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
Rain, seedlings and muddy hands at Bowning Bookham Landcare Nursery
It was another misty, rainy morning when members of the Bowning Bookham Landcare Group gathered for a nursery morning tea, the kind of soft, steady rain that reminds us why we do
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Sharing Direct Seeding Knowledge to Grow Climate-ready Landscapes
There is a wealth of experience across our region when it comes to revegetation through direct seeding. To tap into this collective wisdom, YAN recently invited practitioners,
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YAN Celebrating 30 years of Landcare in the Yass Valley
In 2026, the Yass Area Network of Landcare Groups (YAN) proudly marks 30 years of community-led care for our local landscapes. Since our beginnings in 1996, YAN has grown from a
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