No two properties are the same. For Melinee Leather and her family at Barfield Station, it was about finding the right balance between productive grazing and biodiversity.
About four years after planting a native tree corridor through an FBA initiative, native trees continue to mature across a former cropping area. The planting was designed to link areas of remnant vegetation, creating a corridor for wildlife while providing increasing shade and shelter for cattle.
"Native trees help control erosion, provide shade and shelter for cattle, create habitat for wildlife, and improve water and soil health. Without FBA's support, we wouldn't have been able to make this happen," Melinee said.
Native trees planted to create a native tree corridor on Barfield Station.
As the trees continue to grow, they're providing lasting benefits for both the grazing enterprise and the native wildlife that call Barfield Station home.
Native trees planted to create a native tree corridor on Barfield Station.
This National Tree Day, we're celebrating land managers like Melinee and the important role native trees play in supporting productive grazing and biodiversity across central Queensland.
