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Creek carers seek help

 

Members of the Peninsula community are being invited to help care for a local creek this month.

They have been invited to work with Ettymalong LandCare on Sunday, March 17, from 8am, at the end of Etta Rd, Umina.

Creek carers work along riparian zones, creek banks and the like, pulling out weeds, planting trees, counting birds and monitoring water quality.

"Protecting and rehabilitating riparian zones is important, as a healthy riparian zone containing a diversity of trees, shrubs and grasses acts as a wildlife corridor and holds the soil together acting as a buffer against pollution," according to LandCare member Ms Sue Ellis.

"Shady trees provide shelter for frogs, fish and other aquatic animals and birds, insects, lizards, possums as well as lots of other creatures can continue to live wild in urban places."

By becoming involved in rehabilitation works, volunteers are able to get to know many of their furry and feathered neighbours, she said.

For further information, contact Sue Ellis on 4342 2251

Press release, February 25