TATURA AREA COMMUNITY
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STOCKYARD PLAIN PLANTING DAY
Above: The Volunteers at Stockyard Plain after the planting Left : Some of the children enjoying the mud at the Stockyard Plain planting day
The Harston Landcare Group recently held a tree planting day at Stockyard Plain. The site was very soggy, but that didn’t stop a group of around 40 enthusiastic volunteers turning up to help plant around 500 trees, shrubs and grasses. The planting day brought people from Shepparton, Murchison and Tatura together. There was plenty of mud on site, and the children who came along very much enjoyed getting their hands dirty! The participants enjoyed soup and a BBQ after the planting. Unfortunately the schools planting day was cancelled due to the wet weather, with
heavy ran the morning of that planting day. “Although the site was a little wetter than we hoped for, everyone still had a great morning helping out at this great wetland” HLG President Nick O’Halloran said. On behalf of the Landcare Group, Nick thanks all of the participants, and LCG members who have been involved preparing the site for the planting day. The Harston Landcare Group received funding for a four year project at Stockyard Plain through the Communities for Nature program. The project is revegetating selected areas at Stockyard Plain, controlling weeds
and introduce animal species, and raising community awareness of the site as a key wetland breeding site for Brolgas, which are the largest water bird in south-east Australia. The wetland is also nearly full for the first time since 2011 following recent rains, and there is a large diversity of birds visiting the site at the moment, including Brolgas. The Landcare Group is planning a bird survey shortly, to better understand the species utilising the site. Another planting day will be held in 2015. For further information on the Stockyard Plain project, contact Nick O’Halloran of the Harston Landcare Group on 0438 321 528.
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