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
Local vs. Non-Local Seed: What Our Trial is Revealing
Growing plants from seed sourced from a wide range of provenances is a key strategy in YAN’s Climate Ready Revegetation project. A common question we hear is: Will plants grown from seed
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Autumn Action at Yass Gorge: Weed Control and Fish Stocking
The Friends of Yass Gorge have been hard at work this autumn, tackling weeds and helping to maintain the health of this unique and important natural space.
The Yass Gorge
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Where does YAN’s ‘Climate Ready’ seed come from?
The majority of the plants grown in YAN’s nurseries are ‘Climate Ready’. This means they are local species that have demonstrated the ability to survive in a hotter climate (you can read more
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