The Riverina Highlands Landcare Network (RHLN) is a grass roots umbrella organisation representing Landcare, landholders and the general community in the Tumut, Adelong, Gundagai and Batlow region.
The Riverina Highlands area is geographically diverse ranging from sub alpine areas north of Kosciuszcko National Park through to grazing and grain belts on the south west slopes. The main natural resource issues affecting the region include:
• Declining water quality due to willow encroachment, stock access and stream bank erosion
• Soil acidity and declining soil fertility resulting in problems such as gully erosion & dryland salinity
• Weed invasion from both pasture based and environmental weeds
• Native vegetation decline
• Drought and climate change
The RHLN is helping landholders to address these problems through:
• organising collaborative projects
• seeking resources, such as funding, to undertake on ground works
• improving landholders’ skills and knowledge through a regular newsletter, field days, information nights and training days
• hosting an annual dinner
• managing a community Nursery
This is a private group. To join you must be a registered site member and request group membership.