Robyn and her husband John Watson have been on their farm Boggabri for over 50 years.
The project involved planting 3.7 kilometres of tree lines along the Namoi River. The banks were bare and high river flow was causing turbidity in the river, so by doing this, they aimed to increase the biodiversity along the riverbank by planting trees and grasses.
“John and I planted trees for about a kilometre down the bank in the 70s, and we found that the biodiversity of the whole farm has improved since then. The birds are also coming back to the area because of this which helps keep the insects down on our cotton crops.” – Robyn Watson
Words have been adapted from content by Country Road.
Read more about the Watson revegetation project.
