Red Hill Regenerators Planting Day on Sunday 22 March from 9am to 12.30pm
Come along and help make a significant difference to the Red Hill Nature Reserve.
On Sunday 22 March 2026 we aim to plant a 1.3ha area of the Reserve with 320 woodland trees, shrubs and forbs. The attached images show the area to be planted.
We will need a very good turn up of volunteers to get this important job done. The plantings will ultimately result in this once weed infested low-quality part of the Reserve becoming high-quality woodland in the coming years.
There will be no need to dig holes for the plants as the Parks and Conservation Service will dig all the planting holes with an auger.
There will be a range of tasks to be carried out including planting, tree guard assembly, mulching, staking and watering. We need volunteers to bring buckets and watering cans. We also need volunteers to bring mallets to knock the stakes into the ground.
If you intend to come to the Planting Day it would be greatly appreciated if you could register on info@redhillregenerators.org.
Location: Park and assemble at the top end of Rusden Street Garran by 9am. We will then walk to the planting site where a task and safety briefing will be held. Morning tea at 11am at the work site. Around a 10-minute walk to the work site. The work activity to end by no later than12.30 pm.
Conditions: Gently sloping grassy land.
You bring: Water to drink, hat, leather gloves, long sleeved shirt, long pants essential, eye protection, sunscreen, solid enclosed shoes, buckets, watering cans and mallets. BYO morning tea.
Work will finish at 12.30pm but may be curtailed in hot or wet weather.
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Cancellation: The activity will be cancelled by email (if possible), no later than 8am on the activity day, if rain/wind is forecast which could make planned work potentially hazardous, high temperatures before midday are forecast, total fire bans are announced, air pollution is ‘hazardous’ or other official restrictions in force. Note: The Red Hill Regenerators Group is advised by the ACT Parks & Conservation Service and the information below:
1. ‘Guidelines for Volunteer fieldwork in extreme conditions‘, which addresses extreme temperatures and poor air quality, as measured by PM2.5 levels (to obtain up to the minute information about air quality, there are a number of Apps, including the ‘Air Matters‘ App);
2. ‘Volunteer Fieldwork through Covid19’ latest update;
3. Information at: https://www.covid19.act.
4. the Volunteer Policy and Code of Conduct can be accessed from the ParkCare Hub Home Page on the right hand side under “Files” https://app.betterimpact.
