Celebrate National Tree Day With Us!

We’re inviting the community to get their hands dirty for a great cause this National Tree Day!

Join Greater Sydney Landcare and Landcare NSW in collaboration with Liverpool City Council for a fun and meaningful day of tree planting in Carnes Hill, as part of the ‘Creating Canopies’ project to plant 300,000 trees by the end of 2025 to help mitigate urban heat in Greater Sydney.

This is more than just planting trees but about creating cooler, greener, and healthier spaces for our communities and generations to come.

It’s a great way to get outdoors, meet like-minded people, and learn the importance of urban greening in our communities.

Event Details
Date: Saturday, 26 July 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM AEST
Location: 95 Rosedale Cct, Carnes Hill NSW 2171

FREE to attend with a sausage sizzle lunch, training, gardening gloves, and tools provided.

All ages welcome!

To attend, register via Greater Sydney Landcare’s Eventbrite page:

https://events.humanitix.com/national-tree-day_creating-canopies-in-liverpool

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Creating Canopies brings people together. Volunteers often highlight the sense of connection, community, and shared purpose they feel on the day. Whether you come with the kids, some friends, or on your own, you’ll be warmly welcomed and guided by the Creating Canopies team. Every tree planted is a step toward a healthier city and community.

Those interested in volunteering or seeking more information on upcoming planting days can sign up for Creating Canopies updates HERE.

The project is funded by the NSW Government’s Greening our City grant. For more information visit: https://www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/greening-our-city-grant.

About Creating Canopies:

Landcare NSW and Greater Sydney Landcare are planting 300,000 trees by the end of 2025 as part of the Greening our City program to help mitigate urban heat in Greater Sydney. Proudly funded by the NSW Government.

About Greater Sydney Landcare:

Greater Sydney Landcare is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to creating resilient landscapes and connected communities across Greater Sydney. We empower volunteers to plant native trees, conserve koalas and their habitats, care for their local waterways, and rejuvenate degraded environments. Join us in making a lasting impact. Learn more at greatersydneylandcare.org.

About Landcare NSW:

Landcare NSW acts as the conduit between Landcare members and key decision makers, working to ensure its members are supported at every level by providing leadership, skills, resources, and representation. For more information, visit landcarensw.org.au.

Photos: Greater Sydney Landcare

Family Fun Day: Help Plant a Greener Future in Blacktown!

Looking for a fun and meaningful way to spend time outdoors with your kids and friends? Join Greater Sydney Landcare and Landcare NSW for a relaxed, family-friendly community planting day at Whalan Reserve in Blacktown.

This hands-on event is part of the Creating Canopies project – a joint initiative of Greater Sydney Landcare and Landcare NSW, proudly funded by the NSW Government under the Greening our City program. The goal? To plant 300,000 native trees and shrubs across Greater Sydney by the end of 2025, helping to create cooler, greener spaces, and combat urban heat.

Event Details
Date: Saturday, 5th July 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM AEST
Location: Whalan Reserve, Catlin Close, Whalan NSW 2770
Cost: FREE to attend with lunch, training, gardening gloves, and tools provided!

All ages welcome!

To attend, register via Greater Sydney Landcare’s Eventbrite page: https://WhalanReservePlanting.eventbrite.com.au

Since 2020, Creating Canopies has brought thousands of Sydneysiders together to get their hands dirty for a great cause. The results speak for themselves:

250,000 native trees and shrubs planted
Over 5,000 volunteers engaged
Over 300 community planting events held
35 corporate groups have participated and given back to the community
Benefits spread across 18 Greater Sydney Local Government Areas

The project is delivering more than just environmental benefits. As Steve Hartley, The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) Executive Director Resilience and Sustainability, said, “Tree planting projects actively increase canopy cover and provide much needed shade to reduce the impacts of urban heat. More tree cover provides cleaner air and helps protect and boost the health of local communities,” Mr Hartley said.

Those interested in volunteering or seeking more information on upcoming planting days can sign up for Creating Canopies updates HERE.

The project is funded by the NSW Government’s Greening our City grant. For more information visit: https://www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/greening-our-city-grant.

About Creating Canopies:

About Greater Sydney Landcare:

About Landcare NSW:

Photos: Greater Sydney Landcare

NSW GOVERNMENT APPS

Helping Land Managers Make Data-backed Decisions

The NSW government has developed a suite of apps to help land managers make better informed, data backed, land management decisions.

Developed by scientists in the Department of Climate Change, Energy the Environment and Water, the apps draw on years of research and development to make the most accurate, detailed information available to land managers across the state.

The apps are easy to use and include functions for zooming into areas of interest and locational searching and can be used anywhere you have a mobile signal.

Each of the apps has a feedback function which allows land managers to provide updates based on their own observations on their properties. These updates are assessed by the team and once verified can be used to update the maps behind the apps.

Trees Near Me NSW provides maps and information about Plant Community Types anywhere in NSW. It makes it easy for anyone with an interest in native plants from farmers and bushwalkers to backyard green thumbs, bush regeneration groups and ecologists to learn more about native vegetation in New South Wales.

Credits Near Me NSW is a great starting point for landholders thinking about establishing a Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement under the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme. The app can help landholders identify the types of biodiversity credits they may be able to create and sell, and whether there are people looking to buy these types of credits. The app can also help proponents of developments find areas where the potential supply of credits may help meet their biodiversity offset obligations.

Soils Near Me NSW is a simple and accurate way for users to find information about the capabilities and limitations of soils and landscapes, the soil types in New South Wales and their acid sulfate soil risk. It is useful for planners, land managers, bush regenerators, teachers, students and citizen scientists, or anyone looking to learn more about the soils near them and how they can shape their management decisions.

Restore Trees NSW helps users inspire and plan their restoration projects to deliver the best biodiversity outcomes for their property and the surrounding landscape.

The app uses information from the State Vegetation Type Map to help land managers make informed choices about what native plants are best suited to the location of their project.

You can download all the apps from the google play and apple apps stores or access desktop versions at environment.nsw.gov.au.