The Southern Tablelands Tree Start Growers Network Kicks Off for it’s Second Year
Upper Shoalhaven Landcare Council and Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Network are delighted to be partnering with Wagtail Natives Nursery for another growing season with the Southern Tablelands Tree Start Growers Network. This collaborative initiative supports a broad network of volunteer native plant growers across the Queanbeyan-Palerang and north-east Snowy Monaro region, with the aim of producing the next generation of plants for the Southern Tablelands.
Last year, the Network supported almost 70 growers, with over 300 kits distributed and 15 thousand plants propagated in spring 2024. For the 2025-2026 season, the project is a little more ambitious, with increased sponsorship from the NSW Government Koala Strategy and Mary MacKillop Today Highways and Byways grant programs.
“This year we hope to support over 100 growers and propagate some 20 thousands native tubestock” says Erin Brinkley, Upper Shoalhaven Landcare Coordinator. “As a volunteer grower in the Growers Network, you can raise native seedlings from seed in your own backyard. We’re putting the call out for any volunteers who might be interested in taking home 200 seedlings to care for until autumn, with propagation kits rolling out in early September.”
If you’re interested in growing plants and joining the Southern Tablelands Tree Start Growers Network please scan the QR code below or follow the link to send in your expression of interest <https://forms.gle/C4rNr1QsSeswWLeX7>. You can also contact the Upper Shoalhaven Landcare Coordinator Erin Brinkley at upper.shoalhaven@gmail.com or 0473 407 079 for more information.
This project is a collaboration between Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare, Upper Shoalhaven Landcare Council and Wagtail Natives Nursery and proudly co-funded by the NSW Government Environment Trust and Koala Strategy, as well as Mary MacKillop Today Highways and Byways and the Foundation of National Parks and Wildlife grant programs.