The Yass Area Network of Landcare Groups (YAN)
Landcare is a national community-based movement driven by volunteers around Australia who are working to improve their local environment.
Landcare activities are diverse, and include things such as: creating more productive and sustainable farms, improving water quality, addressing erosion and salinity problems, improving biodiversity and soil health, addressing the loss of Australian wildlife, and adapting to the effects of climate change through the native plants grown across our Landcare plant nurseries.
Within the Yass area there are five active Landcare groups. All maintain an active program and welcome new members.
From the Blog
Old Trees, New Knowledge
A small group was at it again this week — collecting leaf samples from Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) for genetic testing. This time, the focus was on remnant paddock trees — the
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Celebrating Dedication: YAN Honours Volunteers and Presents the 2025 John Betts Landcare Award
On a recent autumn evening in Murrumbateman, the Yass Area Network of Landcare Groups (YAN) gathered to celebrate the incredible spirit of volunteerism that drives our Landcare community. At the
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The Dry - It's Hurting
Hopefully, by the time you read this, the ground will be damp, the dams full and a tinge of green will be gracing the landscape. Meanwhile, I am finding it hard to walk about this parched
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