Since 1989, the Upper River Torrens Landcare Group (URTLG) has engaged the Upper Torrens community in promoting sustainable land and water management practices in the upper River Torrens catchment. The objectives of the URTLG are:

1. To promote and encourage community involvement in catchment management through information sharing, practical demonstration and the implementation of on ground works.
2. To enhance the natural biodiversity of the Upper River Torrens catchment and adjacent regions by assisting the community to identify, conserve, protect and increase regional native vegetation.