Show nature some love by registering to volunteer this #ValentinesDay. Our reserves team is looking for five additional #volunteers to help us get into the far corners of Five Rivers Reserve to track down sneaky ragwort! Starting on 23/02/26 we will be weeding for 4 days.

Join TLC & Enviro-Dynamics to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay with our #WomeninConservation event. The evening will begin with a panel discussion featuring ecologists working with #conservation dogs. 05/03 at 5:30pm, Theatre Royal in #Hobart. To book theatreroyal.com.au/shows/women-conservation

Our #science team have been spending a lot of early 2026 at our Silver Plains Reserve, on the banks of Lake Sorell. It’s dispersal season for #easternquolls, which means it’s a good time for us to pick up new individuals & take small genetic samples for ongoing research.

We welcomed long-time TLC supporters, the McGregor family, to Prosser River Reserve for some #weeding. In 2019, the McGregors used their late parents' estate to purchase the property. David McGregor left most of his #estate to be devoted to securing & maintaining land with high #conservation values.

The challenges facing Lutruwita/ #Tasmania’s nature are real – but so is our power to change the story. Your support helps protect our beautiful landscapes and native species and strengthen the community caring for them. Donate today, tasland.org.au/donate

Perhaps you’ve read the children’s book Frog on a Log — but what about #wombats, #devils, #quolls, & #wallabies? Placing ur camera trap along a log or on top of an old stump can increase ur chances of spotting #wildlife.

Today we’re celebrating #WorldWetlandsDay2026. Wetlands are the heart of our landscape, supporting incredible wildlife and delivering vital ecosystem services. You can explore #wetland restoration projects across the state on the Tamar Estuary Mgmt Taskforce site tamarestuary.com.au/programs/tem...

Are you doing a spot of gardening in Tassie this #summer? For your next #garden project, why not add local native plants? These are species that are truly at home in your soil, climate & ecosystem.

A milestone for #WildTracker! Our first camera trap photo of a #whitefooteddunnart (Sminthopsis leucopus) has been uploaded. These tiny, nocturnal #marsupials are insect-eaters & rarely seen in the wild.

Calling all Covenant landholders, #LandforWildlife & #GardensforWildlife participants, & conservation-minded landholders who are stewards of high #conservation land!

What a night! TY to everyone who joined our End of Year Gathering at Legacy Park in the Queen’s Domain. We shared good food from Local Pizza, enjoyed drinks (with thanks to Devils Corner Wine), & #celebrated all that we’ve achieved together in protecting Lutruwita/ #Tasmania’s wild places last yr.

This season is a time for connection – for people, and for nature. Linked #landscapes, solid #science & #communityaction are our best chance to protect what remains and restore what’s at risk. Give now to protect #nature in Lutruwita/ #Tasmania at tasland.org.au/donate

"As the sun sets over Lutruwita/ #Tasmania & the evening chorus fades, a hidden shift begins. From tree hollows & rooftops, tiny winged warriors take flight – our #microbats..." read 'Backyard guardians: #Bats' by Dr Lisa Cawthen on our blog at tasland.org.au/blog/backyar...

Thanks to everyone who joined us at Big Punchbowl Reserve on the Freycinet Peninsula in Dec 25 for guided walks, inspiring talks & a deep dive into this stunning #wetland landscape with the TLC team & special guests.

We have #goodnews! The #data is in, & our #Spring monitoring has revealed a positive update for the #wrinkleddollybush (Cassinia rugata). We found that the seedlings we planted are doing well, with 90% surviving their 1st yr.

This #wombat's hunger knows no bounds! Our reserves officer, Dan Gfeller, spotted our very own superhero, Aqua Wombat, at our Big Punchbowl Reserve chowing down on some aquatic vegetation & getting more than just its toes wet in the process.

'Nestled on a steep, sth-facing site in Sth #Hobart, Lisa & Anthony’s 1,200m² #garden began as an overgrown patch dominated by weeds. Over time, they’ve turned it into a thriving space for #native habitat, food production & #community connection...'

TLC are also working with Dr Fernanda Alves to help protect forty-spotted pardalotes by providing feather dispersers & specialised next boxes for our important feathered residents! Read the story at: abc.net.au/news/2026-01-04/forty-spotted-pardalote-bruny-island-endangered-species/106176110

The final 2025 #Honorary Life Member we would like to #celebrate is Rob Blakers. Rob is a world-renowned #photographer who has been photographing TLC reserves for more than 10 yrs. By doing so, he has created a comprehensive & lasting visual record of TLC’s conservation estate.

Late in 2025, an intrepid team of #volunteers braved the elements to carry out #cidergum cage maintenance in the central highlands. It rained, it hailed, they sheltered in vehicles while storms passed, but regardless, they managed to open all 12 cages.

Wishing each & every member of our #community a happy new year. Our thanks to each of you for the part you play in caring for what is #wild & precious in #Tassie. Here's to more nature conservation in 2026!

'To most of us, #gardens are human-shaped spaces. But if we pause & look closer, among the mulch & rocks, another kind of gardener is at work. Skinks – overlooked ecosystem engineers...' Read 'Skinks: #Tasmania’s hidden garden keepers' in #GardensForWildlife NL @ tasland.org.au/blog/skinks-...

Stuart Cowell & Leigh Walters, 2 former staff members, became TLC Honorary Life Members in Nov this yr. Stuart was key in applying #ConservationStandards & capacity building. Leigh dedicated 17 years, helping TLC grow overnight from <2,000 ha to >30,000 ha. #Thankyou both!

Read our latest blog on how we are strengthening wetlands and restoring resilience at Silver Plains Reserve through a five-year grant from The Ian Potter Foundation: tasland.org.au/blog/restori...

2 unwavering champions of #conservation in #Tasmania became TLC Honorary Life Members this yr. Dr Matt Appleby & Dr Kerry Bridle have dedicated their careers to improving conservation outcomes on private land & within landscapes facing the strongest land-use change pressure in Tas.

All we want for #Christmas is #wetlands alive with returning birds & woodlands still connected enough for #wildlife to move safely. But as #bushland disappears, the climate shifts and invasive species spread, < 650 Tasmanian species are now threatened with #extinction.

Read our latest blog post on how we are strengthening #wetlands and restoring resilience at Silver Plains Reserve through a five-year grant from The Ian Potter Foundation: tasland.org.au/blog/restori...

Across #Tasmania, nature is under threat as old forests dwindle & landscape connections weaken. This #Christmas, consider giving a gift to #futuregenerations – tall trees, cool shade, birdsong & thriving wildlife. Ur support helps conserve wildlife & the places they depend on, tasland.org.au/donate

Pop our #summer #newsletter on your #summerreading list! This issue features stories on how we are helping to build the skills & knowledge of conservation professionals, the latest farm to join MCP, & an update on our #EasternQuoll Restoration Project. Read it at tasland.org.au/about-the-tl...

From #farmers & #volunteers to families supporting nature in their backyards – #conservation works best when people connect. Your gift helps us care for landscapes and strengthens the network of landholders caring for #Tasmania’s nature. #Donate now, tasland.org.au/donate

We’re excited to share TLC’s 2025–30 #StrategicPlan. Our vision is for Lutruwita/#Tasmania to be a global leader in #natureconservation. To get there, we’re focusing on: • thoughtful, long-term mgmt of the places in our care • growing a strong, connected #community of people for #nature...

This yr, we welcomed 7 new Honorary Life Members at our AGM. The first 2 we would like to mention are our outgoing #boardmembers, Ted Lefroy & Erika Korosi. Each has contributed an amazing 10 yrs of careful thought + dedication to our org through their board roles.

Many of us come home for #Christmas. So do #swift parrots. Each #spring they cross Bass Strait to nest in #Tasmania’s #bluegum forests – but their habitat is shrinking.

We’re excited to share our 24/25 #AnnualReport – a look back at what we achieved together for nature in Lutruwita/#Tasmania. Highlights from the year include: • protecting new highland habitat at Pine Tier • growing #LandforWildlife > 900 members...

Last week some incredible Handmark Gallery #artists spent three days at Pine Tier (part of our Five Rivers Reserve) with some of our team - the first step in an exciting new #collab between TLC & Handmark.

#Tasmania in Action is now live – 8 practical case studies made with TLC, @utas.edu.au & partners. They’re full of lessons from people who’ve spent years working on the ground. If #conservation is your world, you’ll find something useful here. sites.google.com/ourcommonpla...

For #nature to thrive, it needs #community. And for communities to thrive, we need nature. Help strengthen the bond that sustains both. #Donate now, tasland.org.au/donate

At TLC, around 8 of us focus on supporting private landholders who help care for #Tasmania’s incredible #conservation values. In mid-Nov, this team spent 2days at Kingston in the #Midlands w Simon Cameron — learning from his experiences while also lending a hand with an arvo of woody weed removal.

#MidlandsConservationPartnership is pleased to announce that, in collab with @utas.edu.au, we have secured $75k through a Landcare Agriculture Biodiversity in Action grant. The funding will support a PhD project to address a key knowledge gap in #grassland mgmt.

With assistance from Justin Cashin and with ideal weather conditions – no mean feat in this windy #spring! – TLC completed a 1.1-hectare #ecologicalburn at Rubicon Sanctuary.

Over 100 people from our #community joined us for our co-hosted birding event with Inala Nature Tours on their beautiful property on South #BrunyIsland. Small flocks of #swiftparrots feeding on the ground and fluffy fledgling #forty-spottedpardalotes were two of the birding highlights.

Congrats to @utas.edu.au’s Professor Mark Hovenden & team on the success of their ARC Discovery Project (4 years, $1.18M): Protecting the #peatysoils that store #Australia’s water!

Managing & preparing #covenanted properties for new owners takes time & multiple rounds of exploration from our team. Recently, Kenna Reid-Clark, from our reserves team, explored Karoola Hills with our CEO Dr Kath Tuft, #ecologist Matilda Terry and conservations programs manager, Nicole Sherriff.

#Congrats to the #winner of the inaugural #NatureWritingPrize, Bridget Webster with her #story 'Like all good fruit'. Bridget’s work stood out to the judges for its remarkable & memorable perspective. Her short fiction evokes the beauty & horror, the transcendental wonder, of death & decay.

#Spring at TLC's St Helens #RevolvingFund Property is especially gorgeous, the #ironbark forest understorey is flowering, incl. wattles, peas, #orchids & #sundews. Among them, the climbing sundew was seen weaving its way through the vegetation. Property #forsale here: tasland.org.au/properties-f...

We want to say a big #thankyou to Dr Tanya Scharaschkin & Rae at Plants of Tasmania Nursery for helping us host our #NatureJournaling Workshop event in Oct. We slowed down, sat & sketched our way around the nursery, being inspired by the amazing #Tasmanian #flora available.

We have welcomed a new landholder to the Midlands Conservation Partnership community! Luke Rapley, owner of Plassey, has signed a 5-year agreement with MCP covering an area of 438 hectares of Luke's farm.

Our intern, Jonty Dehnert, has welcomed our newest Land for Wildlife member, Harry Chandler. Harry and his family have been protecting bushland remnants on their land which had been degraded by past clearing and grazing.

#Conservation #ecologist, Rebecca McFarlane, was out surveying grasslands on a covenanted property east of #Launceston in October. She had a 'wow' moment looking back towards the car with the slopes of #BenLomond in the background.

Hello from Blondie, who is enjoying a wander and a sniff at our Eagle Rock Reserve. Our reserves team has been out west maintaining the property, including the rustic shack, roads and gates. #leucism #echidna #ecosystem #wildlifeconservation #greatoutdoors #discovertasmania #fieldwork #spring