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Schools get salty for Science Week

23 August 2017

More than 120 students and 11 teachers and support staff from Whyalla and Cowell recently got their feet wet on a scientific expedition exploring coastal saltmarsh ecosystems in the Cowleds Landing Sanctuary Zone near Whyalla.

New Eyre Peninsula Water Taskforce

18 August 2017

A new taskforce has been formed to identify and assess sustainable water supplies to support economic development on Eyre Peninsula. The ‘Eyre Peninsula Water Taskforce’ is a partnership between the Eyre Peninsula NRM Board, Regional Development Australia Whyalla and Eyre Peninsula, the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, SA Water and the region’s councils.

Bookings for Nature of Eyre Peninsula Conference open

16 August 2017

Nature and science lovers and those who want to learn more about Eyre Peninsula’s geological history are encouraged to come along to a two-day conference to be held in Coffin Bay next month. Bookings are now open for the conference, which is presented by Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula and will showcase the regions biodiversity and natural history.

New native plant reference guide published

08 August 2017

The second edition of the field guide to Eyre Peninsula’s native plant species, plant communities and environmental weeds titled Native Vegetation of the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia was recently launched at the Natural Resources Centre in Port Lincoln.

Invasive Buffel grass targeted on eastern Eyre Peninsula

01 August 2017

Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula is working with local land managers to control the declared weed species Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) in priority areas on northern Eyre Peninsula, particularly in and around Whyalla, Cowell and Cleve districts.

Rewiring Dinosaur Ants

18 July 2017

Eyre Peninsula community members are being encouraged to get behind a new Dinosaur Ant public arts project which will be unveiled in September. Locals are being urged to join lower Eyre Peninsula schools as they collect unused electrical cords, such as old mobile phone chargers and get creative, all in the name of science and art.

Grants awarded to agriculture innovators

05 July 2017

Ten groups on Eyre Peninsula have been funded $36,100 through the Managing Practice Change in Agriculture Grants, provided by the Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula Sustainable Agriculture program.

Free upcoming guardian dog workshop

30 May 2017

Eyre Peninsula farmers are invited to a free guardian dog workshop on Tuesday 20 June. The guardian dog workshop includes five interstate farmers and researchers speaking about the use of guardian dogs as part of their livestock farming. Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula Sustainable Agriculture Officer Mary Crawford said wild dog management and farming profit margins are at the forefront of many northern Eyre Peninsula land managers minds so it is important to consider all solutions to predation from wild dogs.