The year 2020 is memorable for many people. For us, it’s when South Australia’s 9 landscape boards were officially created, enabled by the Landscape SA Act 2019, which was designed to put communities at the heart of caring for their landscapes.
A decade-long soil acidity monitoring program on Eyre Peninsula farms has shown the importance of pH testing as well as testing at varying depths, not just the top 10cm of soil.
More than 20 heritage agreement owners across Eyre Peninsula have expressed interest in the current round of native vegetation heritage agreement grants.
Key learnings from a five-year regenerative agriculture project that has included farmer-led multi-species and soil carbon improvement trials, will be shared at an upcoming forum.
Close to $140,000 will go towards landscape management and environmental protection projects on Eyre Peninsula, under the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board’s Grassroots Grants program.
Recent analysis of the state of Eyre Peninsula’s underground water sources has confirmed the urgency required to secure the region’s future water security.
Targeted interventions at 25 priority Hooded Plover nesting territories on Eyre Peninsula has resulted in increased success for the survival of these threatened birds.
More than $110,000 is available for Eyre Peninsula residents to put towards community-based landscape management and environmental protection projects across the region, under the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board’s Grassroots Grants.