Friends of the Corryong Wetlands recently conducted a tree planting day as part of its native flora re-vegetation project.
“As stated previously, it is our endeavour not only to establish a viable wetlands for Corryong to be proud of but also an open woodland on the higher ground adjacent to the creek,” said project coordinator, John Murphy.
“Word was put out but as the day approached very few people had confirmed they would be participating. Therefore, we were greatly surprised and encouraged when 19 turned up!
“We would like to say a big thank you to everybody who participated.
“The weather was kind and a lot of good work done. The main trees planted and guarded were Red Gums and Victorian Blue Gums (Eucalyptus bicostata), native to our area. Apple box and Blakely red gums were planted at our first tree planting day in September 2021 – the midst of the pandemic – and they are now mostly thriving.
“Here we would like to take the opportunity thank to David Hass for his valuable advice and generous supply of native species.
“Another of the aims of the Corryong Wetlands Wander is to use the facility as an educational and environmental awareness tool during the project’s development and once it reaches maturity,” John added.
“Recently, the site was visited by a group of senior Corryong College students under the supervision of Outdoor Education teachers Sarah Harris and Bronwyn Lang – all of whom were ‘shovel ready’.
“Over the afternoon a lot of good work was done, mainly in planting and guarding open woodland trees on the higher ground away from the stream.
“As part of encouraging involvement in this project long-term the students were asked to tag their trees with their names, tree species and date planted in the hope that they will revisit the Corryong wetlands from time to time over the years to check on their tree’s progress and that of the Wetlands in general.
“We would like to thank both teachers and students for their involvement. It was a great afternoon.
“Plans are in progress for a similar visit by members of Corryong Colleges Junior campus sometime in the near future.”
The wetlands area is situated at the corner of Strzelecki Way and Briggs Gap Road (Parish Lane).
This article appeared in the Corryong Courier, 18 May 2023.
