CONSERVATION OF BOX-GUM GRASSY WOODLANDS

Sutton Landcare Group will next meet at 7:30pm on Tuesday 13 June 2017 at Sutton Public School.  Our guest speaker will be Senior Experimental Scientist Jacqui Stol from CSIRO’s Land and Water Division.

Jacqui will present the latest science and the best ways to recognise and manage Box-Gum Grassy Woodland ground-layers to maintain a healthy grassy sward dominated by Kangaroo Grass and Poa Tussock, and to optimise native plant diversity.  She will draw on many of the examples and information from her recently published booklet “Jewels in the landscape – Managing very high conservation value ground layers in Box-Gum Grassy Woodlands”

This presentation should be of particular interest to Sutton village residents because Jacqui will explore and recommend management strategies that could be applied to the area next to the school, locally known as “Sutton Common”.

After the presentation there will be a short discussion, followed by supper.  Everyone is welcome. 

Further details on Sutton Landcare Group may be found on our website http://www.landcare.nsw.gov.au/groups/sutton-landcare [1] or by contacting our secretary Marchien Van Oostende on 0402 986 934 or emailing sutton.landcare@gmail.com [2].