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Plant Trees For Koalas

Greater Sydney Landcare

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Volunteers Needed to Plant Trees

Saturday 3rd May is Wild Koala Day. Celebrate by planting native trees to connect vital koala habitat and create a food bank for injured koalas in WIRES care.

This planting is part of the Creating Canopies project, to help reduce urban heat. Our target is to plant 300,000 native trees & shrubs across Greater Sydney by the end of 2025 - and we have just under 55,000 left to plant this year! Come along to one of our tree planting events and be a part of it. It's a fun way to do something positive for nature.

No gardening experience is necessary and all ages are welcome.

Event Details

  • What: 'Planting Trees For Koalas' - planting 2,200 native trees & shrubs
  • When: Saturday 3rd May, 9 am to 2 pm
  • Where: Macarthur Motorcycle Club, Brian Road, Appin NSW 2560. Turn after dog track.
  • Access: Free parking available.
  • Register: PlantingForKoalas.eventbrite.com.au

What You'll Be Doing

  • Arrive for a 9 am start, wearing long sleeves, long pants, closed shoes, sunnies and hat.
  • Friendly and professional bush regenerators will teach you the best way to plant native trees to ensure their survival.
  • You'll plant tubestock - small plants - which are easy to handle and grow better over time than larger stock.
  • We provide everything else you'll need - the plants, tools like trowels and mattocks, kneeling pads, and gardening gloves.
  • A free lunch is provided for all volunteers - usually sandwiches/wraps and cookies.
  • You may also help to stake and guard the plants - assembling cardboard guards, and hammering in wooden or bamboo stakes with mallets - depending on the site.
  • You'll also help with watering, using watering cans.

Benefits of the day

  • Enjoy a fun morning of fresh air in the great outdoors.
  • Move your body and get some exercise.
  • Complete a satisfying task to help the environment and make a greener, greater Sydney.
  • A chance to meet like-minded, friendly people.
  • Enjoy a free lunch!

About Creating Canopies

Creating Canopies is a project of Greater Sydney Landcare & Landcare NSW to plant 300,000 trees by the end of 2025 as part of the Greening our City program to help mitigate urban heat in Greater Sydney. Proudly funded by the NSW Government. Find out more at greatersydneylandcare.org/canopies

About Us

Greater Sydney Landcare is a not-for-profit charity with a vision for resilient landscapes and connected communities in Greater Sydney. We manage projects that empower volunteers to plant native trees, conserve koalas & their habitats, care for their local waterways, restore degraded environments and more. We also work with and support other community groups and organisations who care for nature in our region to maximise our combined impact. Find our more at greatersydneylandcare.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn.

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