In March 2022, Creating Canopies was joined by volunteers including the Oatley Flora and Fauna Conservation Society to plant at Carlton Crescent in Carss Park.
This was during Stage 1 of Creating Canopies, which saw the planting of 100,000 native trees across Greater Sydney between 2020 and 2022. Proudly funded by the NSW Government.
The Carss Park planting was established with 500-600 tubestock—150 of which were canopy trees and shrubs that would grow to 3 metres and above funded by Creating Canopies.
Working Together to Maximise Our Impact
Adrian Polhill, Vice President of the Oatley Flora and Fauna Conservation Society wrote to us on the 1st of January 2024 about this planting and said, “It is truly wonderful to see this amazing ecological transformation in such a short time.”
“In the past seven years Georges River Council, Greater Sydney Landcare and Oatley Flora and Fauna Conservation Society have worked together on many re-greening projects. These projects have positively impacted our community in so many ways including creating canopies and cooler environments, and providing habitat for our precious flora and fauna,” Mr Polhill said.
BEFORE – Planting Out Carlton Crescent in 2022
Volunteers planting with Creating Canopies at Carlton Crescent, Carss Park in March 2022. Photo: Matt Keighery. 
Volunteers planting with Creating Canopies at Carlton Crescent, Carss Park in March 2022. Photo: Matt Keighery. 
Volunteers planting with Creating Canopies at Carlton Crescent, Carss Park in March 2022. Photo: Matt Keighery.
Volunteers planting with Creating Canopies at Carlton Crescent, Carss Park in March 2022. Photo: Matt Keighery. 
Volunteers planting with Creating Canopies at Carlton Crescent, Carss Park in March 2022. Photo: Matt Keighery. 
Volunteers planting with Creating Canopies at Carlton Crescent, Carss Park in March 2022. Photo: Matt Keighery.
Volunteers planting with Creating Canopies at Carlton Crescent, Carss Park in March 2022. Photo: Matt Keighery. 
Volunteers planting with Creating Canopies at Carlton Crescent, Carss Park in March 2022. Photo: Matt Keighery. 
Volunteers planting with Creating Canopies at Carlton Crescent, Carss Park in March 2022. Photo: Matt Keighery.
The park at Carlton Crescent in Carss Park in March 2022. Photo: Matt Keighery. 
Volunteers planting with Creating Canopies at Carlton Crescent, Carss Park in March 2022. Photo: Matt Keighery. 
Volunteers planting with Creating Canopies at Carlton Crescent, Carss Park in March 2022. Photo: Matt Keighery.
AFTER – Carlton Crescent in Carss Park in December 2023
Join Georges River Council’s Bushcare Program
If you’d like to contribute to environmental efforts in the Georges River area, you can become a Bushcare volunteer and regenerate bushland. No experience is necessary as training is provided.
Be a Part of the Oatley Flora and Fauna Conservation Society
The Oatley Flora and Fauna Conservation Society are volunteers who work to protect, conserve and enhance the natural environment locally and globally. Join the Society and find out more about getting involved via their website.
Get Involved in Creating Canopies
Find out more about Corporate Volunteering with Greater Sydney Landcare here. Be sure to download our Corporate Volunteering Info Pack.
If you’d like to find out how to get free trees planted on your land, visit our Register Your Site for Trees page.
Come along and plant trees with Creating Canopies. Find out what events we have coming up on Greater Sydney Landcare’s Eventbrite page.
About Creating Canopies – Stage 2
Between 2023 and 2025, Landcare NSW and Greater Sydney Landcare are planting 200,000 trees as part of the Greening our City program to help reduce urban heat in Greater Sydney. Proudly funded by the NSW Government.
