Berrima Scout Park!

A small revegetation project aimed at managing water movement across the campgrounds - June 2023. 

Historical tree removal and drainage from properties further up the hill have

made a swathe of the camp boggy with small streams running through the area.

A great team effort with scouts from Sydney and their leaders enabled us to complete the planting at the Berrima Scout Park

The planting aimed to slow and spread the flow of water by installing logs across a very wet area and planting with a variety of grasses, rushes and sedges, allowing plantings to take up water and making the area more suitable for wildlife and the scouts using the park. 180 plants were planted and have been mulched and watered as the environment has dried out.  

Below the wettest area, a variety of trees and shrubs that can tolerate wet, dry and frost were planted in such a way as to create a dense 'nature' area that will hopefully be enjoyed by future generations of scouts, as well as reduce run off of silt into the river and provide habitat.