Productive farming with frogs, reptiles and a healthy ecosystem

Improving frog and reptile habitat on farms can boost productivity and ecosystem health by increasing local wildlife diversity.

Join North West Local Land Services (LLS) for a demonstration day to learn about habitat improvement and ecosystem monitoring on farms, featuring a local case study on what frogs are telling us on farms.

Event details:

The event will provide useful information on monitoring frogs and reptiles on farms, creating a frog pond, and how North West LLS has been working with landholders to improve farm habitat to support native biodiversity.

Hear from:

• Creating Frog habitat on farm, by Phill Spark, North West Ecological Services

• Reptile-friendly farm, by Martin Dillon, Northern Tablelands LLS

• How Local Land Services support improving farm habitat and enhancing biodiversity, by Angela Baker, North West LLS

On-farm demonstration:

• Explore findings from recent on-farm biodiversity monitoring across the North West region.

• Learn how to create a frog pond and improve habitat for frogs in paddocks and farm dams.

Additional details:

• Morning tea and lunch provided.

• Please bring a hat and chair.

Contact: Razzaq Sarker, razzaq.sarker@lls.nsw.gov.au or 0448 095 429

This event is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.

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