Project Report
| Jan 4, 2023
Bushfire Recovery Site Maintenance
By Antony Payn | Project Leader
Dear Valued Donor
An essential part of rainforest restoration is the maintenance of the project site after the saplings have been planted. The seed bank stored in the soil is likely to contain many weed species that have been brought in via bird droppings.
Our team has visited the projects twice since September to weed the site. This is done using a combination of brush cutting and using herbicide. The saplings were also fed a broad spectrum fertiliser to ensure their continued growth.
The plants are healthy and the sites are performing well. Further maintenance is planned for the next quarter.
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Sep 7, 2022
Sept 2022 Report
By Antony Payn | Operations Manager
With reference to the previous project report from April 2022, the project is still in a paused status due to the flood events from earlier this year. The ground remains saturated and the planting sites are consequently difficult to access.
Significant flooding in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales occurred on and after 28 February 2022. This has unfortunately prevented any further activity happening on the project sites since this time.
The links below demonstrate the severity of the flooding. The power, flood height and damage is far worse than anything previously recorded. Areas burnt in the 2019 bushfires were particulary affected. The reduced ground cover and damage to root systems causes instability in the soil, leading to landslisp when the soil is saturated. This highlights further the need for this project to remediate the areas damaged in the 2019 bushfires.
Access to the project sites has been restricted due to road closures and landslips. The majority of vehicular access has been restored to the area.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBpCHo20Sj8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMPjWgoTa7k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWaNJxEoq7A
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May 8, 2022
April 2022 Report
By Antony Payn | Operations Manager
Significant flooding in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales occurred on and after 28 February 2022. This has unfortunately prevented any further activity happening on the project sites since the last report in January 2022.
The links below demonstrate the severity of the flooding. The power, flood height and damage is far worse than anything previously recorded. Areas burnt in the 2019 bushfires were particulary affected. The reduced ground cover and damage to root systems causes instability in the soil, leading to landslisp when the soil is saturated. This highlights further the needfor this project to remediate the areas damaged in the 2019 bushfires.
Access to the project sites has been restricted due to road closures and landslips. The local Council is working to restore access to the project sites. We expect to resume work in May or June 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBpCHo20Sj8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMPjWgoTa7k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWaNJxEoq7A
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