Breadalbane School sets up native plant nursery

The Breadalbane Public School received a grant over 10 years ago to set up a shade house to propagate native trees and shrubs which they did for many years under the guidance of Brian Cumberland from Greening Australia. After Brian’s retirement and changes in parents and principals the nursery, similar at many at schools around…

Breadalbane Public School and Landcare- making connections with trees

The Breadalbane Public school children braved a very cold windy day to last week to plant trees on a farm in Breadalbane. The school has had a long involvement with Landcare linking the local properties around the Breadalbane district with tree planting projects for over 15 years. Breadalbane’s new principal Ms. Maryanne Powells was keen to keep that…

Kiamma Creek – Pretty in Pink

As all Landcarers know if you want to get some tree planting done there is no better group to call upon than an enthusiastic group of school children. With the willows removed from the first section of Kiamma Creek the Landcare group, Council and Catchment Authority were keen to see the revegetation happen as quickly…

Kiamma Creek Landcare Schools Willow Control info Day

As anyone who has travelled through Crookwell lately would have noticed, another section of Kiamma Creek has had the start of a makeover with the willows being removed from the area surrounding the caravan park in Crookwell. The project is the combined efforts of the Lachlan CMA, Upper Lachlan Shire Council, Kiamma Creek Landcare group…

Upper Lachlan Schools get into Landcare

School groups have been getting into the Landcare spirit over spring with a lot of activity around the Upper Lachlan Catchment. In October, Jerrawa Creek Landcare Group partnered with Greening Australia, the Oolong Bush Fire Brigade and the Gunning Public School for a tree planting project at Barbour Park Gunning. In three hours this team…

International Volunteers for Peace Schools day Taralga

A Great day with Taralga Landcare and recreational co-operative, Taralga Public School, Tambelin Independent School and the International Volunteers for Peace. The children got to plants trees with Vanessa Keyser from Hawkesbury Nepean Landcare, hear a talk on fauna from Roslyn Landcarer Mark Selmes, watch a presentation on weeds with Dale Chalker and play a game about habitat…

JCLG, The Dalton School & sap sucking plant lice

Dalton School Bush Block by Bob Spiller (Jerrawa Creek Landcare Group JCLG) One of the major attractions at the recent Dalton Public School Spring Fair was ULSC Senior Weeds Manager Paul Brown who unleashed a small swarm of Cape Broom Psyllids (Arytinnis hakani)before a small but appreciative crowd. These little sap sucking plant lice are…

Roslyn Landcare Schools Landcare Education Day

Feral Animals, Giant Possums, enthusiastic children and lots of trees in the ground. this article is available in the Crookwell Gazette, Please see link below. http://www.crookwellgazette.com.au/story/1153984/schools-landcare-day-out-feral-animals-giant-possums-and-tree-planting/ Roslyn Landcare invited the Laggan Public School children and Yr 3 from Crookwell Public School to a Landcare education day with the Livestock Health Protection Board at Roslyn TSR.  In the morning the children were…

Jerrawa Creek Landcare & Gunning Public School Community Tree planting day

  Barbour Park Makeover By Bob Spiller Recently a mixed group of child and retirement age workers descended on Barbour Park for a major makeover exercise. The group was spearheaded by 16 Gunning Public School students supported by Greening Australia, Jerrawa Creek Landcare Group, the Upper Lachlan Shire Council, Oolong Bush Fire Brigade and local…