Sunday was also sad because it was our final monitoring session at Fraser Street. After two successful years, management of the Tiny Forest reverts to Monash Council.
The Fraser Street Reserve Tiny Forest is a brilliant citizen science collaboration between Earthwatch Australia, Monash Council and our Tree Keepers volunteers. As we've done every six months since July 2024, we completed a series of tests that accurately measures plant growth, plant survival and soil moisture to name some of the research we conduct at our sites.
“The success of the Fraser Street Tiny Forest is truly a reflection of the care and commitment of our volunteers, showing up through planting and monitoring days, watering and weeding events and being advocates for our Forest,” said Shannon Anstee – Climate and Biodiversity Program Manager, Earthwatch Australia.
“While the Earthwatch-facilitated sessions are coming to an end, we are excited for the monitoring and care to continue at Fraser Street under the expert stewardship of Monash City Council.”
As one Tiny Forest chapter ends, Earthwatch is still deeply committed to the Tiny Forests movement with 11 sites across NSW, South Australia and Victoria and monitoring events due at the Campbelltown and Ku-ring-gai locations.
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