The Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater formed in May 1989 when the population of the Helmeted Honeyeater (Victoria's bird emblem) reached a critically low level of 50 birds – a perilously low number for any species. We work in close partnership with the broader community and government agencies to make a practical, fun but scientifically sound, hands-on contribution to our natural environment. In 1989, it was the community who jumped up and down and said 50 Helmeted Honeyeaters (HeHos) remaining in the wild, in the world, isn't good enough. Halting, and reversing, the threat of extinction demands a long-term plan, but we are focussed and determined. Today, >240 HeHos exist in the wild. This is ground breaking, however 1000 in the wild, is the long-term aim. This is considered a sustainable population size. We'll get there, because community volunteers care enough to make it happen. We would welcome your contribution. Volunteers contribute in many ways, from seed collection to growing plants in our indigenous nursery, to planting them! Much of this activity centres on our Indigenous Plant Nursery at 1217 Macclesfield Road, Yellingbo where there are lively groups of volunteers working together and enjoying one another’s company on several days a week. The nursery is also a very productive place, producing more than 90,000 seedlings each year. If you would like to buy plants from locally sourced seed, the nursery is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the whole year, and on the first Saturday morning of each month (April to December). Feel free drop in and say hello.