Rare plants tend to hang out in rare places… In late November I was completing a vegetation survey and eagle nest check on a New Leaf property on the slopes of Mt Barrow near Launceston for a conservation covenant. I had scrub bashed down a steep rocky slope through tall old growth forest and finally […]
Jane now becomes Tasmania’s representative for the Australia of the Year Awards, which will be announced by the Prime Minister on the eve of Australia day in 2016. In receiving the award from Premier Will Hodgeman Jane then paid credit to the Tasmanian Land Conservancy and all its supporters who have built this it into what […]
The TLC’s annual report and financial notes for the 2014-15 financial year are now available. The stunning cover shot is of a masked owl (Tyto novaehollandiae), taken by Dr Sally Bryant. […]
“I am honoured and delighted to be shortlisted for this award,” Ms Hutchinson said. “It is a great endorsement of private land conservation and the work of the Tasmanian Land Conservancy in protecting nature in Tasmania.” Tasmanian-born Hutchinson trained as a lawyer in Hobart and is an avid hiker, kayaker and mountain biker. Since 2011 […]
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The Protected Area Learning and Research Collaboration (PALRC) is again offering this opportunity to conservation practitioners to learn and finesse their skills in the leading global management planning process: Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation. ‘Keeping Special Places Special’ is a five-day intensive, residential course that equips practitioners with the best skills in developing […]
At the Tasmanian Land Conservancy’s Recherche Bay Reserve last week, Matt Taylor and volunteer Yoav Bar-Ness debated the accuracy of satellite tracking using an iPhone vs android. Who would have thought that in the landscape which surely saw a similar debate within the crew of the famed Bruni d’Entrecasteaux expedition all those years ago, that […]
Dear friends, I am writing to tell you about some exciting developments for the Tasmanian Land Conservancy. The strategic plan review we have conducted with your input is helping to set the course for the next five years. It has highlighted the key focal points for the TLC during that period: Conservation is our absolute […]
The inaugural Festival of Bright Ideas set out to showcase Tasmania’s innovative and exciting science sector so naturally, the TLC played a part in this premier community science event. ‘Schools day’ saw over 1400 Tasmanian students experience science with all its wow and wonder. TLC Conservation Scientist Matt Taylor presented on the science of listening, explaining to […]
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