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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · 9d

Can you help us ID this species of #insect? It was filmed at TLC's The Big Punchbowl Reserve, crawling along in casuarina debris. Tip: we think it might be a #moth in the family #Psychidae.

Video by Georgie Cummings.

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · 10d

The 140 ha property is protected in perpetuity with a conservation covenant & protects important #Tasmanian #Wedgetaileagle nests & other threatened species.

Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · 10d

Two of our most recent members to join the #LandforWildlife Program are Kristan Laemmle-Ruff & Summer Phillips. They are building their #dreamhouse on a block of land on the #TasmanPeninsula that they purchased through the TLC's Revolving Fund.

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · 16d

Survey extended! But it's still time to get a wriggle on – like this #bluetonguelizard! We’d love to know what inspires you to support #wildlife in your #garden. @utas.edu.au #student Millicent Biggs is surveying GFW members to help us improve our program.
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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · 23d

#Artist Melissa Smith was inspired by our Silver Plains Reserve to create works for her upcoming #exhibition, 'On Silver Plains.' We're proud to support her work, which will be on display at Australian Galleries Melb from Sept 23 - Oct 11.

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · 23d

Support #conservation while decluttering your gear! Recycled Recreation #Tasmania is taking donations for their annual Garage Sale in October. All proceeds from their garage sales support the TLC! Find out more: tasland.org.au/recycled-rec...

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · 23d

Join us at Sloping Main Reserve on October 12th for a guided walk & paint experience with #artist Mel Hills and TLC ecologist Matilda Terry. Explore the #saltmarsh through #art & #ecology. All skill levels welcome. Learn more & book your spot at events.humanitix.com/naturalescap....

A Natural Escape - Painting Sloping Main Reserve

Join us at Sloping Main Reserve for a special workshop capturing nature in art.

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · 23d

This #spring, the TLC staff enjoyed an all-staff day at The Quoin, a property owned & managed by Wedgetail, whose CEO & Founder is our Board Member, Lisa Miller. Wedgetail is restoring The Quoin's 5,000 ha's & working to share what they've learned with other private landowners.

Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · 23d

Meet Jason Byrne, a professor at @utas.edu.au University of Tasmania, who transformed his dry paddock into a thriving Garden for Wildlife! Read his inspiring story on our blog: tasland.org.au/blog/gfw_072... #gardenforwildlife

Blending heritage and habitat - Tasmanian Land Conservancy

William Graddon, University of Tasmania Masters student & TLC intern When Jason Byrne and his family moved into their Sandy Bay home in 2018, the garden was little more than a dry paddock dotted with ...

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · 23d

Our TLC team attended a traditional #fire workshop at Fairylands on #BrunyIsland, learning from property owner Paul, #ecologist Matt, & indigenous fire practitioner Jason. A huge thank you to Jason from Patrula Nayri (Fire good) Traditional Fire Workshops for sharing his wisdom.

Thanks to @florawithjasmine for capturing the moment

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · 23d

If you missed our annual Conservation #Science Symposium during #NationalScienceWeek, watch the recording at tasland.org.au/blog/ccs2025.... Over 160 ppl joined us to hear from 19 speakers, as they shared the latest science happening on TLC reserves & with our partners.

Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · Jul 28

Recently, our #LandforWildlife Coordinator Phil Wise visited a joint working bee between the Glenorchy City Council and City of Hobart Council Bushcare groups, who were working on the removal of #environmental #weeds in a section of #bush on the #urbanfringe.

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · Jul 28

Featuring insights from former TLC Operations Manager Leigh Walters, the film celebrates Peter & John as true Natural Guardians. In a remarkable act of generosity, they have bequeathed their Cradle Mountain property to the TLC, a gift made even more significant as it adjoins our Daisy Dell Reserve.

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · Jul 28

This new film by Felix Smith tells the inspiring story of conservation giants Peter Sims OAM and Dr John Wilson OAM, and their decades-long commitment to protecting Lutriwita/Tasmania’s natural environment.

Watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ-0...

BEYOND BOUNDARIES | Land, Love, & Legacy | Documentary Short Film

YouTube video by Felix Smith Media

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thank you for sharing these joyful photos with our community Chris, and welcome to the 'Decks for Wildlife' program 😉.

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · Jul 28

Eastern quolls will rest during daytime hours in dens, and they can have up to five dens, which they use alternately. They can carry nesting material in their mouths into the den, you may spot females doing this throughout the period she has young with her.

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · Jul 28

Our latest #LandforWildlife member, Chris Calverley from Tayene, has sent through these fabulous pictures of #easternquolls who have made a home under his deck. They manage to get through a small hole, with one picture of a larger male gnawing the decking to make the hole big enough for him.

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · Jul 28

#GardensforWildlife members, here is a survey just for you! Your garden is the missing link in a new @utas.edu.au Honours research project. Honours student Millicent Biggs is studying how backyard gardens support #Tasmanian #wildlife. Start the survey here: lnkd.in/gChGeTAa

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · Jul 28

We’re working alongside researchers from the University of Tasmania, Federation University Australia and the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development to monitor how the landscape responds, including changes to carbon cycles, vegetation, and wildlife populations.

Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · Jul 28

They store carbon, support diverse plant communities, & provide habitat for threatened species – incl a nationally significant pop of migratory birds, the Latham’s snipe. But they’re at risk. Invasive weeds, feral deer and altered water flows from historic drains are threatening their health.

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · Jul 28

We’re excited to receive significant support from The Ian Potter Foundation over the next five years to restore the rare peatland marshlands of Silver Plains Reserve in Lutruwita/Tasmania’s Central Highlands. These wetlands play a vital role in the landscape.

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · Jul 16

'We found him in very poor condition, just a few hours
to live. A diet of mealy worms, crickets, grasshoppers, wood
grubs, a scorpion and moths got him back to a full
recovery.'

Welcome to the program Kevin and Isabelle! You are off to an absolutely flying start

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · Jul 16

This is Kevin & Isabelle Brown from Gleneagle Tasmania at Riana, our newest #LandforWildlife members. They are very keen on protecting their #eucalypt bushland & looking after #wildlife, & recently restored 'Wobbles' a dusky #antechinus to good health.

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · Jul 14

Meet Boris, our most recent landowner to join #LandforWildlife with his partner, Chrystine. Many Tasmanians would be familiar with their gem & fossil shop in the Lune River area. They have remnant #stringybark forest, regen blackwood forest & saline sedge/rush land on the shores of the Lune River.

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · Jul 14

Restoration works were completed in April this year in collaboration with Nature Glenelg Trust enelg Trust, as part of a project supported by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania Threatened Species Partnership Grant Program supported by the Tasmanian Government.