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Varnish Wattle flowers in Greenfleet's native forest on the Tyson's property in Gippsland, Vic - 2014
A run-down parcel of land on the side of the Strzelecki Ranges has been transformed by a visionary landowner and Greenfleet.
Adam and Debbie Tyson’s property in southern Victoria was once covered with a mosaic of rainforest, including 90-metre tall Mountain Ash trees. As the agriculturalists and loggers moved into the region in the late 19th century, the land was cleared and less than a fifth of the original forest remains standing today.
“When I bought the land, it was overgrazed and run down with erosion and weeds. It had very little remanent vegetation left,” Adam explains.
The sparsely-forested property’s steep slopes and frequent heavy rainfall also made it prone to devastating landslides.
Since 2011, the Tysons and Greenfleet have planted approximately 14,880 native trees.
“We’ve seen many improvements over that time. The trees are thriving and there is a noticeable increase in birdlife,” Adam says.
“The trees are certainly helping with the erosion – and we haven’t had a landslide for a couple of seasons now.”
Find out more at www.greenfleet.org.au
Varnish Wattle flowers in Greenfleet's native forest on the Tyson's property in Gippsland, Vic - 2014
A run-down parcel of land on the side of the Strzelecki Ranges has been transformed by a visionary landowner and Greenfleet.
Adam and Debbie Tyson’s property in southern Victoria was once covered with a mosaic of rainforest, including 90-metre tall Mountain Ash trees. As the agriculturalists and loggers moved into the region in the late 19th century, the land was cleared and less than a fifth of the original forest remains standing today.
“When I bought the land, it was overgrazed and run down with erosion and weeds. It had very little remanent vegetation left,” Adam explains.
The sparsely-forested property’s steep slopes and frequent heavy rainfall also made it prone to devastating landslides.
Since 2011, the Tysons and Greenfleet have planted approximately 14,880 native trees.
“We’ve seen many improvements over that time. The trees are thriving and there is a noticeable increase in birdlife,” Adam says.
“The trees are certainly helping with the erosion – and we haven’t had a landslide for a couple of seasons now.”
Find out more at www.greenfleet.org.au