Yass Landcare Community Nursery
Growing plants for the Yass Community
Yass Landcare Community Nursery propagates plants which form part of the Box Gum Grassy Woodland Community for the Yass region. Our plants are grown from carefully sourced native seed from ecological bioregions that we expect the Yass region to reflect in 2070 and beyond. This process is part of our Yass Area Network Climate Ready project.
Through the Climate Ready Project we are attempting to make a local contribution to the conservation of this endangered ecological community in our district.
Since 2019 volunteers at the Yass Landcare Community Nursery have grown at least 4000 tubestock per year. These plants were distributed at cost to local landholders for tree lane plantings, paddock infill, gully erosion control, community environmental projects and as part of the Yass Paddock Tree Project.
The Nursery is solely run by a small team of Yass Landcare volunteers. A popular contribution to the Yass community are the garden species we also propagate from seeds and cuttings.
Working bees are held every second Saturday and fourth Saturday between 9.00am and 12.00pm. Volunteers may be invited to take home some plants at the end of the day. Come and join us!
The establishment and ongoing operation of the Nursery has been supported with funding from NSW Environmental Trust, FRRR, Yass Valley Council, Yass Soldiers Club, Bendigo Bank, the Yass Area of Landcare Groups, Community grants from regional Windfarms and Transgrid community grants.
For more information, or to order plants, please contact
Kath McGuirk (Nursery Manager) Ph 0428 822 570
or
Jan Grubb, Ph 0459 024 895