A big Thank you to all our volunteers for a great National Tree Day 2014!
Over 150 enthusiastic volunteers came along to plant, water and mulch 460 local trees, shrubs and ground cover plants. This spectacular effort built on the past two National Tree Day plantings behind The Fair on the north-west slope of Mount Majura.
Mass plantings like these are vital for improving degraded box-gum grassy woodland, an important habitat for local native plants and animals. Our focus this year’s was to establish a native shrub layer which will replace introduced Sweet Briar Roses and Hawthorns that are currently growing  along the drainage line in the north of The Fair project site.
I’d like especially thank:
Shane Rattenbury, Minister for TAMS for brilliantly demonstrating "How to plant" and filling up and pushing many wheelbarrows of wood chip mulch to the planting sites; 
Planting buddies Caitlin, Di, Jeanette, Jenni, Margaret, Melissa, Lynne, Louisa, Drew, John, Joseph and Lachlan who were there when needed and for help with setting up and cleaning up - special thanks to Di’s indefatigable son Liam for the terrific work;
Parks and Conservation Service staff Jasmine, Luke and Tony for crucial support;
The Majura Mountain Scouts for a running the barbecue, Peter for the purchase of BBQ software and Timtams and Conservation Council for serving hot chocolate;
Dorothy and Cordelia for help with volunteer registration and direction;
Noel and Richard for preparing water crystals and establishing water stations;
Kristy and Olivia for arranging the digging of planting holes and the transport of wood chip mulch to The Fair;
My neighbours for newspapers, which will suppress weeds around the seedlings;
Michael and Louisa for taking photographs and for sharing them on Flickr; and
Volunteers of Greening Australia and nursery manager Ben for raising the plants.
WaltraudFriends of Mount Majura National Tree Day coordinator
National Tree Day 2014 report, picture gallery and media coverage