{"id":147712,"date":"2024-10-13T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=147712"},"modified":"2024-10-10T13:37:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:37:15","slug":"planting-to-help-revitalise-eco-corridor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/planting-to-help-revitalise-eco-corridor\/","title":{"rendered":"Planting to help revitalise eco-corridor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MORE than 3,000 grassland species have been planted in the Spring Creek Valley to help reinstate native ecology and form an eco-corridor.<\/p>\n<p>Surf Coast Energy Group (SCEG) recently co-hosted a partnership planting day near Ashmore Arts in Torquay with 50 representatives from the Quiksilver Foundation (Boardriders) and Torquay and District Landcare group.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147740\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-147740\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/IMG_6427_81964-1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"Eco-corridor restoration\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/IMG_6427_81964-1-rotated.jpg 800w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/IMG_6427_81964-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/IMG_6427_81964-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/IMG_6427_81964-1-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surf Coast Energy Group chair Graeme Stockton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The group planted hundreds of species of grassland species including Kangaroo grass, Wallaby grass, Tall Wheat grass, Native Dock, Vanilla Lily and Black-anther Flax-lily.<\/p>\n<p>SCEG chair Graeme Stockton said grassy woodland environments such as the valley patch near Ashmore Arts have been &#8220;hit hard with European colonisation mostly through agriculture but more recently through urbanisation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/IMG_6409_81907.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rhonda Anchen and Leslie Evans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He said it was great to have so many hands helping to restore it and bring it back to life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Partnerships between businesses, local landowners and community are incredibly important and can collectively make a huge difference to our backyard.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147722\" style=\"width: 402px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-147722 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/IMG_6416_81912-1.jpg?_t=1728479858\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/IMG_6416_81912-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/IMG_6416_81912-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/IMG_6416_81912-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/IMG_6416_81912-1-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Torquay Landcare Group&#8217;s Mark Trinham.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This whole exercise brings back nature and is sure to improve our local economy.<\/p>\n<p>The planting will also have positive benefits for landowners as well as our Ashmore artists who will have some more beautiful plants and grasses to look over.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A huge thanks to all for being part of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/IMG_6432_81931.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gordon and Anthea taking a break from planting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Quiksilver Foundation&#8217;s Eve Hollenkamp said the organisation was rapt to have notched up their 17th consecutive year of planting with SCEG and Torquay and District Landcare.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/IMG_6435_81990.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quiksilver Foundation&#8217;s Eve Hollenkamp planting one of 3,000 grassland species on site.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;17 years ago we started planting at Red Rocks and since then we&#8217;ve enjoyed making a difference in our own backyard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We loved working for a long period of time at Bowman Track and gladly its now beaming bright with life. Now we&#8217;ve shifted our attention to this beautiful biolink out here at Spring Creek Valley.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We plan to plant here for the next six years or so to build up this area and secure it for animal and bird life year-round. I&#8217;m sure the results will be amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MORE than 3,000 grassland species have been planted in the Spring Creek Valley to help reinstate native ecology and form an eco-corridor. 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