The content on the this web site was originally published as 'Landcare in Your Hands' in 1991 by the Community Landcare Branch of the Department of Agriculture Perth, Western Australia, (now Agriculture WA). This publication was a joint project between the Department of Agriculture, the Ministry of Education (now Education Department WA), the National Soil Conservation Program (now Natural Heritage Trust) and the Alcoa Landcare Project. The cost of reprinting and distributing the publication to all schools was prohibitive and so it was decided to make this resource available on the web. In the process of converting the data there have been major editorial changes to the resource to reflect:

• Changes to the Education Department of Western Australia's Curriculum Framework;
• New information on Natural Resource Management; and
  Results of trials that were being conducted at the time of the 1991 publication.


• Use of these materials

Agriculture Western Australia welcomes all usage of these materials within the restraints imposed by the Copyright Act, 1968, as amended. Provided acknowledgment is made of the source. Australian Government and non-Government schools may copy the material freely for the purpose of teaching students in schools or for communicating with parents and others in the community. Where the material is sold for profit, prior written permission must be obtained from Agriculture WA. Materials in this section are intended to inform teachers and other interested persons about issues in sustainable land use and land conservation. This section contains summarised technical information about land degradation processes and the approaches farmers and other land-holders are using to overcome these problems.

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