A TEAM of international young volunteers from Hong Kong, Germany, Korea, Taiwan, UK and Belgium has arrived for the next phase of the "Rescue Action for the Veresdale Scrub" managed by the Logan and Albert Conservation Association (LACA).  The team of seven young people and team leader Myrium De Rignies has been provided by Conservation Volunteer Australia to help LACA on the Bilarabyn Reserve site at Veresdale. The one per cent of the remaining areas of the Veresdale Scrub stretch across the Scenic Rim and Logan City Councils from Gleneagle to Cedar Vale.

Team leader Myrium De Rignies (left) with the LACA volunteers about to tackle rescue action at Veresdale Scrub with project leader Carla Parker on the right.

The team will be working for about four weeks, pulling weeds, mulching and making tracks to protect endangered vegetation as part of an Australian government-funded Envirofund project awarded to LACA. The Veresdale Scrub project and other work LACA is involved in will be on the agenda at the annual general meeting to be held at 7.30pm Thursday July 24  at The Beaudesert Community Arts and Information Centre, Mt Lindesay Highway Beaudesert. For more information phone Veresdale Scrub project leader Carla Parker on 5543 2414 or LACA president Andy Grodecki on 5543 1181.

Story reported in Beaudesert Times Wednesday 23 July 2008.

Logan and Albert Conservation Association appreciate the opportunity to partner with Conservation Volunteer Australia with this important local revegetation project for endangered species. We are currently discussing partnership arrangements with other organizations. If you wish to learn more about this opportunity please contact re-elected LACA president Andy Grodecki on 5543 1181.

This project will continue for several weeks and photos will be posted regularly to show our progress.  The following pictures show fairly sparse vegetation at the beginning of week 1 and the Conservation Volunteers clearing around the existing young trees which were planted about two years ago. {gallery}week1{/gallery}