Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare
The Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Committee is the umbrella organisation supporting Landcare groups in the Upper Murrumbidgee region.
The Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Committee (UMLC) was formed in 1995 as an umbrella group for the Landcare groups located within the upper part of the catchment. The UMLC covers an area of 6,500 square kilometres, from Nimmitabel in the south to Queanbeyan in the north and Adaminaby in the west to Numeralla in the east. The Committee comprises of representatives from Landcare groups and other regionally affiliated associations, with the primary goal of encouraging strategies that improve the land and overall environment of the Upper Murrumbidgee. By working with the Landcare groups, regional NRM organisations and the community, the UMLC promotes the sharing of information, skills and experience to improve education and support on-ground projects.
Our focus
Revegetating our landscape
Protecting our waterways
Working with the community
Providing workshops
To encourage sustainability, the UMLC:
supports land restoration strategies and activities that improve land and environmental values of our region;
promotes sharing of information, skills and experience to improve education;
supports on-ground projects;
works wth district Landcare groups, regional NRM organisations and the general community;
provides Landcare activities and education events to keep everyone up to date with what is happening in our region;
produces the quarterly newsletter, The Upper Bidgee Bulletin.