Mt.VictoriaMist

Landholders work with tree planting groups to address land management and improvement in innovative ways. Volunteers give their time, energy and resources free of charge to see land managed and improved in ways that benefit the maximum number of species, including rural communities whose environment and long term sustainability prospects benefit from the betterment of habitat.

Innovative landusers are seeing benefits that put them ahead of conventional methods of land use and protect their valuable natural assets.


MAY 2006 - Capertee Tree Planting
The weekend was voted a great success with keen volunteers arriving early to lay out the trees at two seperate properties on Friday. Saturday's planting proved hard going in many places with limestone, degraded dry earth and thistles to be dealt with, but the teams of workers were made of stern stuff and stuck it out. The planting was declared finished at 4:30pm with daylight to spare and only some watering in to be done on the Sunday. The dinner put on by the capable Capertee P&C was a treat. These community events always prove entertaining, and judging by the volume of conversation and satisfied faces post meal, this was another champion occasion!

Tree planting activities will be underway again in May and August 2006.

The dates for the first one is the weekend of the 6th and 7th of May.

See previous entries [below] for info. on getting involved.

Or you can contact me by email @ -

Just for fun, and maybe a little help, I've made up a bit of a banner for the project. You'll find it on other sites to direct interested people to the info.

Factory treeplanting in Bushwacked

Interview with Charlotte Gill

"Do yourself a favour !", as Molly used to say. Visit and support the work of the Blue Mountains residents whom care about where they live and what makes it different.

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Capering about... 

A bonza time was had by all. The Planting site was full of lovely soil, awaiting the return of natives. The Planters converged upon the site in concert, a flourishing movement of spade, pick and glove. The choreography spontaneous and grand. The day a treat!

The whole experience is a vitalising one. The chance to contribute,to just spend time, in such a magnificent setting is energising.

To top off some tidy work planting, some tidy work of wine and dine was called for... and so it was that the planters then converged upon the Glen Alice Hall and a fine & mighty repast was partaken of, a luminous slide show lit up the interior of the shed and a great many plantings of the past both recent and distant were perused...! Local wine was consumed, gregarious chat ensued, more wine of a rather more indistinct origin downed, and an even better time was had by all. After puddin' poets and balladeers spruiked late into the night. The P&C raffle was drawn and won...and twitching spoken of...good stuff.

April is the next planting...