Greta Valley Landcare Group Volunteers: 2020 Finalist – Environmental Volunteering
Last updated: 14 August 2023
Greta Valley Landcare Group Volunteers is a finalist in the Premier's Sustainability Awards 2020 – Environmental Volunteering category. Paddock trees – The lonely battlers of our landscape
Greta Valley Landcare Group volunteers set out to protect and enhance large old remnant paddock trees that harbour significant biodiversity, productivity and cultural benefits.
The team achieved the protection and enhancement of 46 remnant trees in the catchment, using fencing as well as planting over 1500 native shrubs and 300 new paddock trees across 20 different properties.
The project also delivered lasting agricultural productivity and biodiversity benefits, with the new trees providing important shade and shelter for stock and increasing local biodiversity.
