After a successful Noosa Biosphere Community Day at the Woods last month most of the volunteers are taking a well-earned break, everyone except Noosa and District Landcare that is.

In keeping with the Noosa biosphere reserve conservation and sustainable development principals the community event not only provided entertainment and environmental information to the broader community but was also carbon neutral.

Two hundred trees were donated by Noosa and District Landcare towards offsetting the carbon emissions from the community event and these were planted in the Cooroy hinterland last week.  

Mr Phil Moran, General Manager of Noosa & District Landcare, said that the mainly eucalypt species were planted in an area that is secured in perpetuity under a Nature Refuge agreement with the State Government.

“This number of trees will sequester approximately 36 tonnes of carbon over their life time,” said Mr Moran (see footnote below).

“The trees were funded from the generosity of public donations to The Noosa & District Landcare’s Public Environment Fund.”

“Many people don’t realise that you can offset carbon locally from local events using this method,” continued Mr Moran.

“Offsetting carbon use provides multiple benefits – the plantings also provides habitat for native fauna, increases floral diversity, supports local industry and landowners who are committed to conservation efforts on their property.”

"So it really is an investment in local sustainability and the environment."

For further information contact Noosa and District Landcare at www.noosalandcare.org

1. Calculated using “The cost effectiveness of carbon sequestration in harvested and unharvested eucalypt plantations by A. J. Richardson, The Urban Transport Institute 2005"