Yesha is a Street Champion who founded 2030 Species, a native revegetation and biodiversity loss awareness project.
2030 Species sought to raise awareness about the need to urgently invest in native vegetation to stop the accelerating pace of biodiversity loss. To educate local residents about the risks of native species going extinct due to loss of native trees and vegetation, they door-knocked the neighbourhood and invited the residents to participate in weekend activities that included painting native species at risk of going extinct on stobie poles.
They collaborated with Campbelltown ArtHouse, a fantastic group of local artists who ran workshops for kids, families and the wider community to assist with picking a native wildlife to be painted on stobie poles. They saw koalas, native bees, birds and butterflies being painted by kids and families, which kicked off a dialogue about protecting native habitat. They also encouraged local residents to adopt the verge and plant native vegetation in their streets.