thistle and serrated tussock would be the main weeds of concern.”
Ms Jackson said that local landholders are concerned about the spread of weeds “especially with more absentee landholders and land use changes in the region in more recent years.”
She said that the benefits of joining a local Landcare group include community connection, receiving the support of a Landcare facilitator, funding opportunities, and receiving advice on how to make their property more sustainable and profitable.
The meeting will be held from 6–8pm on Monday, March 24 at Clarkefield Recreation Hall.
Contact: udc.landcare.facilitator@gmail.com or 0436 333 079
Oscar Parry
