Staff from the Ascendant Group have been busy working on Nonsuch Island as part of a ten-year commitment to conservation.Under the direction of Conservation Officer Jeremy Madeiros and Facilities Manager Bill Mitchell, 20 volunteers worked over two daysclearing the island to make way for endemic species.Mr Mitchell said: “We accomplished what we set out to do and now one whole side of Nonsuch looks like it just had a much-needed haircut. The endemic trees will now have a chance to fill in the spaces cleared.”The Ascendant Group has committed to help conservation work on Nonsuch and will also make an annual contribution of $50,000.Its first financial contribution in 2010 was used to make some repairs to buildings and to purchase a new Boston Whaler, which was christened ‘Ascendant'.The partnership between the company and Government was undertaken to help protect native and endemic species on Nonsuch Island for the enjoyment and education of future generations.