A small group of enthusiastic volunteers helped to plant 126 native trees and shrubs at Rugosa between Gunning and Murrumbateman this morning. Everything was planted, watered, and protected with tree guards in just half a day. John augered the holes with a tractor which made the work easy, and we were then able to relax over a delicious lunch made by Michelle. This is one of several supporting trial sites in the Climate Ready Revegetation Project which will help us to understand the survival of plants grown from local seed versus plants grown from seed from other climates. 

Adrian Zammit, CEO of Landcare NSW, was in Murrumbateman on Thursday 29th May to meet with representatives from YAN and Gearys Gap/Wamboin Landcare. It was a very enjoyable and productive visit. We were able to tell Adrian all about the YAN nurseries and the Climate Ready Revegetation Project, amongst other things. We started at Murrumbateman Landcare Nursery, before having a picnic lunch at Murrumbateman Village Grassy Woodland, and finishing with a visit to Mountain Vale to check out the Climate Ready trial planting. Thanks for coming Adrian!

On Wednesday 21st May a number of YAN representatives were involved in a meeting and site visit on the Barton Highway upgrade. The meeting was organised by Ginninderra Catchment Group as an opportunity to discuss and look at the planned work. It was a productive afternoon - we got to talk about a number of concerns related to the environmental impact of the project and learn more about the approach of Transport NSW, their efforts to minimise damage and mitigate impacts. There was a shared interest in keeping on with communication and hopefully working together in the future.  

Over the ANZAC Day weekend, Linda Thane and family finished planting Acacia deanei and Dodonaea viscosa at the supporting site on Wattle Valley. It is a challenging site, on a ridge line, rocky and exposed, so it will be a good test.  The site was thoroughly burnt in a major fire in 2013, so there is some ash in the soil. Linda will give them water twice a week until they get some good rain, then they’ll be on their own.