Community members rolled up their sleeves last week for the 21st Lennox Head Community Tree Planting Day, which helped to continue more than two decades of restoration work on this iconic coastal landscape.
Ballina Council say there were perfect sunny conditions, and ‘volunteers came together to plant native species that will help restore littoral rainforest habitat and support local biodiversity for generations to come’.
‘A special focus of the planting was the critically endangered Coastal Fontainea (Fontainea oraria) — a rare native species now growing on Lennox Headland thanks to years of collaborative conservation efforts.
‘Since the first planting day in 2003, more than 2,000 volunteers have helped plant over 19,000 trees across more than 8 hectares, transforming the headland through long-term community care and environmental action.
‘A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, along with our project partners @geolink_consulting and @rouscountycouncil, local volunteer groups and businesses who helped make the day possible.
‘Together, we’re helping restore an endangered ecological community and protecting this special place for future generations’, say Council.
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