'Birds, bush and beef' - balancing production and conservation

A vibrant and active Landcare community has overseen a remarkable transformation of the Holbrook landscape, 70km north­east of Albury-Wodonga. Working in partnership with scientists, government agencies and the local community, the Holbrook Landcare group is realising a vision for a sustainable future that balances healthy productive farmland with the protection of biodiversity, water quality and soils. On this trip conference delegates witnessed how partnerships have been fostered, practicalities of vegetation management addressed, and discussed the future challenges for balancing conservation and production. The Holbrook Landcare Group is currently working with CSIRO scientists to see how effective they have been in bringing birds back into the landscape, and these scientists were on hand during the paddock session to discuss their findings and how they can be applied to other productive landscapes.

Evaluation

94% of people thought that the paddock sessions helped them to understand some of the vegetation management issues discussed at the conference.

97% of people thought that the presenters and helpers at the paddock sessions answered their questions effectively.

98% of people thought that the presenters and helpers at Holbrook answered their questions effectively.

98% of people thought that the Holbrook paddock session helped them to understand some of the vegetation management issues discussed at the conference.

Presenters