Regenerate before it’s too late: A new Connecting country project
Posted on 8 August, 2022 by Frances
We are most grateful for the Ian & Shirley Norman Foundation’s support for our new ‘Regenerate before it’s too late’ project, which will engage the community about the importance of large old trees and how to protect them. Over the next three years (2022-25) we will host a series of workshops and produce communication materials. We will also help local landholders with practical on-ground actions to protect their large old trees and ensure the next generation of large old trees across the landscape.
Connecting Country was delighted to host a visit from our financial supporters at the Ian & Shirley Norman Foundation. We love to connect with our funders but it is rare they come to visit, especially when they’ve come all the way from Newcastle (NSW)!
Tracy Norman (Founder and Chair) and Coralie Nichols (Chief Executive Officer) visited the Connecting Country office in Castlemaine in late July 2022. After a convivial coffee and overview of our organisation, we took Tracy and Coralie on a whirlwind tour to visit one of our dedicated landholders on their farm at Sutton Grange. This gave an opportunity to demonstrate some of Connecting Country’s previous work to protect remnant vegetation, and improve habitat with revegetation via direct seeding and tubestock planting. Many thanks to Marge and Ron for hosting our visit, sharing their lovely property with us, and giving such positive feedback about Connecting Country!
The Ian & Shirley Norman Foundation’s purpose is ‘To encourage and support organisations that are capable of responding to social and ecological opportunities and challenges.’ To learn more about their great work – click here.
It was great to meet Tracy and Coralie and look forward to implementing our latest project across the next three years.
Stay tuned for our upcoming events and expressions of interest for on-ground works for this project. We will deliver three educational events, a mapping portal, one video and some significant on-ground works across our region to protect and regenerate large old trees.
Tracy Norman (I&S Norman Foundation) with Bonnie, Max and Marie (Connecting Country) and Marg and Ron (landholders) (photos by Frances Howe)
Please forward me information for the future Cultural Walks.
will do, we may run another one given this one has been so successful so far.