balancing soils
Exciting visit to WA by a world renowned soil ecologist
Dr Christine Jones is an internationally recognised and highly respected soil ecologist and founder of Carbon for Life.
Drying Out Wet Soils – Using Plants as an Alternative to Fill
Due to the wetland nature of the Swan Coastal Plain, many areas within the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale experience seasonal water inundation or waterlogged soils. Planting local native trees and shrubs can help to soak up unwanted water.
Horse owners swap horses for bus on equine landcare bus tour
Saturday November the 12th saw a bus load of enthusiastic horse property managers tour the SJ Region learning about paddock rotation systems. A track system allows your horses to move freely around your paddocks while restricting time on your grass.…
Whitby Farm plays host to Equine Landcare Field Day
Murdoch University’s Whitby Farm opened its doors to the fourth field day series of the Landcare SJ Equine Landcare Project. The project is funded through the State NRM Community Action Grants and Supported by the Peel-Harvey Catchment Council through the National Landcare…
SJ Equine Landcare Pest and Weeds Field Day
There were 22 attendees at the Inaugural field day in our field day series focussing on Equine Land Management. The Field day was held on April 30th at the beautiful property Quahlee in Serpentine. Jake Pickersgill from Martins Environmental started…
SJ Equine Landcare – Soil Amendment Field Day
The weather on Friday the 3rd June was perfect for an outdoor field day on private property in Serpentine. There were 17 individuals who turned up to the Soil Amendment Field Day to learn how to promote better pasture growth,…
