Help us plant vegetation to support vital habitat for the endangered Green and Golden Bell Frog!
We are recruiting a limited number of volunteers to assist in planting aquatic vegetation around newly completed in-stream structures on Tuesday 11 – Wednesday 12 March 2025.
Come and join Mulloon Institute as we work together to revegetate a project near Captains Flat in the NSW Southern Tablelands. The project is on private land and is part of the Molonglo Catchment Rehydration Initiative (MCRI) which spans two properties. This initiative aims to undertake environmental protection works to restore the function of the upper Molonglo River floodplain by implementing targeted interventions, including instream structures, floodplain earthworks, riparian area fencing and revegetation.
This project has been assisted by the NSW Government through its Environment Trust and is the last known habitat in the NSW Southern Tablelands for the nationally endangered Green and Golden Bell Frog (GGBF). The MCRI has been developed in conjunction with the NSW Department of Planning and Environment’s Biodiversity Conservation program and GGBF researchers under the NSW Government’s Saving Our Species program to improve habitat and arrest population decline.
Unfortunately, no GGBF’s have been found in the past two seasons of GGBF surveys, reinforcing the importance of these restoration works. These works restore the natural function of the landscape, reconnecting the floodplain with the river, rehydrating the landscape, and improving biodiversity and habitat outcomes.
A small group of volunteers will be recruited to assist Mulloon team members to transplant aquatic vegetation in and around the waterway in wet and potentially slippery and hazardous conditions. The requirements for this role will be:
Safe and confident working in waterways and planting in water
Experience working in waders preferred but not required
BYO sturdy footwear, long sleeves and pants, waders and/or gumboots, drinking water, snacks and lunch, a change of clothes, sun protection, and a raincoat if necessary.
Starting at 9am and ending at 4pm (or earlier). Arriving by 8.30am for parking and transport to the site.
If you would like to participate in this event, please email pennycooper@mullooninstitute.org
Feel free to circulate this information to friends, family and contacts who may be interested in participating.
A second event is being held in late March. This event will be held on a weekend and will be for a larger group of volunteers, working on revegetating the surrounding riparian area of this project. Please check our events page for more information about that day.