Press Release – Greater Wellington Regional Council Greater Wellington is urging the community to make good use of its free pest plant identification services this autumn by contacting the regional council if they spot a potential pest plant in their midst. Under the Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP), …
Greater Wellington is urging the community to make good use of its free pest plant identification services this autumn by contacting the regional council if they spot a potential pest plant in their midst.
Under the Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP), Greater Wellington hones in on a hit-list of pest plants dangerous to our region’s environment and primary industries. Greater Wellington will control the plants identified as pest under the RPMP at no cost to landowners. Plants not declared as pests in the RPMP, like pampas grass, are only controlled by the council in critically valuable areas but Greater Wellington will provide free identification and advice on how to co
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The council is urging the community to make good use of its free pest plant identification services this autumn by contacting the regional council if they spot a potential pest plant.
Under the Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP), the council hones in on a hit-list of pest plants dangerous to our region’s environment and primary industries. The council will control the plants identified as pest under the RPMP at no cost to landowners. Plants not declared as pests in the RPMP, like pampas grass, are only controlled by the council in critically valuable areas but the council will provide free identification and advice on how to control these pests.
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Weeding out… Chilean Needle Grass
Council’s ‘Weeding out’ campaign through to the end of the year aims to share information on our region’s priority weeds. This week we’re focusing on Chilean Needle Grass as our weed of the week.
As we head into the warmer months, Snowy Monaro Regional Council is calling on all community members to get to know our region’s unwanted (priority) weeds so we can understand how to play our part to protect our environment, help our farmers and support our community.
The impact of weeds on natural vegetation can be devastating and is estimated to cost the NSW economy about $1.8 billion annually (NSW Department of Industry, 2018).