Uki RiverCare community planting day

LOCAL volunteer group Uki RiverCare is inviting the community to join in its first community planting day on June 22.

With the goal of planting 600 trees, shrubs, and groundcovers, the volunteer project is a partnership between Tweed Landcare and Tweed Shire Council, aiming to improve flood resilience, fish habitat, and waterway health.

Tweed Landcare coordinator Amalia Pahlow said the restoration site was established almost a decade ago.

“The community planted it as part of National Tree Day in 2015,” Pahlow said.

“These plants have survived two major floods and grown into a forest but have been impacted by environmental weeds, including balloon vine, and the site requires additional planting to fill in some gaps.”

Planting will include a range of local native riparian plants, such as Lomandra, Creek Sandpaper fig, Watergum, and Blue quandong, which thrive along riverbanks.

“Tweed Landcare would like to have a Landcare group in every village or town, and in Uki, we have partnered with the council to set up a new group, Uki RiverCare, to look after this site,” Pahlow said.

Monthly workdays run on the fourth Sunday of each month from 8.30 am and typically involve planting, watering, weeding, mulching, and morning tea. No experience is needed.

Community members are invited to join in at Kyogle Road (opposite Meadow Place) on Sunday from 8.30 am to 11 am.

To keep up to date with land and river care activities in the area, visit facebook.com/tweedlandcare