Environment – Community – Sustainable production
Yass Landcare Group has a diverse membership including broad acre farmers, hobby farmers and townsfolk – everyone with an interest in protecting and improving our environment.
Our aims are to:
- Contribute to the environmental sustainability of the Yass Valley
- Maintain and expand biodiversity
- Improved the quality of water flowing through our landscape
- Build resilience in the face of climate change
- Promote sustainable and production farming
- provide nature-based activities that help children learn about their local environment and build a positive, meaningful connection with it.
- Help all our community to enjoy the special environment of the Yass region
The group offers many opportunities for our members:
- opportunities to learn about the local environment and how to nurture our native plants and animals
- benefit from funding for projects on your land that contribute to biodiversity and to sustainable agricultural production
- participate in activities that can enhance our local community and environment
For more information, contact:
President: Glenda Snape
Secretary: Jan Grubb
Treasurer and Nursery Manager: Kath McGuirk
YAN Coordinator: coordinator@yan.org.au and Yass Landcare email address YassLandcare@yan.org.au
>> See the latest from Yass Landcare on our webpage yan.org.au/member-groups/yass-landcare-group
Projects
Growing plants for the Yass Community
This project, funded by the South-East Local Land Services, aims to establish 1000 paddock trees in the Yass Valley Shire.
Yass Landcare Group has worked to improve the health of the Yass River for over a decade.
Yass Landcare Group hosts environmental workshops for Yass youth