Natural Resource Management (NRM)
Natural Resource Management (NRM) is a long term process that takes an integrated approach to:
- valuing, protecting and conserving our natural and cultural heritage;
- valuing, protecting and maintaining our natural diversity;
- ensuring there is a balance between environmental protection and economic and social development; and
- ensuring our natural resources are managed in a sustainable way now and for future generations
The Huon Valley has a wealth of natural resources and Huon Valley Council is committed to achieving and promoting positive and progressive NRM outcomes across our municipal area.
Council has developed and implemented an NRM Strategy for the Huon Valley, which will provide a comprehensive and action-oriented framework for sustainably managing, protecting and conserving the natural resources upon which we all depend. The Strategy identifies key natural resource management issues and their causes, with the aim of allocating available resources and prioritising on-ground actions in strategic areas to achieve beneficial and balanced environmental outcomes.
Huon Valley Council is also committed to involving, empowering and enabling the community to improve the environment in which we live. To this end, the NRM Unit works closely with the local volunteer ‘care’ network (Landcare, Coastcare, Bushcare, Rivercare, Waterwatch and ‘Friends of’ groups), local schools, the Huon Valley community, primary producers, industry, stakeholder associations, State and Commonwealth governments.
The NRM Unit can provide advice to the community regarding a wide range of land management topics including:
- Landcare, Coastcare, Bushcare, Rivercare and Waterwatch - including how to establish a group, identifying grants and funding streams, and on-ground projects;
- weed management;
- native vegetation management - including threatened and priority vegetation, riparian management, and protection of remnant vegetation;
- wildlife;
- threatened species;
- water quality monitoring;
- NRM at the local, regionals and national level; and
- contacts, useful links, referrals and sources of further information.
For more information about NRM programs and how you can get involved, please contact the Council’s NRM Officers on (03) 6264 0300.