Natural resources and environment

Principles of ecology

Leaving your land in better condition than you received it is the aim of environmental management. This book helps you understand the basics before you get int more detailed studies.

Vegetation survey and assessment

This manual is a practical guide for surveying and assessing vegetation, including weeds, so it can be managed more effectively. It is also designed for assessing the condition and habitat value of vegetation.

Nature Conservation on Farms

Nature conservation can improve the productivity and appeal of your farm. This book shows how to use a conservation policy with your farming practices to increase the diversity of beneficial plants and animals. Use simple techniques of observation and measurement to achieve a productive resource for future generations.

A Field Guide to Ecological Survey

When you want to assess the ecological value and potential uses of land, this publication is a guide to finding a map relevant to the site, seeking any permissions required to conduct the survey, and protecting the environment and cultural heritage as you proceed. It also includes practical directions for soil testing, collecting data, using data sheets, collecting specimens, and finally saving your report and sharing it with any other stakeholders. It indicates how to seek more information about flora and fauna you could find in the area.

Restoring natural areas in Australia

An in-depth, practical handbook for managing natural areas. Written by Robin Buchanan, TAFE teacher and author of the classic text 'Bush Regeneration'.

Wetland plants of the NSW coastal region

This book is your go-to guide to the unique plant life found in coastal wetlands. This beautifully photographed book makes it easy to identify over 200 species, from mangroves and lilies to grasses and ferns. It’s perfect for nature lovers, students, land managers, and anyone interested in protecting and restoring wetlands. You’ll also learn how these plants support farming and improve water quality, making them essential for both nature and agriculture. It includes advice on preventing and reporting invasive weeds, so you can protect native species and keep wetlands healthy.

Native Plant or Weed

Pick the difference between native plants and weeds. Full colour side-by-side photos of weed and native 'look alikes' with explanatory notes. An essential field guide for land carers, farmers and bush regenerators in coastal and high-rainfall areas.

Native Plant or Weed 2

By popular demand. This book starts where volume 1 finishes. Full colour side-by-side photos of more weeds and native plants that look similar. If you have volume 1 you will want volume 2. If you have neither, you owe it to yourself to get both!

Plants of the NSW Rangelands

A handy A5 sized spiral bound glove box guide to trees, shrubs, forbes and grasses, and their habitat and palatability.

Useful Trees and Shrubs for Central West NSW

Features endemic and non-endemic eucalypts, acacias and others, with a guide to their usefulness as shade, shelter, forage, apiary, timber, fuel, oil and ornamental.

Getting Started in Private Native Forestry - Managing the forest on your farm

A 'how-to' guide on assessing and managing your bush and its products for long-term profit and sustainability. Learn how to identify, measure and market timber products.

Bringing Back the Rainforest - the Tocal experience

A unique look at the fate of a remnant rainforest and its riparian zone. This book shows the revegetation program at Tocal and tells what worked and what didn’t.

Dryland Salinity - the farmer's guide

Learn how to plan your farm’s crop and pasture production so you can manage dryland salinity to achieve sustainable production. You’ll discover the early warning signs to help you take action and find out how Australian farmers are successfully tackling the issues.

Plan for Trees - A Guide to Farm Revegetation

Shows in detail how to re-establish trees and shrubs on your farm. Includes how to plan a revegetation program and assess existing remnant vegetation. Covers natural regeneration, collecting native seed, weed control and protecting revegetation areas from livestock, insects and other threats.

Pasture 'weeds' of the NSW slopes and adjacent plains

An easy-to-use reference to the non-grass plants, including legumes, ferns, sedges, rushes and herbs identified by flower colour. Beautiful colour photographs for each species. Notes on appearance and management.

Pasture 'weeds' of the NSW tablelands

An easy-to-use reference to the non-grass plants, including legumes, ferns, sedges, rushes and herbs identified by flower colour. Beautiful colour photographs for each species. Notes on appearance and management.

Pasture 'weeds' of coastal NSW

3rd edition. An easy-to-use reference to the non-grass plants, including legumes, ferns, sedges, rushes and herbs identified by flower colour. Beautiful colour photographs for each species. Notes on appearance and management.

Photography for field work

This workbook has been written to provide field officers and land managers with a basic understanding of photography and photographic techniques. It's a book to guide you through the basic steps of using a digital camera.

Managing Waterways on Farms

Your creeks and streams are a vital resource for you and downstream users. Learn how to manage them to prevent erosion, reduce salinity and improve water quality.

The Climate of Tocal

People love to know about the weather. It is a common and frequent topic of conversation. 'The Climate of Tocal' gives a thorough outline of the climate at Tocal and the wider Paterson district.

The Soils of Tocal

This publication provides detailed information on the soils of the Tocal property. A most useful education resource for curricula in agriculture and soil sciences.

The Vegetation of Tocal

This book is the first attempt to describe, classify and map the vegetation communities on Tocal. In conducting a thorough survey of the property, the authors have discovered and described features of the property that are little known by anyone not working daily with the Tocal landscape.

Tocal Code of Land Use Practice

Shows how the issues of biodiversity, pollution and weed control, management of wetlands, and waterways, and conservation of cultural heritage and landscape values are handled on a commercial sized property.