Boral Timber employees planted 1000 trees and shrubs at the property last Wednesday, October 1, fulfilling Boral’s promise to Conservation Volunteers Australia during a recent promotion.

The promotion, which ran earlier this year, promised to undertake plantings based on the amount of timber flooring sold. In total, 1300 stems will be planted with Boral support – 1000 of these were at the Wisemans Ferry site.

Volunteers planted a combination of eucalypts, tea trees, paperbarks, wattles and she-oaks, which will provide a framework for the redevelopment of native vegetation over time.

The landholder of the property recently joined the River Restor-ation program, which is designed to restore the health of rivers in the Hawkesbury catchment.

In preparation, the landholder fenced off 1.5km of the riverbank that was wearing away because of grazing cattle. The ultimate aim is to stabilise the bank and reduce erosion by removing the cattle and restoring vegetation.

The planting exercise is likely to have a significant impact on the area, as river restoration is vital to help repair erosion, improve water quality and restore the natural habitat.

Steve Dadd, general manager of Boral Timber East Coast Hard-woods, said he was delighted Boral Timber representatives had been involved in the cause.

Sam Robinson from Conservation Volunteers Australia thanked the company for its ongoing support.

“Boral has been working with us for 20 years and thanks to their support, we’ve been able to achieve a significant number of broad planting programs including grasses, shrubs and trees, which have made a huge impact to sites around the country,” he said.