Stopping the spread: Phytophthora cinnamomi management in Tasmania
Phytophthora cinnamomi (PC), commonly known as root-rot or cinnamon fungus, is one of Australia’s most serious plant pathogens. This soil-borne water mould (now known not…
Land Management
Ramsar significant impact assessments
As part of the controlled action pathway under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBCA), one of our current projects in northeast…
Mirror bush: Harmless garden beauty or silent environmental threat?
Mirror bush (Coprosma repens), a New Zealand native, with its glossy foliage and vibrant berries, has long been used in Tasmanian gardens as an ornamental.…
FOBSI – North Barker battles boxthorn on Mt Chappell Island
North Barker are proud to support the Friends of the Bass Strait Islands (FOBSI) Wildcare group, to which, through our relationship with Karen Ziegler, we…
Voluntourism – Picnic Island weed control 2021-25
In 2008 North Barker undertook a natural values assessment for the accommodation facility at Picnic Island. Back then, the only built infrastructure was a tiny…
National Landcare awards
In August 2022 one of our ecologists and land manager, Suyanti Winoto-Lewin, was invited to the National Landcare conference as she was nominated for the…