Seeking planting volunteers
With the planting season coming to a close for winter, we’re keen to recruit volunteers for spring plantings as it is usually our busiest time, and we’d love your help!
Volunteer work is a valuable part of our catchment-scale Mulloon Rehydration Initiative to rehydrate 23,000 hectares of the Mulloon catchment, including rehabilitating 50km of watercourses. It is also part of our plan to bring the community along on our landscape rehydrating journey. Come and be part of the action to make a difference!
Volunteering will involve transplanting and planting vegetation to support new structures in the streambed. We’ll be planting trees and shrubs on slopes, gullies and hilltops at existing and new rehabilitation sites. Planting is one of the best things you can do for yourself and the land and the work will be fun and full of learning!
What to Expect:
Physical work; this is not backyard gardening although many skills in the backyard transition very well into the field. You will need to be agile enough to go under/over cattle fencing and be confident on rough/slippery terrain, but we can also find tasks for people unable to participate in the more physical activities. With wildlife such as kangaroos, wombats and snakes prevalent along the creek, we make sure our volunteer team leader carries bandages and is well versed in snake bite first aid.
Risks:
Working in or near water; uneven or slippery terrain; exposure to the elements; snakes; weather – we can experience very strong winds and storms in the area, so be prepared for rain or windchill; general manual labour.
What to Bring:
You will need to bring everything you would for field work, including long sleeves and long pants, hat, water, sunscreen, lunch and snacks, plus gardening gloves and gumboots if you have them. Closed toe shoes are essential. The work will be outside all day, so be prepared for exposure to a variety of weather conditions, including sun, wind, rain, hot and cold.
To find out more, please email us via info@themullooninstitute.org
The Mulloon Rehydration Initiative is jointly funded through the Mulloon Institute and the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program. The initiative is also assisted by the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust.
