A multi-national team of seven volunteers is working on a district property undertaking tree planting and creek stabilisation work.
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The team, working for Conservation Volunteers Australia, is on Grace and John Eggert's property on Mortons Creek Road.
They arrived late Monday morning and estimate that by the end of the week up to 1000 trees could be planted for wildlife corridors.
Team leader Katie Hall from Newcastle is pleased with the progress being made and with the way the team is working together and understanding one another.
Matt Dispain, 18, from England, said he had already been to the USA and Fiji before arriving here.
Miss Hall said team members came from England, America, Switzerland and France.
She said the tree corridors being planted would improve rainfall runoff into the creeks and eventually provide shade for cattle.
Next week the team goes to Newcastle for an erosion control program at a high school.
Later the team members will go to Walcha.
"We work in most conditions unless there are extremes of temperatures or rain, and being volunteers we adopt a strong focus on occupational health and safety issues," Miss Hall said.
"It is fun most of the time.
"We sometimes stay in tents, community halls, youth facilities, even surf clubs, but here we are fortunate in being welcomed into the Eggert home."
Mrs Grace Eggert said the property had been farming organically for a couple of years.
