Southwest Sydney Koala Project | Greater Sydney Landcare

GSL has received funding from the NSW Government to help deliver the NSW Koala Strategy across the Campbelltown and Appin/Wilton areas.

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This project includes conservation efforts such as encouraging connectivity with corridor plantings that include preferred koala food trees on private and public property. Extension plantings will also be encouraged in this program, to widen existing corridors for the safe passage of Koalas, with the inclusion of larger koala hubs within such corridors, for optimal mating opportunities.

All koala plantings will be carried out to optimal nutritional standards, with a diversity of species and genetics in mind, through seed collection from local areas known to house healthy koala populations. Numerous other conservation actions will be carried out in this partnership program for the next 3.5 years, including road kill mitigation, wildlife carer support, community engagement and awareness raising and education.

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NSW Koala Strategy in Southwest Sydney

The NSW Government is investing $600,000 under the NSW Koala Strategy to fund a Regional Koala Conservation Partnership with the Greater Sydney Landcare Network.

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Are you a landholder in Southwest Sydney?

Have you seen a koala on your property? Or would you like to see more of them in the future?

Funding may be available to assist eligible landholders with restoration activities on their property to increase, connect and enhance koala habitat across the shire.

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Campbelltown Koala Research and Database

Koala records and movements in the Campbelltown region over 27 years.

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Sydney Basin Koala Network

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Sep 28

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Thank you to the 39 ING Australia employees that joined Greater Sydney Landcare’s Creating Canopies team for a corporate volunteering day recently.

The ING team planted 1,000 trees and shrubs at Cessna Reserve, Middleton Grange in the Liverpool LGA on Fri 15th September. Amazing effort team! In time these plants will provide habitat and cooling shade to help mitigate urban heat.

Thanks also to Tom Covell from Hooked on Nature for talking to the group about the importance of their planting and for leading a nature safari to help the group discover the amazing but often overlooked creatures of the reserve.

About Creating Canopies: @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.

#CreatingCanopies #LandcareNSW
#GreaterSydneyLandcare #GreeningOurCity
#UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy

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Sep 27

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Come join us on Sat 7 Oct to plant 500 trees at Brownlow Hill near Camden, for Creating Canopies.

All ages welcome, it’s free to attend and we even provide lunch to say thank you. 😋

We bring the plants, tools, gloves & on-site training, and you just bring your smiley selves.

Looking forward to seeing you there! Register on Eventbrite so you don’t miss out (link in bio).

About Creating Canopies: @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.

#CreatingCanopies #LandcareNSW
#GreaterSydneyLandcare #GreeningOurCity
#UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy

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Sep 26

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Thank you to the 18 Greystar Australia corporate volunteers that joined our Creating Canopies team to install 1,000 native plants at Kyeemagh Boat Ramp Reserve on Fri 8 Sept.

These plants will provide cooling shade and valuable habitat in the years to come.

Thank you also to Kane Durrant from WILD Conservation for giving a talk to the group about why their work was so important to the area and local wildlife.

About Creating Canopies: @landcare_nsw and Greater Sydney Landcare are lanting 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.

#CreatingCanopies #LandcareNSW
#GreaterSydneyLandcare #GreeningOurCity
#UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy

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Sep 24

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Trees are the greatest. 💚 We hope you’ll come planting with us soon - link in our bio to our upcoming tree planting mornings on Eventbrite.

Source: https://www.acoustics.asn.au/conference_proceedings/INTERNOISE2014/papers/p83.pdf

About Creating Canopies: @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.

#CreatingCanopies #LandcareNSW
#GreaterSydneyLandcare #GreeningOurCity
#UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy

@nswdpe

Sep 22

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Thank you @daisee_ai for joining Greater Sydney Landcare’s Creating Canopies team for a corporate volunteering day.

18 Daisee employees planted 736 trees & shrubs to restore a degraded patch of Voyager Point Wetland Reserve on Tues 5th September. These plants will grow to create cooling canopy cover and habitat for native wildlife. Amazing work all! 💪🌿💚🌳

About Creating Canopies: @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.

#CreatingCanopies #LandcareNSW
#GreaterSydneyLandcare #GreeningOurCity
#UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy

@nswdpe @liverpoolcitycouncil

Sep 20

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Thank you to the 27 volunteers who planted 1,000 trees and 500 grasses at a Creating Canopies planting day on Saturday 26
August.

The beautiful location was Cubbitch Barta Reserve in Camden Park. These plants will help to uphold the bank against erosion and provide food and shelter to wildlife.

Nectarivores and pollinators will love the new flowering plants, once they get established.

Thank you also to WILD Conservation @wild_spec for joining the planting and to Kane Durant for giving an inspiring talk on how the work would benefit the local wildlife and natural environment.

Join us at a planting day soon. Link in bio to see our upcoming events on Eventbrite.

About Creating Canopies: @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.

#CreatingCanopies #LandcareNSW
#GreaterSydneyLandcare #GreeningOurCity
#UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy

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Sep 15

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Does your work do corporate volunteering? If so, you can get outside with your workmates for a planting and/or bush regeneration day with Greater Sydney Landcare and improve the environment in Sydney for all. Find out more on our website.

Sep 13

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Thank you to the 40ish volunteers who joined the Creating Canopies team at @nangarinpicton. A bit of rain couldn’t dampen their spirits. This amazing group planted 500 native trees and shrubs, including koala food and shelter trees that will benefit the local koala population in the years to come.

Thank you also to Kane Durrant of WILD Conservation @wild_spec and Sophie Blair of Greater Sydney Landcare’s Southwest Sydney Koala Project for giving a talk about the local koala population and how to help protect them.

And thank you Nangarin Vineyard Estate for partnering with Creating Canopies to improve canopy cover on your land.

About Creating Canopies: @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.

#CreatingCanopies #LandcareNSW
#GreaterSydneyLandcare #GreeningOurCity
#UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy

@nswdpe

Sep 9

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A fantastic day, led by Creating Canopies’ own Matt Keighery, was had by all on Friday 18th August at @carnarvongolfclub.

Corporate volunteers from @spirax_sarco returned to the site to join the community in a day of weeding, mulching and planting.

This continued bush regeneration work has led to measurable improvements in water quality, plant diversity and bird life. Golf courses can be amazing habitat havens - 47 different species of bird have been spotted at Carnarvon. Great work everyone!

Photos: Jodie Barker, Matt Keighery and Ian G. Bailey.

About Creating Canopies: @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.

#CreatingCanopies #LandcareNSW
#GreaterSydneyLandcare #GreeningOurCity
#UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy

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