If you own or manage land in koala country, you have an incredible opportunity to help protect and rebuild habitat.
You don’t need hundreds of hectares. Even a small area of strategically planted habitat can contribute to a much larger network of trees, waterways and wildlife corridors.
🐨 1. Understand your land’s potential
Every property is different. Before planting, look at what is already there.
Think about:
- Existing native vegetation
- Koala food trees already growing on the property
- Creeks, drainage lines and gullies
- Cleared or degraded areas
- Existing wildlife movement routes
- Weeds and other threats
- Areas that could naturally regenerate
Sometimes the best approach isn’t planting everywhere — it may be protecting existing habitat and allowing it to regenerate.
🌳 2. Restore koala habitat
Revegetation can transform cleared or degraded areas into valuable habitat.
Planting can help:
- Increase the availability of koala food trees
- Expand existing habitat
- Protect waterways and creeklines
- Improve soil stability
- Provide shelter and habitat for other wildlife
- Reconnect fragmented areas of vegetation
A restoration plan should look beyond individual trees and consider how the whole landscape functions.
🔗 3. Create wildlife corridors
One of the most important things you can do is help connect existing patches of habitat.
Wildlife corridors allow koalas and other animals to move between areas of vegetation rather than crossing open or potentially dangerous landscapes.
Your property could form an important link between:
Existing habitat → your restored area → neighbouring vegetation → larger habitat networks
Even relatively small plantings can become more valuable when they connect with what is already growing nearby.
📋 4. Develop a revegetation plan
Before you start planting, consider developing a simple plan for your property.
This could identify:
- Where to plant
- What species to use
- How many trees are needed
- Weed-control requirements
- Watering and maintenance
- Tree protection
- Future planting opportunities
- Potential connections to neighbouring habitat
🤝 We’re here to help
If you’re a landholder wanting to improve koala habitat, Queensland Koala Crusaders can help you understand where to start and what your property could contribute to the wider koala landscape.
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