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2020 Konica Minolta Landcare Grant Project: Tree change for koalas in the Macleay Valley

Case study

Project description

The Macleay Valley is recognised by the New South Wales Government as being part of an �Area of Regional Koala Significance�. Unfortunately, local studies suggest that koalas in this area, like so many others across Australia, are in decline due to numerous factors. With a goal of growing plants that will eventually restore koala habitat and compensate population decline due to recent bush fires, in 2020, the Macleay Landcare Network was successful in receiving a Konica Minolta Landcare Grant to help the Network implement its Tree Change for Koalas project.

Year 2020

Location Australia

Organization Landcarer Australia

Project aims

The project�s main focus was to build community capacity to collect, grow and supply appropriate local provenance koala food and habitat tree species. To achieve this, several volunteer-run community nurseries worked together.

Project outcome

The collection and supply of provenance-based seed by nursery volunteers has increased the proportion of koala food and habitat trees used for revegetation activities. In the future this will provide flow-on ecological benefits to local koala populations and other wildlife species utilising new plantings. The propagation and distribution of over 4,000 koala food and habitat trees by nursery volunteers will support the creation of additional koala and wildlife habitat in the region