Central Tablelands Local Land Services staff, Capertee Valley Landcare volunteers and a band of enthusiastic Kandos High, Lithgow High and Glen Alice Primary School students recently took to the Capertee Valley to plant native trees along the river.
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“The Capertee Valley is an important feeding and breeding ground for this endangered species, especially the trees on the fertile river flats”, Central Tablelands LLS land services officer Evelyn Nicholson said.
“Unfortunately, we have lost many of the trees growing on the river flats, leaving gaps in the habitat for Regent Honeyeaters. This project aims to close these gaps and provide important food and nesting trees for many birds in the future.”
Principal of Kandos High School, James Armitage, said, “the passion demonstrated by our students towards this opportunity was a tribute to their interest in the local environment. Thanks to the Local Lands Services for the invitation to be involved in an event and experiences that genuinely opened student’s eyes to local needs and the difference that individuals can make to our environment."
Ms Nicholson said the project not only re-connects the river vegetation, it also connects people. Volunteers from the Capertee Valley greatly enjoyed working with the students and sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm for the river with the next generation
“Having the kids from the schools provided heaps of extra energy and made the work great fun. We got more done than we could have without them, but best of all we had the beautiful sense that there would be more guardians of our river emerge from the cheerful mob who were having a direct experience planting trees and making a difference to our river. We look forward to this partnership continuing in the years to come,” Capertee Valley Landcare secretary Julie Gibson said.