Unlocking your farm dam's potential
Event description
Farm dams are essential to our thriving farms. They are more than just water reservoirs. Beyond providing reliable supplies of good-quality water, your dam can be a biodiversity hotspot and help reduce your carbon footprint, while unlocking financial opportunities. Planted-up dams can add to the productivity of your farm and help reduce the need for chemicals by adding natural predation with increased habitat. In this seminar, a team of scientists from Deakin University will talk about sustainable farm dams and their role for biodiversity and the carbon cycle. Read more at https://www.bluecarbonlab.org/...
The event will be hosted at:
Wandin North Hall, 430 Clegg Rd, Wandin North VIC 3139
The farm dam walk/talk & lunch will be at:
Warratina Lavender Farm, 105 Quayle Rd, Wandin North VIC 3139
Please be aware of weather conditions and bring gumboots for the farm walk.
Other presentations on the day include:
- Melbourne Water- Financial Incentives and Farm Dam regulations
- Yarra Ranges Landcare Network and other information about Landcare and support through Yarra Ranges Council
- Agribusiness Yarra Valley- Advocacy for Agribusiness in the Yarra Valley.
- Birdlife Australia- Opportunities to encourage birdlife.
Morning tea and lunch will be provided, including vegetarian and gluten-free options.
Tickets are limited. If your circumstances change, please unregister so your ticket can go to those on the waiting list.