Landscape rehydration workshops in north west NSW

Scoping the site at Maules Creek before the workshop.

Regenerative Agriculture Consultant Sam Skeat and Landscape Planner Joe Skuse recently toured around north west NSW delivering a series of ‘Landscape Rehydration’ introductory workshops in partnership with North West Local Land Services. TMI’s Education Coordinator Tam Connor was also present, using the workshop content in the development of the Landscape Rehydration curriculum.

The workshops which were supported by NWLLS, focused on identifying and restoring function to degraded landscape features. A key take away from the workshops was the importance of overlaying Landscape Rehydration infrastructure over sound grazing management.  

Identifying landscape features from afar.

Sheep and cattle graziers made up the bulk of the participants. It’s always inspiring to see communities come together in this fashion to share and build knowledge. As is always the way with these events, discussions over lunch afternoon tea were just as valuable as the formal workshop content.

The week was a bit of a marathon! Four workshops in three days with close to 2000km driven left the team a little worn out but all the more excited about the future of farming in NSW’s north west.

Using a headcut as an example of landscape degradation.