Holistic Ecological Monitoring & Land Planning – Online (September)

Online course with 3LM / The Savory Institute

8 X Thursdays, from 4th September – 23rd October 2025

• 6:30pm to 9:00pm each Thursday evening for 8 weeks
• Cost: €295 when you book through NOTS

In this course, you will learn to monitor the land for the earliest signs of change enables you to quickly adapt your management. This course will also integrate the previous courses and enable you to create a long-term infrastructure development plan to generate enduring wealth from the land.

Course Topics / Benefits:

• The Basic Procedure enables you to gather enough information to keep your management on track.
• The Comprehensive Procedure provides more “quantitative” data and enables you to track specific measures over time.
• Gain experience in the field observing signs of change.
• Learn how to complete both the Basic and Comprehensive Monitoring Procedures.
• Become proficient enough to monitor your own land.
• Consider new fencing layouts that minimize the number of water points required and that give us much greater flexibility in our grazing planning and more options for improving animal performance.
• Anticipate the facilities needed as animal numbers and herd sizes increase, and thus avoid costly redesigns in the future.
• Learn the Holistic Land Planning process by working through an example provided by the educator, or by developing their own holistic land plan.

For more, see the 3LM Website – but book here through the NOTS Website to avail of our fee reduction.