Following a reschedule due to the originally planned planting day for National Tree Day on Sunday 28 July being too wet to go ahead, our annual Watchalunga Planting Day was held yesterday.

Our dedicated team of Nature Foundation staff, members, supporters, and volunteers came together to plant 1,750 native seedlings, a significant contribution to the critical habitat of the endangered Mount Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-wren.

Nature Foundation has been holding our annual planting days at Watchalunga since 2017, and while plantings have generally focused on revegetating new areas of land, this year's focus was on infilling the understory areas of the original planting area. The mix of native groundcovers, rushes, sedges and shrubs will, over time, create the thick cover that Mount Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-wrens prefer for nesting and hiding.

A sincere thank you to everyone who attended and supported the day. Your presence and efforts have made a significant difference to the Watchalunga Nature Reserve and, most importantly, to our endangered Emu-wren population. Your contribution is critical to our conservation efforts.

Photos by Bill Doyle. See more photos from the day on Facebook here.