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Murrumburrah High School Students Lend a Hand at Yass Landcare Nursery

We had an inspiring visit from the enthusiastic students of Murrumburrah High School at the Yass Landcare nursery recently. The students showcased remarkable efficiency and teamwork, managing to sow 700 pots of eucalyptus and poa and fill numerous trays. Kate and Jan, our dedicated nursery volunteers, provided excellent guidance, and the students’ eagerness to learn and help was truly commendable.

 

The students shared their exciting projects at school, including propagating plants and managing a hydroponics system. They aim to start their own plant sales soon and are planning to undertake revegetation projects in their local area. Their passion for environmental sustainability and hands-on learning is truly inspiring.

 

MHS JulWide

 

Join Us at Yass Landcare Nursery

 

Our work at the nursery is a testament to the power of community and collaboration. We are always looking for more volunteers to join our team. Whether you have a green thumb or just a passion for helping out, your contribution can make a significant impact.

 

How You Can Help

-  Volunteering: Spend a few hours a week at the nursery, helping with planting, potting, and maintaining our green space.

- Donations: Contribute to our cause to help us buy seeds, pots, and other essential materials.

- Spread the Word: Tell your friends and family about our work and encourage them to get involved.

Volunteering at Yass Landcare nursery is a rewarding experience, offering a chance to learn new skills, meet like-minded people, and contribute to environmental conservation. Together, we can make a difference in our community and beyond.

For more information on how you can get involved, please email Sarah [email protected]

 

 

Writen by Lyn Walker, Yass Landcare volunteer & Sarah McGrath, YAN Local Coordinator

Yass Landcare: Students from Yass High School Get Involved

On a cold and windy day a group of year 9 & 10 Yass High School students visited Yass Landcare Community nursery to learn what our volunteers do behind the scenes to make the nursery run. 
 
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One task was cleaning native seed from Cassina longifolia, a number of Eucalyptus and acacias in the warmth of hot house - this was a very popular task. 
YHS 2 YHS 3
 
Other students braved the cold and created a new garden bed in a very boggy spot so Casuarina cunninghamiana's were selected for that site.
Additonal plantings of forbs and acacias were also made in the established garden beds around the nursery - so hopefully in Spring and future years more colour and diversity should arise in these garden beds.
 
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Students from the Yass High School were thanked by nursery volunteers with plants that each of them selected. After this session they should all know how to plant such tubestock in their home garden or paddock.
 
Writen by Kath McGurik, YAN Volunteer Chair & Sarah McGrath, YAN Local Coordinator

Warm celebration of Climate Ready Revegetation volunteers in Yass

A special potluck dinner was held in Yass on Monday, 3rd June, to acknowledge and thank the many hard-working volunteers involved with the Climate Ready Revegetation Project, as well as to celebrate YAN’s joint nomination for a NSW Landcare Award in the Climate Innovations category.
 
 
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A toasty warm open fire, live music and beautifully laid tables set the scene at the Yass Lawn Tennis Club. People from Yass, Murrumbateman, Bowning-Bookham and Gunning Landcare groups came together to share a delightful feast of tasty mains and delicious desserts.
 
Elizabeth Goodfellow and Kath McGuirk presented certificates of gratitude to volunteers involved in the Climate Ready Revegetation Project from across the YAN member groups, including the planting trial hosts, nursery managers and volunteers, seed sourcers, project team, and project advisors.
 
On the back of phenomenal volunteer input and collaboration, the Climate Ready Revegetation Project is at the cutting edge of grassroots responses to climate change. We look forward to continuing the project and enjoying the community that is created from working together.
 
Dinner 4   Dinner 1
 
Dinner 3   Dinner 6
 
Writen by Kath McGurik, YAN Volunteer Chair & Sarah McGrath, YAN Local Coordinator

YAN, Boorowa and Hovells Creek Landcare Finalists for NSW Award

Yass Area Network of Landcare Groups (YAN), together with the Boorowa and Hovells Creek Landcare groups, was recently recognised for outstanding leadership in climate change and sustainable land management. Nominated together, the three groups were finalists for a 2023/2024 NSW Landcare Award in the new Climate Innovations category.
 
The three groups co-delivered the highly successful Climate Conversation event at the Memorial Hall in Yass in 2018. Over 220 people turned up to hear top speakers on the science of climate change and how rural communities can make a difference.
 
The 2018 event helped to propel YAN’s nascent Climate Ready Revegetation Project. In essence, the project aims to make sure that the plants grown in the YAN nurseries and used in revegetation have the best chance of surviving well into the future so they can contribute to biodiverse and resilient landscapes. Over 50 volunteers were involved in the early stages, in setting up the project, undertaking climate and plant analysis, growing plants in the Landcare nurseries, hosting planting trials, and more. This project is on-going, and recently secured four years of funding from the NSW Environmental Trust.
 
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YAN’s neighbouring groups in Hovells Creek and Boorowa, jointly nominated with YAN for the Landcare award, have similarly made significant impacts on the ground. For instance, with funding from the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund, Hovells Creek Landcare was able to provide training to their members on the technologies available to make informed management decisions to mitigate the effects of drought.
 
The two other finalists for the Climate Innovations award were the Mulloon Institute and the Wallabadah Community Association. The winner was announced on Monday 3rd June at the NSW Landcare Awards in Sydney, an event sponsored by the Australian Government and Landcare Australia, and co-delivered by Local Land Services and Landcare NSW. The inaugural award went to the well-deserving Wallabadah Community Association which has delivered 19 projects over five years focusing on water management.
 
South East NSW was extremely well represented at this year’s awards! Besides YAN/Boorowa/Hovells Creek, Greg Thompson from Shoalhaven Landcare was Highly Commended in the Individual Landcarer Award category, as was Janet Heffernan from Gunning District Landcare for the Women in Landcare award. The Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala Link was a finalist for the Community Partnerships award, and Mandi Stevenson received a Landcare NSW Honorary Life Membership.
 
We extend our sincere congratulations to all finalists and winners.

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