Fantastic Monday

300ha green space at Monrepoe. The name barolin, which is indigenous for land of the kangaroo.

The Barolin Nature Reserve backs onto Mon Repos Conservation Park, a regional park supporting the largest concentration of nesting marine turtles on the eastern Australian mainland. In particular, Mon Repos is the most significant loggerhead turtle rookery in the South Pacific and is a key global nesting area for the vulnerable green turtle. Loggerhead turtles are listed as critically endangered* in this region and the success of nesting and hatching turtles at Mon Repos is critical for the survival of the species.

Greenfleet and Bundaberg Regional Council joined forces this year to complete a major revegetation project in the Barolin Nature Reserve. In fact, it was the region's biggest environmental reforestation projectwith 85,500 native seedlings planted throughout 84 ha of the Reserve.

Bundaberg Australia

Ship Name : Vectis Pride

Yard no. : 997

Delivery date: August 2012

Type: Multi-purpose low emission dry cargo ship

Yard: Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Co Ltd, China

Port of Registry: Douglas

Flag: Isle of Man

Classification: BV

P+I: Standard

Notation: 100 A5 E3 G IW NAV-O BWM DBC DG Multi-Purpose

Dry Cargo Ship, Equipped for Carriage of Containers,

Strengthened for Heavy Cargo Machinery: MC E3 AUT EP 2011

Ice Class: Finnish Swedish 1A

Technical Management: Green Fleet

Length o.a. : 123.95 m

Beam mld. : 17.40 m

Depth moulded to main deck: 11.40 m

Draft: 8.00 m

Air draft in ballast: approx 33 m

Deadweight (approx): 10252 tonnes

Gross tonnage : 7227

Net tonnage : 3124

Volume cargo hold 1: 3234m3

Volume cargo hold 2: 9420m3

Total cargo hold volume (excl tweendeck): 12655m3 =446900 cuft

Heavy fuel oil: 252 m3

Gas oil: 222 m3

Ballast water: 4324 m3

Fresh water: 69 m3

At sea in good weather conditions: about 11.5 knots on

about 11.5 mt IFO 380 cst Eco speed: about 10.0 knots

on about 8 mt IFO 380 cst

no G.O at sea, 1.5 mt in port idle / 2.5 mt working

Efficiency Monitoring System : Fitted

Above parameters are based in good weather conditions whilst vessel on even keel, maximum force 3 in Beaufort scale and sea state 2 in Douglas scale, no negative currents, swells or tidal streams and in temperate water.

Main Engine: MAK 6M32C

Aux Engine: CAT C-18 Acert DITA, 400 ekW, 1500 rpm

Shaft generator: AEM SE 400 S4, 525 kVA, 1500 rpm

Emergency Generator: CAT C-18 Acert DITA, 275 ekW, 1500 rpm

IMO number: 9626132

TPC: 20.2 t/cm

Panama NT: 6145

Suez NT: 6749

WLTHC in ballast: 9.6 m aft / 8.2 m fore

Call Sign: 2FVR8

ISPS: Compliant

CO2 holds: Yes

Dehumidifiers holds: No

Lee county Schools fleet that Green My Fleet has converted a school bus for testing and trained Lee county bus maintenance crews

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

Fenced Friday

HFF

300ha green space at Mon Repos. The name barolin, which is indigenous for land of the kangaroo.

The Barolin Nature Reserve backs onto Mon Repos Conservation Park, a regional park supporting the largest concentration of nesting marine turtles on the eastern Australian mainland. In particular, Mon Repos is the most significant loggerhead turtle rookery in the South Pacific and is a key global nesting area for the vulnerable green turtle. Loggerhead turtles are listed as critically endangered* in this region and the success of nesting and hatching turtles at Mon Repos is critical for the survival of the species.

Greenfleet and Bundaberg Regional Council joined forces this year 2019 to complete a major revegetation project in the Barolin Nature Reserve. In fact, it was the region's biggest environmental reforestation projectwith 85,500 native seedlings planted throughout 84 ha of the Reserve.

Bundaberg Australia

In 2016, Greenfleet once again partnered with South Gippsland Water to revegetate part of their land. This site is Hyland Reservoir, and we planted nearly 6,000 native trees to revegetate and turn back 9ha to native bushland.

Find out more about how you can help at www.greenfleet.org.au

Lee county Schools fleet that Green My Fleet has converted a school bus for testing and trained Lee county bus maintenance crews

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack makes remarks at the kick off the Great Green Fleet event and the deployment of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCS CSG) at Naval Air Station North Island, CA on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Secretary Vilsack accompanied Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus to the ceremony. USN photo by MC2 (SW/AW) Armando Gonzales.

FOREST UPDATE // In August 2016, we partnered with Peter & Bill Wood to revegetate their property along the Great Ocean Road, thus kickstarting our Great Ocean Road Restoration Project, supported by Europcar​.

“Our vision is to convert this ‘un-farmable’ land back to native forest, blending into the existing forest that surrounds much of the property," the Wood brothers explained.

A couple of weeks ago, we went back to the planting site to check on the growth of our trees, and we were very pleased with the results so far! Greenfleet​'s Eoghan commented: “I conducted a monitoring survey across 22 plots, randomly selected across the site. The results were great with an average stocking rate of 700 stems per hectare. Some of the Eucalypts and Blackwoods are already one metre tall!”

Find out more: bit.ly/GOR_update

Here is Glorious Googies - a farm in South Gippsland, Victoria, which we dubbed Ness Creek, where we planted 30,000 native trees to transform 34 ha back to native bush.

The fabulous owner Emma is absolutely thrilled with the results and can't wait to see her forest take shape over the coming years!

Visit www.greenfleet.com.au/O…/PlantingSites/NessCreek.aspx to find out more.

Get involved by offsetting your carbon emissions or revegetating your land 🌿🌏

#GreenfleetForests

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack makes remarks at the kick off the Great Green Fleet event and the deployment of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCS CSG) at Naval Air Station North Island, CA on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Secretary Vilsack accompanied Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus to the ceremony. USDA photo.

Ready. Steady. Go!

Today is the first day of our tree planting project along the Great Ocean Road. Greenfleet Contractor Keith will plant 6,500 native trees on this site on behalf of Europcar and their customers, who are funding this iconic reforestation project!

Additionally to providing vital habitat, donating to the Great Ocean Road Restoration Project is helping to sequester carbon from the atmosphere in projects, protect biodiversity, improve water quality and transform the landscape back to its natural state.

Click Here to make a tax-deductible donation to support this project and help plant more trees along the Great Ocean Road > www.greenfleet.com.au/GORrevegetationproject

This native forest was planted in 2012, to revegetate 15.8 ha of a private property in East Gippsland, Vic.

Greenfleet plants native trees to restore ecosystems and biodiverse forests and offset carbon emissions on behalf of our supporters. As a non-profit, we exist to make a difference not a profit. Our mission is to protect our climate by restoring our forests. We are dedicated to connecting people with real climate action.

Find out more at www.greenfleet.org.au

It might be rainy and miserable, but we're still out there getting the job done! Brian and his team at Quartech kickstarted the site preparation for tree planting later this year on this gorgeous property in Gippsland, Vic.

The farm is home to Emma from Glorious Googies and her 1,200 free-range chooks. And this winter it'll undergo a facelift with 37ha of the property revegetated with nearly 30,000 native trees. Emma said "The area we’ve chosen is steep and rugged – and should never have been cleared in the first place. Working with Greenfleet provides us with a great opportunity to leave a legacy beyond what the two of us and our chooks could ever hope to do."

Find out more about how Glorious Googies is working with Greenfleet to turn these hills into a beautiful native forest: www.greenfleet.com.au/News/TabId/264/artmid/2986/articlei...

#GreenfleetForests #Forestinthemaking

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

In 2016, Greenfleet once again partnered with South Gippsland Water to revegetate part of their land. This site is Hyland Reservoir, and we planted nearly 6,000 native trees to revegetate and turn back 9ha to native bushland.

Find out more about how you can help at www.greenfleet.org.au

In 2016, Greenfleet once again partnered with South Gippsland Water to revegetate part of their land. This site is Hyland Reservoir, and we planted nearly 6,000 native trees to revegetate and turn back 9ha to native bushland.

Find out more about how you can help at www.greenfleet.org.au

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

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

In 2004, Greenfleet worked with the Maribyrning City Council to restore this piece of land.

After years of devastation, Greenfleet came in to restore indigenous vegetation, provide habitat for habitat and create a beautiful recreational space for generations to come. Nowadays the site is completely transform and looks absolutely stunning.

A fire devastated our initial planting in 2004 and further re-planting was undertaken in 2008 and 2009.

This photo was taken in September 2016, look at the other photos of the album to see how the site has evolved over time!

Visit www.greenfleet.org.au to learn more about our native reforestation work and to donate to make a difference.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack makes remarks at the kick off the Great Green Fleet event and the deployment of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCS CSG) at Naval Air Station North Island, CA on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Secretary Vilsack accompanied Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus to the ceremony. USDA photo.

Located north of Nhill, at the edge of the Big Desert NP in north western Victoria, this site is important as a buffer and consolidation of the native flora and fauna values of this region. Sections of the site were originally used for grazing by the previous landholder with some cropping occurring in some sections. The site was purchased in 2009 by the current landholder with the intention of re-vegetating the site for carbon offset with the additional benefits mentioned above. Greenfleet seeded the site in 2009, with some follow up work being completed over the following couple of years.

The site was revegetated to connect larger areas of remnant vegetation and extending the habitat for native animals.

We aimed to establish 428,000 native trees through direct seeding on this site with a mix of 24 locally native species.

As an environmental non-profit, Greenfleet is committed to protecting our climate by restoring our forests. We plant native trees to restore ecosystems and biodiverse forests and to offset carbon emissions on behalf of our supporters.

Find out more about Greenfleet and our native reforestation work around Australia and New Zealand and how to get involved: www.greenfleet.org.au

This native forest was planted in 2012, to revegetate 15.8 ha of a private property in East Gippsland, Vic.

Greenfleet plants native trees to restore ecosystems and biodiverse forests and offset carbon emissions on behalf of our supporters. As a non-profit, we exist to make a difference not a profit. Our mission is to protect our climate by restoring our forests. We are dedicated to connecting people with real climate action.

Find out more at www.greenfleet.org.au

In 2010, Greenfleet commenced work in partnership with Greenhouse Balance to revegetate this property in Central Victoria.

The site was re-vegetated to connect larger areas of remnant vegetation and extending the habitat for native animals and protect some rare wildflowers and grasses.

As an environmental non-profit, Greenfleet is committed to protecting our climate by restoring our forests. We plant native trees to restore ecosystems and biodiverse forests and to offset carbon emissions on behalf of our supporters.

Find out more about Greenfleet and our native reforestation work around Australia and New Zealand and how to get involved: www.greenfleet.org.au

In 2010, Greenfleet commenced work in partnership with Greenhouse Balance to revegetate this property in Central Victoria.

The site was re-vegetated to connect larger areas of remnant vegetation and extending the habitat for native animals and protect some rare wildflowers and grasses.

As an environmental non-profit, Greenfleet is committed to protecting our climate by restoring our forests. We plant native trees to restore ecosystems and biodiverse forests and to offset carbon emissions on behalf of our supporters.

Find out more about Greenfleet and our native reforestation work around Australia and New Zealand and how to get involved: www.greenfleet.org.au

FOREST UPDATE // Greenfleet is working with Auckland Regional Council to progressively restore the land at Te Muri farm, before it opens as a Regional Park, just north of Auckland, New Zealand. All up, we've already planted more than 10,000 native trees in the park.

Te Muri is a beautiful spot overlooking Mahurangi Harbour, favoured by locals for its seclusion and great walking trail - perfect to commune with nature and enjoy Auckland’s great outdoors.

We're proud to revegetate cleared areas of the parks with native vegetation. The trees planted last year are reaching up to 2 metres in height and are really making an impact across the slope. As the forest matures, the land will benefit from increased water quality levels into the Puhoi River estuary, reduced land slips (which have occurred regularly across this landscape) and good quality habitat opportunities for native fauna.

A huge thank you to our supporters, like nzmca.org.nz for making this possible!

Find out more: www.greenfleet.com.au/Our-forests/Planting-Sites/Te-Muri

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As an environmental non-profit, Greenfleet is committed to protecting our climate by restoring our forests. We plant native trees to restore ecosystems and biodiverse forests and to offset carbon emissions on behalf of our supporters.

Find out more about Greenfleet and our native reforestation work around Australia and New Zealand and how to get involved: www.greenfleet.org.au

Spartan South Midlands League, Premier Division - Saturday 28th September 2019 - Greenfleets Stadium

This revegetation project is absolutely sensational! Located within the Greater Bendigo National Park, the State Park is regarded as one of the most important conservation areas in Victoria. Of the 360 different plant species have been recorded in the park, 19 are listed as rare or threatened in Victoria. Over 170 different species of birds are recorded within the park and five of them are listed as rare or threatened along with four species of mammal and reptile.

Between 2007 and 2011, we worked with Parks Victoria to revegetate this bare patch. After a rough start, the forest is now growing well and is extending wildlife habitat as well as preserving the rare flora and fauna species from the region.

This is another stunning example of the impact our supporters' ‪carbon offset‬ donations have on the ground. THIS, right there, is what we call real and tangible climate action. So spread the word and share this post so that more and more Australians join us to offset their carbon emissions and restore our landscape: www.greenfleet.com.au/offset

FOREST UPDATE // Greenfleet is working with Auckland Regional Council to progressively restore the land at Te Muri farm, before it opens as a Regional Park, just north of Auckland, New Zealand. All up, we've already planted more than 10,000 native trees in the park.

Te Muri is a beautiful spot overlooking Mahurangi Harbour, favoured by locals for its seclusion and great walking trail - perfect to commune with nature and enjoy Auckland’s great outdoors.

We're proud to revegetate cleared areas of the parks with native vegetation. The trees planted last year are reaching up to 2 metres in height and are really making an impact across the slope. As the forest matures, the land will benefit from increased water quality levels into the Puhoi River estuary, reduced land slips (which have occurred regularly across this landscape) and good quality habitat opportunities for native fauna.

A huge thank you to our supporters, like nzmca.org.nz for making this possible!

Find out more: www.greenfleet.com.au/Our-forests/Planting-Sites/Te-Muri

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As an environmental non-profit, Greenfleet is committed to protecting our climate by restoring our forests. We plant native trees to restore ecosystems and biodiverse forests and to offset carbon emissions on behalf of our supporters.

Find out more about Greenfleet and our native reforestation work around Australia and New Zealand and how to get involved: www.greenfleet.org.au

In Winter 2016, Greenfleet planted 6,500 native trees to revegetate part of the Wood brothers' property along the Great Ocean Road.

Greenfleet aims to increase the biodiversity of the region and improve habitat and wildlife corridors for local koalas and other native animals. We are very excited to be restoring Australia's most iconic road!

This project is funded by our corporate supporter Europcar and its clients.

Find out more about Greenfleet and our vital reforestation work at: www.greenfleet.org.au

FOREST UPDATE // Greenfleet is working with Auckland Regional Council to progressively restore the land at Te Muri farm, before it opens as a Regional Park, just north of Auckland, New Zealand. All up, we've already planted more than 10,000 native trees in the park.

Te Muri is a beautiful spot overlooking Mahurangi Harbour, favoured by locals for its seclusion and great walking trail - perfect to commune with nature and enjoy Auckland’s great outdoors.

We're proud to revegetate cleared areas of the parks with native vegetation. The trees planted last year are reaching up to 2 metres in height and are really making an impact across the slope. As the forest matures, the land will benefit from increased water quality levels into the Puhoi River estuary, reduced land slips (which have occurred regularly across this landscape) and good quality habitat opportunities for native fauna.

A huge thank you to our supporters, like nzmca.org.nz for making this possible!

Find out more: www.greenfleet.com.au/Our-forests/Planting-Sites/Te-Muri

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As an environmental non-profit, Greenfleet is committed to protecting our climate by restoring our forests. We plant native trees to restore ecosystems and biodiverse forests and to offset carbon emissions on behalf of our supporters.

Find out more about Greenfleet and our native reforestation work around Australia and New Zealand and how to get involved: www.greenfleet.org.au

FOREST UPDATE // Greenfleet is working with Auckland Regional Council to progressively restore the land at Te Muri farm, before it opens as a Regional Park, just north of Auckland, New Zealand. All up, we've already planted more than 10,000 native trees in the park.

Te Muri is a beautiful spot overlooking Mahurangi Harbour, favoured by locals for its seclusion and great walking trail - perfect to commune with nature and enjoy Auckland’s great outdoors.

We're proud to revegetate cleared areas of the parks with native vegetation. The trees planted last year are reaching up to 2 metres in height and are really making an impact across the slope. As the forest matures, the land will benefit from increased water quality levels into the Puhoi River estuary, reduced land slips (which have occurred regularly across this landscape) and good quality habitat opportunities for native fauna.

A huge thank you to our supporters, like nzmca.org.nz for making this possible!

Find out more: www.greenfleet.com.au/Our-forests/Planting-Sites/Te-Muri

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As an environmental non-profit, Greenfleet is committed to protecting our climate by restoring our forests. We plant native trees to restore ecosystems and biodiverse forests and to offset carbon emissions on behalf of our supporters.

Find out more about Greenfleet and our native reforestation work around Australia and New Zealand and how to get involved: www.greenfleet.org.au

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

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

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

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.

“We had five major landslips – one which blocked the road – in a short space of time. It should never have been cleared in the first place,” Adam adds.

Active members of the Mount Worth & District Landcare Group, both Adam and Debbie understood the importance of revegetation to tackle the erosion, and they turned to Greenfleet for help.

“Lots of locals are doing revegetation work in the area – and my piece brings together a few corridors of remanent vegetation from the creek line on the south west border of the property to a patch on the northern side,” he says.

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.”

While there is currently no dwelling on the block, there is a grand plan to build a bush paradise in the future. An application is currently before the local council’s planning department and the pair are hopeful that approval will be granted in the near future.

“We did our own planting before I got Greenfleet on board – and the three hectares we completed failed miserably. We lost the 1,000 trees because we didn’t have the experience to make it work. Once we started working with Greenfleet, particularly with Greenfleet Forester Eoghan O’Connor, we’ve had nothing but success.”

While Adam is motivated to enhance the ecological value of the area, the idea of having a carbon sink on his property also appealed.

“Greenfleet brought together the right people, techniques and materials to get great results. We’ve got a flourishing forest that has improved the quality of our land and we’re also tackling climate change,” he concludes.

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As an environmental non-profit, Greenfleet is committed to protecting our climate by restoring our forests. We plant native trees to restore ecosystems and biodiverse forests and to offset carbon emissions on behalf of our supporters.

Find out more about Greenfleet and our native reforestation work around Australia and New Zealand and how to get involved: www.greenfleet.org.au