Richmond Landcare Incorporated is calling for community volunteers to help deliver a pilot project: Nature-based Solutions: Building Flood Resilience in the Lismore Catchment.
The event will be held April 18, from 8.30am – 12.30pm at 239 Tuntable Creek Road, Tuntable Creek.
In a media release, they say, ‘This important pilot aims to collect evidence that will demonstrate how revegetation of riparian and floodplain areas in upper sub-catchment streams can reduce flood peaks and subsequent flood risk to downstream communities, as well as improving water quality through reduced sediment loads’.
‘The pilot is focussing on sites along the Tuntable and Terania creeks upstream of the Channon.
‘We require community volunteers to support the project, either through participating in planting trees and sedges at key sites, and/or through undertaking maintenance activities such as weed removal around newly planted sites, to help the trees and sedges not just survive, but to thrive.
‘It is critical that these plantings reach their full potential to act as barriers that will slow surface runoff from upper catchment foothills and hold floodwaters breaking their banks onto the adjacent floodplains.
‘Trees and sedges planted in gullies, will also reduce erosion and impacts of sedimentation on water quality.
Please see below for our upcoming event.
Event Details:
- Date: Saturday 18 April
- Time: 8.30am – 12.30pm
- Location: 239 Tuntable Creek Road, Tuntable Creek
- Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/nature-based-solutions-community-tree-planting-day
If you are interested in participating and unable to make this event, please contact Ivy Young on [email protected] to be added to our volunteer panel. You will then be advised when future events will be held.
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