On the first weekend of Autumn a keen group headed to “Wattle Valley” to see Linda and Ian's revegetation achievements over the last 5 years. With the earlier stages established in 2018 there has been considerable growth and benefit already experienced.
One of the areas on Wattle Valley planted in 2021 is dedicated to the trial of two Climate Ready Revegetation (CRR) species - Acacia deanei and Dodonaea viscosa. For these two species, 21 plants were grown from locally-sourced seed and 21 plants were grown from non-local seed. The trial plants have had a close to 100% survival rate on Wattle Valley, and both species have flowered - a key milestone in being able to regenerate naturally. You can read more about YAN's CRR project and the latest results from the CRR trial.
The visit to Wattle Valley also involved seeing thriving paddock trees planted as part of Yass Landcare's Paddock Tree Project (the fourth round of this project is open at the time of writing - EOIs due 1st April 2023!), and a tour of the wonderful nursery which Linda manages - one of two Bownham-Bookham Landcare nurseries.
