Planting trees is a great way to bring people together while creating real, lasting habitat for koalas and other wildlife.
Whether you’re a school, community group, sporting club, workplace or local organisation, you can get involved in creating habitat.
🌱 1. Run a planting day
A community planting day can turn a bare or degraded area into the beginning of a wildlife corridor.
We can help you think about:
- Choosing an appropriate planting site
- Selecting suitable native species
- Preparing the site
- Organising plants, guards and equipment
- Getting volunteers involved
- Making the day fun and educational
- Caring for the trees after planting
It’s not just about getting trees into the ground — it’s about giving them the best chance of surviving and becoming habitat.
🧒 2. Engage young conservationists
Planting trees provides a hands-on way for young people to learn about:
- Koalas and their habitat
- Native Australian plants
- Biodiversity
- Wildlife corridors
- Caring for Country
- The importance of protecting local ecosystems
Students can become part of the project from planning and species selection through to planting and monitoring.
🤲 3. Create habitat together
The biggest impact can come when a whole community gets involved.
Schools and community groups can work with:
- Local landholders
- Councils
- Conservation organisations
- Native nurseries
- Businesses and sponsors
- Local volunteers
- Other schools and community groups
A single planting day might plant dozens or hundreds of trees. But when communities keep planting, maintaining and connecting these sites, the impact can grow into something much bigger.
🌳 4. Keep the project growing
A planting day doesn’t have to be a one-off event.
You could establish an ongoing Koala Habitat Project with:
- Annual planting days
- Student monitoring activities
- Tree-growth records
- Weed-control days
- Wildlife observations
- Fundraising for future plantings
- Connections with nearby habitat projects
🤝 Ready to get your group involved?
Whether you’re planning your first community planting day or looking to expand an existing environmental program, we’d love to hear from you.
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