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Rehydrate Your Farm Landscape Bootcamp – Eva Valley, NT
April 17 @ 1:30 pm - April 19 @ 5:00 pm UTC+9.5
This project is about supporting farmers and NRM professionals to use natural infrastructure and farm system solutions to restore healthy water processes on farms for drought resilience.
Learn how to apply water-focused strategies to improve productivity and drought resilience. Extend your wet season and grow more grass! The project runs for two years, following this sequence:
Bootcamp
A practical, hands-on 3-day course delivered on property with Mulloon Institute Landscape Planners. Capped at 25 people.
This bootcamp will be invaluable for both land managers and for natural resource managers as part 1 of the Professionals’ Intensive Course.
Day 1: Introduction to Landscape Rehydration. Learn how to read water processes to interpret landscape health.
Days 2&3: A skills-based course about harnessing the water cycle to improve landscape function on your property. See first-hand how these solutions are working on Old Cameron Downs.
You will learn the following:
- Field assessment skills
- Design principles
- Planning skills
Cost: Full 3-day bootcamp = $440 | Day 1 only tickets only = $30
Dates and location: 17-19 April 2024, Old Cameron Downs.
Mentoring Program
Following the bootcamp, participants can apply to be part of the Institute’s mentoring program (up to 12 months). This is a rare opportunity, capped at 8 properties.
This program involves one-on-one online sessions to enable you to plan, design and implement a project on your property with technical support and resources provided by a Mulloon Institute landscape planner.
In-person site visits will be arranged where possible. One project will be selected for on-ground works with subsidised materials/equipment for a Project Day event (more info on this later).
Cost: $500
Dates: up to 12 months (commencing May 2024)
Professionals’ Intensive Course
The two-part course is designed specifically for Natural Resource professionals delivered by the highly experienced hydrologist and landscape planner Lance Mudgway.
Part 1 is the Bootcamp (see above). Part 2 is a 2-day course where you will learn advanced in-field assessment techniques, as well as planning, design and implementation skills required to deliver larger-scale projects.
Cost: $400 per person for combined Parts 1 & 2.
Dates and location: Part 1 – Bootcamp 17-19 April 2024, Old Cameron Downs.
Part 2 – June 2024, (location TBD).
Mulloon Institute is a leading research and education organisation helping to build resilient regional communities by supporting the long-term, sustainable growth of Australian agriculture.
Read about the project currently being run in NSW –
🔗 Booking Link – https://events.humanitix.com/mulloon-institute-bootcamp-nt
For more information, contact Jack Farthing on 0418 718 370 or at jack.farthing@territorynrm.org.au. Don’t miss this opportunity to improve your approach to land management!
