Landcare Coordinators tour fire affected areas
It’s now 16 months since the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network (UGLN) began its fire-recovery program, helping landholders rebuild fences, revegetate bare areas, install nest boxes for homeless fauna etc. It was time to let Landcare Coordinators from other parts of the catchment (GBCMA) know what we’ve achieved, as well as the huge challenges still facing…
Read MoreSouth Cathederal Lane
Had a very constructive day tree planting with 40 NAB volunteers today.Visited 3 properties , planted , staked & guarded 900 trees and shrubs.Misty weather conditions with occassional showers. Impressive views of Cathedral Range.Wet and slippery under foot.Huge bus / coach did manage to get reasonably close to the planting sites without mishap.Great team of…
Read MoreThe Lorax: A sneezy mascot for our revegetation project.
“Mister!” he said with a sawdusty sneeze, “I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees.” (from The Lorax, by Dr Seuss) Dr Seuss’ Lorax was a revegetation advocate of the first order and obviously a Landcarer. His task was to redress the devastation wrought by the Once-ler and nurture trees back into a denuded…
Read MoreOur part-time Landcare Coordinator Bridget Clarke and Janet Hagen (Coordinator for the Hughes Creek Catchment), have spent most of their time since the fires working closely with community groups and land-holders to begin the mammoth task of rebuilding fences and rehabilitating a burnt landscape. They did a brilliant job coordinating hundreds of volunteers, pulling down…
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