Trees For Life (SA) in Brooklyn Park | Environmental conservation organisation

Trees For Life (SA)

Locality: Brooklyn Park

Phone: +61 8 8406 0500

Address: 5 May Terrace, Brooklyn Park 5032 Brooklyn Park, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.treesforlife.org.au

Likes: 16257

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Non-profit organisation
• Environmental conservation organisation

25.01.2022 Its Floral Friday! Introducing Hakea rugosa (wrinkled hakea). A hardy, winter flowering, wildlife attracting shrub. A food source of the yellow-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus). Identification: A low spreading bush or medium shrub to 0.2-2.5 metres tall. Leaves are pointed, grey-green, round or triangular cross-section, 3 cm long. White, scented flowers in clusters of 6-8, from June to November. ... We have some wrinkled hakea left from our plant sale available from the Trees For Life (SA) Westwood Nursery at Brooklyn Park. To find out more phone 8406 0500 or email [email protected]. *Please note the nursery isnt open to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions and youll need a book a time to visit. Conditions: Sandy, clay or loam soils. Drought tolerant. Sunny position. Uses: Ornamental, wildlife attracting. A butterfly food plant and bird and lizard habitat. The seeds of this species are a food source for the yellow-tailed black cockatoo. Distribution: Found in sclerophyll woodland, coastal heath or rocky slopes in SA in the Flinders Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South East. #TreesForLifeSA #FloralFriday #WestwoodNursery

25.01.2022 Support growing for an environmental job stimulus package. More than four in five Australians (83%) think the Federal Government should fund practical environmental initiatives like tree planting, weed removal and river restoration to keep people in regional communities employed while Australia recovers from the economic impacts of COVID-19, according to a recent poll. Trees For Life (SA) has been working with conservation and agriculture groups across Australia to highlight... the urgent need for investment in our natural environment to create jobs and help sustain our precious landscapes. Its not surprising Australians overwhelmingly support this investment proposalit makes sense from both an economic and environmental perspective. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3aHE0UC. Source: Australian Government (2020), Labour Market Information Portal, www.lmip.gov.au. Sussan Ley MP David Speirs MP David Littleproud MP Josh Frydenberg Steven Marshall Landcare Australia The Pew Charitable Trusts

24.01.2022 Review of the Native Vegetation Act please share your views The Natural Resources Committee of Parliament has started a review into the Native Vegetation Act 1991. As per the notice in The Advertiser (see copy in the comments section below), Any person or organisation wishing to make a submission to the Committee is invited to do so by COB Friday 2 July 2021. Written submissions should be addressed to the Parliamentary Officer, Natural Resources Committee, GPO Box 572,... Adelaide 5000, or by email to: [email protected]. Trees For Life will be making a submission and has been granted an extension until Friday 30 July 2021. Despite the due date we have been advised that late submissions will be accepted and we encourage you to make a submission by 30 July. It is very important that our Parliamentarians hear why native vegetation is vital for healthy landscapes. South Australia has a poor record, with extensive native vegetation clearance since European settlement. The Native Vegetation Act was brought in to promote the conservation, protection and enhancement of the native vegetation of the State. Unfortunately we still witness a significant amount of both legal and illegal clearance and over the past two decades there has been a series of regulations introduced that reduce the Act’s effectiveness to prevent clearance. Our native vegetation is one of South Australia’s most important assets. Native vegetation nurtures and protects the soils we rely on for food, maintains the health of our waterways, provides habitat for pollinators and local wildlife, creates shade and shelter for farm animals and our homes, and is central to First Nations cultural and spiritual practices. It is critical to help our landscapes be more resilient to climate change and to the future of our State. Please take the time to share your views on this very important issue.

24.01.2022 Trees For Life (SA) is a proud partner in the Revitalising Private Conservation in SA project You’ll read more about the project and our work in our summer edition of ReLeaf: http://bit.ly/2I9VFI3. Nature Foundation... Livestock SA Nature Conservation Society of South Australia Conservation SA See more

23.01.2022 Its Weedy Wednesday! Introducing Acacia longifolia var. longifolia (sallow wattle, Sydney golden wattle). A local native wattle to New South Wales and Victoria but has spread to SA where it has become a weed, particularly in the Mount Lofty Ranges and the South East. Sallow wattle can hybridise with some local native wattles including Acacia longifolia var. sophorae (coastal wattle) and Acacia oxycedrus (spike wattle). Sallow wattle spreads readily from seed which can be ca...rried by animals, water, machinery, slashing and contaminated soil. It can also reshoot from its base after disturbance. A common weed of roadsides, watercourses, swamps and bushland. Trees For Life (SA) can help you control this weed: - Phone us on 08 8406 0500 for professional weed eradication. - Attend a bushcare workshop to learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program to help protect native bushland from these weeds: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. Identification: A tall shrub or medium tree 1.5 to 10 metres tall. Its leaves (phyllodes) are green to dark green, flat, long and thin, with prominent veins on the leaf surface, 5-25 cm long and 4-20 mm wide. The leaves have pointed or somewhat pointed tips and are alternately arranged along stems. Flowers are bright yellow cylindrical, stalkless and densely arranged in clusters. Flowers from June to October. Seed Pods are long, 5-15 cms, cylindrical, leathery, with a pointed tip. Each pod contains 4-10 black seeds. Seeds are 4-5 mm long and 3-4 mm wide, smooth and shiny, with a large, orange, fleshy, cup-shaped structure attached to them. Seed pods occur from December to January. *Note care should be taken with identification as it closely resembles Acacia longifolia var. sophorae (coastal wattle), a local native variety commonly found along our coastal dunes in South Australia. When identifying native and weed species we suggest referring to a plant id book, which you can purchase from our online shop: https://treesforlife.org.au/browse-books. If youre still unsure take a photo and consult with your local council or Landscape Board: https://statewide.landscape.sa.gov.au/. Distribution: A weed species in the Adelaide region, Mt Lofty Ranges and the SE of South Australia. Also a weed in WA and some parts of Vic. Suitable native alternatives: locally native Acacia spp. (wattles), particularly Acacia longifolia var. sophorae (coastal wattle) in coastal dunes and Acacia oxycedrus (spike wattle) in the SE of South Australia. #TreesForLifeSA #WeedyWednesday Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

23.01.2022 Its National Wattle Day Want to add a bit of acacia magic to your life? Well, youre in luck! Our Westwood Nursery still has acacia species available, including; - Acacia acinacea - round-leafed wattle (pictured) ... - Acacia argryrophylla - silver mulga - Acacia cupularis - coast umbrella-bush - Acacia ligulata - umbrella bush - Acacia notabilis - notable wattle - Acacia paradoxa - kangaroo thorn - Acacia pycnantha - golden wattle All these wattle species are great for wildlife and can be planted in Adelaide and surrounds. Acacia pycnantha is a small tree, so needs to be planted where theres space to grow and should not be planted closer than 3.5 metres to any sewer mains, pipes or connections. Acacia paradoxa is spiky as, so you have to be careful not to plant it where children or pets will be running or playing and could fall into it. This species provides great habitat for small native birds and animals. See our recent Floral Friday post to see if this species is for you: https://bit.ly/3b5Ey77. Acacia argryrophylla, Acacia cupularis and Acacia ligulata are coastal species but can grow in other soils, theyre just sand specialists and will do better with good drainage. You can email [email protected] with the acacia species you would like to purchase, along with how many seedlings you're after, and well contact you to arrange a time to collect your plants from our nursery at Brooklyn Park during the week. *Please note the nursery isnt open to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions and youll need a book a time to visit. You can also call our office during business hours on 8406 0500 for more information. Acacia acinacea (round-leafed wattle). #TreesForLifeSA #NationalWattleDay #SouthAustralia

22.01.2022 Tree Scheme ORDERS CLOSE SOON. Dont miss out! Whether you want to regenerate productive land, create a beautiful place to live and work, or provide homes for local wildlife, revegetation is as important as ever and something we can all contribute to. Our Tree Scheme program makes it simple to order low cost native seedlings suited to your place and project. You can grow your own plants, or we can assign one of our volunteers to grow your order, and your native plants will b...e ready to go in the ground in winter 2021. There are several discount offers in 2020, thanks to the generous support of our partnering organisations. A 50% bushfire subsidy* is available on the cost of seedlings and tree guards for all South Australian landholders affected by the 2019/20 summer bushfires; in partnership with Viterra. Landholders with an ElectraNet easement can also access a 50% ElectraNet discount* for seedlings and tree guards and stakes. Schools and small community groups including Landcare groups can get a 50% community discount* when ordering native seedlings; in partnership with the Harvey Foundation. *Conditions apply. If you have friends, neighbours or colleagues who would benefit from one of these discount offers they can contact us for more information. Youll find order forms and a species list for your area on our website: https://treesforlife.org.au/order-seedlings. Order closes 31 August 2020, so dont miss out. Contact us on 8406 0500 or email [email protected]. #TreesForLifeSA #TreeScheme #PlantTreesForLife

22.01.2022 It’s Floral Friday! Introducing Leptospermum continentale (prickly tea-tree). A fast growing, slightly prickly shrub. Attracts native birds and butterflies. This is one of many native species we’re protecting on our Bush For Life sites:... - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program and help look after this and other native species: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. - Attend a bushcare workshop and learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. Identification: An upright, prickly shrub to 2 metres tall. Leaves alternate, narrow 13 mm long, 3.5 mm wide. White flowers 12 mm wide, August to January. Note: Although this species is not classified under the Sewerage Act, it is recommended that it not be planted closer than two metres to any sewer main or connection. Conditions: Loam, sand. Drought, lime and moderate to heavy frost tolerant. Part to full sun. Uses: Screening, hedge, wind protection, habitat, wildlife attracting, ornamental. As a ground cover for embankments and in the control of soil erosion. Slightly prickly suitable for screening or barrier in low traffic areas. Fast growing and responds well to pruning. Fragrant flowers attract nectar eating birds and butterflies. Dense copses are excellent refuges for native birds, small mammals and lizards. Distribution: Found in healthlands and woodlands in the Murray, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island and South-East regions of SA. #TreesForLifeSA #FloralFriday #BushForLife Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

21.01.2022 It’s Floral Friday! Introducing Leptospermum coriaceum (dune tea-tree, green tea-tree). Dune tea-tree is a hardy, dense shrub with tiny white flowers. Dune tea-tree is available through Trees For Life (SA)’s Tree Scheme: https://treesforlife.org.au/tree-scheme. Orders open now until 31 August 2021. Discount available* for fire-affected landholders. Schools and small community groups also receive a discount* when ordering native seedlings through our Tree Scheme. *Condition...s apply. Contact us on 08 8406 0500 for more information. Species list and order forms available on our website: https://treesforlife.org.au/order-seedlings. Identification: A spreading shrub to 2 metres high. Leaves flat, ovate to 20 mm long and 5 mm wide, usually yellow-green or light green. Leaves alternating up the stem and aromatic when crushed. Inflorescence borne on short axillary shoots with white flowers to 15 mm wide, 5 petals broadly obovate. Flowering between June and October. Conditions: Full sun. Well-drained soil. Prefers sandy soils. Frost and drought tolerant. Uses: Screening, windbreak, hedge, wildlife attracting. Distribution: Found in the mallee and heath region of SA in the Nullarbor, Gairdner Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty and South East. Also found in NSW and Vic. #TreesForLifeSA #FloralFriday #TreeScheme #GreenAdelaide #HillsandFleurieuLandscapeBoard

20.01.2022 Its Floral Friday! Introducing Callistemon sieberi (river bottlebrush). A perennial shrub to small tree, and stunning white to yellow bottlebrush flowers. River bottlebrush is one of only a handful of the Callistemon genus native to South Australia. Occurs naturally on riverbanks and in riverbeds. River bottlebrush is a low maintenance plant that likes a sunny spot or light shade. A perfect butterfly, bee and bird attracting native plant. Identification: A tall shrub 2 to 7... metres high, with soft flat leaves. The leaves have a prominent mid-rib and taper to a fine point. The cream flowers have pale-pink filaments and appear in late spring to summer. The fruits mature to form an elongated woody cluster of seed capsules wrapping around the stalk. River bottlebrush is available through Trees For Life (SA)s Tree Scheme: https://treesforlife.org.au/tree-scheme. Orders open now until 31 August. Discount available* for 2019/20 fire-affected landholders with support from Viterra, and landholders with an ElectraNet easement. Schools and small community groups also receive a discount* when ordering native seedlings through our Tree Scheme. *Conditions apply. Contact us on 08 8406 0500 for more information. Species list and order forms available on our website: https://treesforlife.org.au/order-seedlings. Conditions: Clay, sandy, swampy soils. Tolerates light frost. Uses: Habitat, gully, honey, screen, windbreak. Distribution: Southern Lofty and Murraylands in SA. #TreesForLifeSA #FloralFriday #TreeScheme Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

20.01.2022 Pygmy blue-tongue talk. Join the Noarlunga Trees For Life volunteer group to hear guest speaker Flinders Universitys Associate Professor in Biodiversity Mike Gardner speaking about pygmy blue-tongue lizards. What: Noarlunga Trees For Life volunteer group ... Where: Elizabeth House (over 50s centre) at 112 Elizabeth Road, Christie Downs. When: Thursday 3 September at 7:45pm Why: Associate Professor Gardner to speak at 7.45pm, followed by the groups monthly meeting. No RSVP necessary, just turn up. Pygmy blue-tongue by Mike Gardner

20.01.2022 Its Floral Friday! Introducing Acacia paradoxa (kangaroo thorn). Kangaroo thorn is a medium to low thorny shrub that is an important habitat for birds and small mammals, as the thorns act as a natural barrier from predators. Attractive to a variety of birds and insects. Identification: A dense prickly, erect or spreading shrub, 2 to 4 metres tall. Thorns between the leaves (phyllodes). Features bright yellow to deep golden round flowers from August to October. Pods are st...raight or curved and feature fine hairs. Kangaroo thorn is available through Trees For Life (SA)s Tree scheme: https://treesforlife.org.au/tree-scheme. Orders open now until 31 August. Discount available* for 2019/20 fire-affected landholders with support from Viterra, and landholders with an ElectraNet easement. Schools and small community groups also receive a discount* when ordering native seedlings through our Tree Scheme. *Conditions apply. Contact us on 08 8406 0500 for more information. Species list and order forms available on our website: https://treesforlife.org.au/order-seedlings. Conditions: Clay, limestone, rocky or sandy soils. Tolerates drought, lime, and moderate frost. Prefers full sun or part shade. Uses: Gully, windbreak, screen, habitat. As erosion control or a barrier, hedge or screen for low traffic areas due to its extremely prickly foliage. As it is a thorny plant some caution should be taken when planting in high traffic areas or where children play. Distribution: Flinders Ranges, South-East, Eyre Peninsula, Eastern, Northern Lofty, Yorke Peninsula, Murray, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island. #TreesForLifeSA #FloralFriday #TreeScheme Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

20.01.2022 Its Weedy Wednesday! Introducing Coprosma repens (mirror-bush, looking-glass bush). A hardy, salt, drought and frost tolerant evergreen shrub from New Zealand. Mirror bush is a declared plant in SA. It forms dense clumps which exclude and impede regeneration of native plants. A significant environmental weed of coastal environs where it tolerates exposed sites such as sand dunes and rocky headlands. Mirror bush spreads by seed which are dispersed by birds, other animals and ...garden waste dumping. It can also reproduce vegetatively by self-layering, where lower branches take root. Found growing in coastal environs (sand dunes and headlands), heathlands, open woodlands, roadsides and disturbed sites. Read about declared plants here: https://bit.ly/3mEIReY. Trees For Life (SA) can help you control weeds on your property: - Phone us on 08 8406 0500 for professional weed eradication. - Attend a bushcare workshop to learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program to help protect native bushland from invasive weeds: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. Identification: Form varies depending on location. On coastal cliffs, it forms a ground-hugging shrub while in sheltered areas, it forms a shrub to small tree 2 to 8 metres tall. Leaves in opposite pairs, semi-succulent and bright green with a glossy upper surface, and duller green underneath. 2 to 8 cm long by 1 to 5 cm wide with recurved leaf margins. Fleshy, greenish-grey stems become woody with age. Inconspicuous pale green or whitish flower clusters borne in the fork of the leaf November to December. Separate male and female plants (dioecious). Fruits mature to orange-red, succulent, ovoid drupes, 8 mm round, containing 1 to 2 seeds. Distribution: SA, Tas, NSW, WA and Vic. Suitable native alternatives: Myoporum spp. (boobialla), Dodonea spp. (hop-bush), Hakea rugosa (wrinkled hakea), Hakea rostrata (beaked Hakea), Enchylaena tomentosa (ruby saltbush), Grevillea spp. (grevillea), Olearia axillaris (coastal daisy). #TreesForLifeSA #WeedyWednesday #BushForLife

19.01.2022 It’s Weedy Wednesday! Introducing Lachenalia spp. (soldiers). Soldiers are a range of species from southern Africa. They reproduce via bulb or seed and spread rapidly to bushland, where they quickly replace native herbs and annuals. Spreads as a garden escapee, in water or dumped garden waste/soil. Seed can remain viable in the soil for up to 5 years. Each plant can create an infestation of more than 400 bulbs per square metre. Can survive fires. Trees For Life (SA) can hel...p you control this weed: - Phone us on 08 8406 0500 for professional weed eradication. - Attend a bushcare workshop to learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program to help protect native bushland from these weeds: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. Identification: An erect, annual plant with one or two, fleshy, green leaves. Single flower stem with a cluster of tubular flowers produced in spring. Plants flower and set seed particularly well following fire. Produce prolific amounts of small black seed, encased in a papery shell. Distribution: Found in SA in the Murraylands, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South-East, Eyre Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula. Suitable native alternatives: Maireana brevifolia (small-leaved blue bush), Atriplex spp. (saltbush), Bulbine bulbosa (native leek), Dianella spp. (flax-lilies), Enchylaena tomentosa (ruby saltbush), Wahlenbergia stricta (native bluebell). #TreesForLifeSA #WeedyWednesday #BushForLife

18.01.2022 Create a wildlife friendly garden Join Trees For Life (SA) at Burnside Village to learn how to incorporate native plants into your garden to attract bees, butterflies and birds. We’ll have insect and bee hotels on display with books and plants for sale. Plus, receive your very own native plant to get your wildlife friendly garden started and enjoy a coffee on us after the workshop. ... When: Thursday 24 June, 11 am to 12 pm. Where: Burnside Village Shopping Centre, 447 Portrush Roadd, Glenside. Book your spot today as places are limited: https://www.burnsidevillage.com.au/creating-a-wildlife-fri/

18.01.2022 Bushfire Recovery Update The Cudlee Creek bushfire recovery plantings were a collaborative effort thanks to generous donations from across Australia and the world, with funding through a WIRES Landcare Australia Wildlife Relief and Recovery Grant. Were grateful to all the South Aussies who grew native seedlings from Bushfire Recovery Start from Seed kits earlier this year. Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to get the seedlings in the ground. ... And to the bushfire affected landholders, thanks for sharing your stories with us and welcoming us on to your properties with open arms - following social distancing guidelines, of course. Thanks also to Cosi for the shout out! If youd like to help with bushfire recovery efforts in the future, please email [email protected] or call 8406 0500 to go on the registration list. For more information visit treesforlife.org.au. Trees For Life (SA) Landcare Australia WIRES South Aussie with Cosi

18.01.2022 Its Floral Friday! Introducing Banksia ornata (desert banksia). Desert banksia is an ornamental bird-attracting shrub suited to revegetation or gardens. Identification: A multi-branched, rounded, bushy shrub to 3 metres tall. Elongated, wedge-shaped leaves with serrated edges 10 cm long x 2 cm wide. Yellow to greenish-yellow or orange flower spikes produced all year round. ... We have some desert banksia left over from our plant sale at our Westwood Nursery at Brooklyn Park available for purchase. To find out more phone 8406 0500 or email [email protected]. *Please note the nursery isnt open to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions and youll need a book a time to visit. Conditions: Intolerant of heavy soils. Suits sandy soils on dunes or over limestone or laterite, in mallee shrubland or low woodland. Tolerates drought, frost and lime soils. Uses: Bird attracting, ornamental. Distribution: Found in the southern end of Eyre Peninsula and Fleurieu Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, South-East of SA. Also found in Vic. #TreesForLifeSA #FloralFriday #WestwoodNursery Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

17.01.2022 It’s Weedy Wednesday! Introducing Carduus tenuiflorus (slender thistle). Slender thistle is a native to Europe but a bushland weed in southern Australia. Spreads via seed, which is dispersed by wind, water and birds. Seed can remain viable in the soil for over 10 years. Trees For Life (SA) can help you control this weed:... - Phone us on 08 8406 0500 for professional weed eradication. - Attend a bushcare workshop to learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program to help protect native bushland from these weeds: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. Identification: An erect, prickly, annual or biennial herb to 1 metre tall. Stems with continuous wings with spiny lobes to 10 mm wide. Some basal leaves, 5-20 cm long. Produces pink or purple flowers from October to November. Distribution: A common weed of pasture and disturbed ground. Found in SA in the Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island and South-East. Also found in WA, NSW, Vic and Tas. Suitable native alternatives: Chrysocephalum spp. (everlasting daisy), Eryngium ovinum (blue devil), Pimelea humilis (common rice flower), Goodenia spp. (native primroses), Astroloma spp. (Heath). These native alternatives can be used to stabilise soil after the removal of weed species. #TreesForLifeSA #WeedyWednesday #BushForLife Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

17.01.2022 Recovering the land we love Summers devastating bushfires across the country inspired huge numbers of people to offer their support to impacted properties, people and habitats. At Trees For Life HQ we were overwhelmed with the outpouring of concern from people all over the world. An immediate action people could take was to purchase a Start from Seed kit and grow seedlings. These seedlings were returned to our Westwood Nursery in August for a giveaway to fire affected lan...dholders. Thanks to a grant from the WIRES Landcare Australia Wildlife Relief and Recovery Grants and donations, we held four bushfire recovery planting days over winter. It was an incredibly rewarding experience to support people who had lost so much in the fires, and to give volunteers the chance to contribute to the recovery of the landscape. volunteers worked very hard and the area looks so wonderful dotted with its little tree guards - the promise of a greener future! Angela - bushfire affected landholder, Harrogate. Contact Trees For Life (SA) on 8406 0500, or email [email protected], if youd like to participate in future bushfire recovery events, register to grow seedlings for the Tree Scheme, go on the waiting list for future bushcare workshops or register to come and try a Bush Action Team. WIRES Landcare Australia

17.01.2022 Bushfire Recovery Native Seedling Subsidy Trees For Life is offering a discount to fire-affected landholders through our 2021 Tree Scheme thanks to the generous support of the Wildlife Recovery Fund. Landholders and community groups directly impacted by the 2019/21 bushfires are eligible for a 50% discount subsidy* for up to 500 seedlings and 500 tree guards and stakes on your Tree Scheme order. ... Ordering season is now open for seedlings ready to plant in winter 2022, with the offer ending 31 August 2021. You’ll find a species list and order form for your area on our website: www.treesforlife.org.au/order-seedlings. You can also contact us on 08 8406 0500 or email [email protected]. For more information on our Tree Scheme visit: wwww.treesforlife.org.au/tree-scheme. *Discount doesn’t apply to membership. This subsidy is offered thanks to public donations to the Wildlife Recovery Fund - re-establishing habitat for wildlife in bushfire affected areas of South Australia. The Wildlife Recovery Fund is managed by Nature Foundation and National Parks and Wildlife Service SA. #NatureFoundation #NationalParksAndWildlifeSA

17.01.2022 Urgent call for volunteer growers in 2020! With an increase in orders for bushfire recovery - and a terrific burst of orders in late July - we urgently need more growers to help this summer. Growing local native seedlings is a great way to take action for the land you love, and is a fun and rewarding experience for all ages. ... Volunteer growing is something you can do in your own backyard. All you need is sun, water and a little time each day. We provide all the supplies, training and support you need. Our growing season runs from 15 November 2020 to May 2021 - a 6 month commitment. Grower workshops are held in October and November and are free for volunteers who register to grow. The grower workshops and handbook are supported by SA Power Networks. Youll find more information about volunteer growing on our website: https://treesforlife.org.au/Grow-Seedlings. To register call us on 8406 0500 or email [email protected]. #VolunteerGrowersRock #GrowTreesForLife #SAPowerNetworks

17.01.2022 It’s Weedy Wednesday! Introducing Piptatherum miliaceum (rice millet). Rice millet is a perennial grass native to the Mediterranean region. In Australia it is grown as a soil stabiliser and has spread and become an environmental weed of bushland, disturbed areas, roadsides and watercourses. Spreads only by seed, which is carried by water, animals, machinery and dumped garden waste. Trees For Life (SA) can help you control this and other weeds:... - Phone us on 08 8406 0500 for professional weed eradication. - Attend a bushcare workshop to learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program to help protect native bushland from invasive weeds: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. Identification: Tufted perennial grass with caney stems, growing to 1.5 metres high. It produces green or sometimes purplish inflorescence all year round but mainly in October to January, or July (occasionally). Prefers sandy/granite soils. Distribution: Found in SA in the Nullarbor, Flinders Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Southern Lofty, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and South East regions. Also found in all Australian states except Qld. Suitable native alternatives: Indigenous grass species including Poa spp., Austrostipa elegantissima (feather spear-grass), other Austrostipa spp. (spear-grass), Rytidosperma spp. (wallaby-grass), Enneapogon nigricans (bottle-washer grass), Dicanthium sericeum (silky bluegrass). These native alternatives can be used to stabilise soil after the removal of weed species. #TreesForLifeSA #WeedyWednesday #BushForLife

17.01.2022 We did it! We’ve just wrapped up our volunteer grower workshops for 2020, proudly supported by SA Power Networks! This year our schedule included two online workshops to make it easier for growers living in regional areas and/or managing restrictions during the pandemic. Massive thanks to everyone who stepped up to grow seedlings new and experienced growers for your enthusiasm and dedication. Thanks also to everyone who ordered through our Tree Scheme. Here's to a succes...sful growing season! #TreesForLifeSA #TreeScheme #SAPowerNetworks #TakeActionForTheLandYouLove

16.01.2022 Reclaim the Dunes! Trees For Life (SA) is proud to be leading this important project, alongside the City of Holdfast Bay to create greater habitat to protect and enhance the dunes. Existing coastal dune vegetation is an important asset to the City of Holdfast Bay, providing protection from storm and tide impacts, habitat for birds, reptiles and insects, and protecting some of Adelaide's most popular coastline. Reclaim the Dunes has seen 5,000 native seedlings grown at our We...stwood Nursery planted across eight sites in partnership with volunteers from the Holdfast Habitat Heroes, local schools, and surf lifesaving and yacht clubs. On Saturday 15 August we held our final community planting event at the Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club to revegetate the dunes around the club patrol area. Volunteers helped plant 250 shrubs and bushes and learnt about the importance of dune care. TFL Works staff laid out the planting pattern for volunteers to replicate the natural dune system. This project was funded by the Australian Governments Communities Environment Program and supported by the City of Holdfast Bay. #TreesForLifeSA #ReclaimtheDunes Nicolle Flint Member for Boothby Rebecca Abley, Councillor for Glenelg Ward on Holdfast Bay Council Clare Lindop, Councillor for Seacliff Ward, on Holdfast Bay Council David Speirs MP

15.01.2022 Trees For Life partners in Glenthorne National Park - Ityamaiitpinna Yarta. Trees For Life (SA) is excited to be working in partnership with the Department for Environment and Water, Friends of Glenthorne and Greening Australia to oversee the community revegetation of Glenthorne National Park - Ityamaiitpinna Yarta. Over the last week we were joined by students from Seacliff Primary School and Hallett Cove South Primary and community members to plant nearly 2,000 seedlings t...o provide habitat and restore diversity to this landscape. These planting days are part of the extensive restoration activities occurring across this 208 hectare property. Find out more about the Kaurna heritage of this area here: https://bit.ly/32gG7Mt. Photos: Reception to Year 3, Year 6 and 7 students from Hallett Cove South Primary School. Environment SA News David Speirs MP Greening Australia Friends of Glenthorne

15.01.2022 What an incredible effort! This week we had the first of five Bushfire Recovery Planting days proudly supported by Arbor Day Foundation and FedEx. The Black Summer Bushfires devastated Mark and Jen's property in the Adelaide Hills, burning many large old trees to the ground resulting in the loss of valuable habitat for local wildlife. ... Trees For Life (SA) volunteers were joined by team members from IKEA Adelaide who together battled against the cold and wind to plant 630 trees on Mark and Jen's property. The Arbor Day Foundation, based in Nebraska, reached out to Trees For Life to ask how they could help after seeing the devastation caused by the bushfires. Across June and July we're partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation and FedEx to plant 2,500 trees on bushfire-affected properties in the Adelaide Hills. #ArborDayFoundation #FedEx #TreesForLifeSA #TreePlanting #SouthAustralia #IKEA #BushfireRecovery

15.01.2022 ORDERS CLOSED Tree Scheme orders close 31 August - dont delay, order today! This week is your last chance to order low cost native seedlings to improve productivity and increase habitat on your property.... Youll find an order form and species list on our website: https://treesforlife.org.au/tree-scheme-zones. You can ask our Tree Scheme staff to choose species for your specific needs. Grow your seedlings yourself, or well find a grower for you. Your plants are ready to go in the ground in winter 2021. Discount available* for 2019/20 fire-affected landholders with support from Viterra, and landolders with an ElectraNet easement. Schools and small community groups also receive a discount* when ordering native seedlings through our Tree Scheme. *Conditions apply. Contact us for more information on 8406 0500 or [email protected]. More information: https://treesforlife.org.au/tree-scheme ORDERS CLOSE 31 AUGUST, SO GET IN QUICK. #TreeForLifeSA #TreeScheme #SouthAustralia

15.01.2022 Introduction to Seed Collection Workshop at ATHELSTONE Some spots left. Book now! Wednesday 16 June, 9:30am to 12:00pm at Athelstone (location given on registration). ... Join Trees For Life (SA)'s Seed Bank Manager Daniel May for this practical introduction to collecting seed from common native plants. This workshop takes you through the basics of collecting a range of different types of seed, shows you which tools to use, where to collect, and outlines the permits and ethics of seed collection. Workshops are free for Trees For Life members. Annual membership is only $55 ($25 concession) and you can join online: http://bit.ly/2MuoGl5. Bookings essential - limited spaces. To book, call our office on 8406 0500, or email [email protected].

13.01.2022 Its Weedy Wednesday! Introducing Scabiosa atropurpurea (pincushion). Pincushion is a fast-growing environmental weed in SA and WA, which will establish in most disturbed locations. As a result of its fast-growing nature, pincushion will compete with indigenous vegetation for space and resources. Seeds can lay dormant in the soil and usually fall close to the parent plant, although they can be dispersed by water, animals or machinery, particularly mowing. Trees For Life (SA) ...can help you control this weed: - Phone us on 08 8406 0500 for professional weed eradication. - Attend a bushcare workshop to learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program to help protect native bushland from these weeds: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. Identification: Pincushion is a small biennial or perennial, branched herb to 50 cm high. Pincushion top growth dries off and each year with new growth forming from the perennial basal rosette. Leaves are highly variable. Leaf edge can be lobed, divided or not toothed, 3 to 15 cm long by 0.4 to 5 cm wide. Flower heads are dense, rounded and can either be white, pink or purple in colour. Flowers form on the ends of erect stems. Fruiting head is oblong, bristly, 3 cm long by 2 cm wide and releases seeds when dry. Distribution: Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Murraylands, Northern Lofty, South East, Southern Lofty and Yorke Peninsula in degraded areas. Also found in Tas, Vic, NSW and WA. Suitable native alternatives: Chysocephalum spp. (everlasting), Kunzea pomifera (muntries), Goodenia spp. (goodenias), Wahlenbergia stricta (tall bluebell), Ptilotus obovatus (silver mull amulla), Austroloma humifusum (native cranberry), Brachyscome multifida (cut leaf daisy), Bossiaea prostrata (creeping bossiaea), Scaevola spp. (fanflower). These native alternatives can be used to stabilise soil after the removal of weed species. #TreesForLifeSA #WeedyWednesday #BushForLife Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

13.01.2022 It’s Weedy Wednesday! Introducing Arctotis stoechadifolia (white arctotis, African daisy). White arctotis is a native to southern Africa and a bushland weed, particularly in coastal areas in SA. It was introduced as a garden ornamental plant but has since escaped into bushland where it forms dense mats, quickly out-competing native plants. It spreads by root fragments (rarely by seed) via dumped garden waste, soil, plantings. White arctotis can also alter the dune structure a...nd cause dunes to develop a steeper slope. *Note: Not to be confused with Goodenia species when flower not present, confirm identification before removal. When identifying native and weed species we suggest referring to a plant id book, which you can purchase from our online shop: https://treesforlife.org.au/browse-books. If you’re unsure take photos (like those we feature here) and consult with your local council and/or Landscape Board: https://statewide.landscape.sa.gov.au/. Trees For Life (SA) can help you control this weed: - Phone us on 08 8406 0500 for professional weed eradication - once restrictions lift. - Attend a bushcare workshop to learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv - once restrictions lift. - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program to help protect native bushland from these weeds: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y - once restrictions lift. Identification: A spreading perennial herb to 35 cm tall. Leaves grey-green, covered in fine white hairs. Flowers white above, mauve below, with a darker band at the base, August to February. Not to be confused with Goodenia species when flower not present, confirm identification before removal. Distribution: Found in SA in the Murraylands, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South-East. Also found in Qld, WA, NSW, Vic and Tas. Suitable native alternatives: Bulbine bulbosa (native leek), Cyperus gymnocaulos (spiny flat sedge), Juncus spp. (sedges), Mentha australis (native mint), Persicaria decipiens (trailing knotweed), Brunonia australis (blue pincushion), Chrysocephalum apiculatum (common everlasting), Goodenia sp. #TreesForLifeSA #WeedyWednesday #BushForLife Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board Green Adelaide

13.01.2022 It’s Floral Friday! Introducing Viola sieberiana (tiny violet, Sieber's Violet). Tiny violet is a delicate, small, perennial, native violet. This is one of many native species we’re protecting on our Bush For Life sites:... - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program and help look after this and other native species: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. - Attend a bushcare workshop and learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. Identification: A small perennial herb with short stems 5-10 cm tall. Leaves tufted to 15 mm long, coarsely toothed, with sparse hairs. Flowers pale lilac to white in spring to early summer. Conditions: Damp and shady areas. Uses: Ornamental. Distribution: Found in SA in Kangaroo Island, Mount Lofty Ranges and the lower South-east. Also found in NSW, Vic and Tas. #TreesForLifeSA #FloralFriday #BushForLife Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board Green Adelaide

12.01.2022 Bring hope to our future! We need to continue to grow and plant to restore the balance in nature. Your support will help give seedlings their best chance of survival and Bring Trees To Life.... Read how: https://bit.ly/36QGcZE. $35 can bring 300 seedlings to Life. $60 can provide 1,000 seed sowing trays. $100 can provide a volunteer with a year of essential equipment. $297 can provide intensive nursery volunteer training. $520 can fund soil, fertiliser and water for 5,000 seedlings. This Christmas, please help us to Bring Trees to Life: https://bit.ly/32Ohzub. Daniel, our Seed Bank Manager, with seedlings grown for bushfire recovery on Kangaroo Island. #TreesForLifeSA #BringingTreesToLife #GiftsThatGrow #TreesForHabitat #WestwoodNursery

12.01.2022 UPDATE - Nature Festival 25 September to 4 October Trees For Life (SA) is a proud partner of the Nature Festival, 10 days of encounters, events and experiences to celebrate our love of nature in South Australia. Trees For Life encourages all South Australians to value our native plants and animals and be actively involved in protecting the land we love for current and future generations. ... Weve created three events for the festival for people from all walks of life to connect with nature and meet other nature lovers. SOLD OUT - Showing native garden plants at their best - Grow your own green sanctuary at home with all the tips and tricks you need for your native garden plants to look their very best: https://bit.ly/35DKovA. SOLD OUT - Nature walk in Beaumont Common - Join us for a leisurely guided walk through the beautiful Beaumont Common in the City of Burnside: https://bit.ly/2Ru3Xyi. SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE - Bush Action Team day - Do you love South Australia's bushland as much as we do? Join a Bush Action Team day and help look after a precious patch of bushland: https://bit.ly/3htKYOJ. REGISTRATION ESSENTIAL. Bookings and info via the links above. Explore the Nature Festival program: www.naturefestival.org.au/events. Australian painted lady butterfly (Vanessa kershawi) on a silver daisy bush (Olearia pannosa ssp. pannosa) by M. Endacott. Green Adelaide City of Adelaide Conservation SA Nature Foundation Nature Conservation Society of South Australia Nature Play SA Hinterland Hackett Foundation Burnside Village

12.01.2022 Its Weedy Wednesday! Introducing Ornithogalum thyrsoides (chincherinchee). Chincherinchee is a garden escapee originally from South Africa, which is fast becoming a big weed threat in the Adelaide Hills. Often incorrectly labelled Star of Bethlehem, it is still sold in some garden shops. It is able to reproduce quickly either by seed or division of bulbs. Chincherinchee is toxic to humans and livestock all parts of the plants are toxic including the bulb and seeds. Trees ...For Life (SA) can help you control weeds on your property: - Phone us on 08 8406 0500 for professional weed eradication. - Attend a bushcare workshop to learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program to help protect native bushland from invasive weeds: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. Identification: Chincherinchee is an erect perennial herb with 3-6 strappy basal leaves arising from a bulb. The flowering stem is about 300 mm high and flowers, which appear in September-October, are white with a darker centre. Each flower produces about 120 seeds, each plant about 500 seeds. Distribution: Found in southern Australia - SA, NSW, WA. Suitable native alternatives: Arthropodium strictum (vanilla lily), Calostemma purpurea (garland lily), Dianella spp. (flax-lily), Pelargonium austral (austral storks bill), Wahlenbergia stricta (tall bluebell). We still have some plants available from our Annual Sale. Please call 8406 0500 or email the office, [email protected] for more information. #TreesForLifeSA #WeedyWednesday #BushForLife Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

12.01.2022 Nature Festival Bush Action Team Do you love South Australia's bushland as much as we do? Join a Bush Action Team day and help look after a precious patch of bushland. Bush Action Team days are a chance to come and try bushcare with Trees For Life. We provide all the transport, equipment and training you need on the day. Being a bushcare volunteer is a rewarding, and practical way to help your local environment.... Bushcare is done in small groups to remove weeds that compete with our native plants for space, nutrients and sunlight. This helps our bushland to come back to health and provide habitat for our wonderful wildlife. Youll need to bring your lunch and snacks, water, a hat and wear comfortable clothes suitable for the weather on the day. When you register youll be contacted with more details, or you can contact Bush For Life at any time to find out more. *Note: Bushcare is suitable for ages 15+ and can be done at a pace that suits you, but it does require a modest level of health and fitness. If you have any questions please contact us. When: Choose from two sessions Thursday 1 Oct, 9:00am-3:30 pm Saturday 3 Oct, 9:00am-3:30 pm Where: Meet at Trees For Life 5 May Terrace, Brooklyn Park. REGISTRATION ESSENTIAL. Dont miss out, to register visit https://bit.ly/3htKYOJ or contact Natalia Diaz on 8406 0500, or email [email protected]. #naturefestivalsa #treesforlifesa #bushforlife

11.01.2022 It was a perfect day for our National Threatened Species event in the Mitcham Hills. Many of our Bush For Life sites provide homes for threatened native plants and animals. Our dedicated volunteers care for these species and their habitat through volunteer bushcaring. To mark Threatened Species Day, Trees For Life volunteers and staff undertook a Bush Action Team at a Bush For Life site in the gorgeous surrounds of Sleeps Reserve, home to a nationally endangered Grey Box Gra...ssy Woodland community. Along with bushcare activities, volunteers were treated to a guided bird watching and wildflower walk with Trees For Life staff. A highlight was spotting a pair of striated pardalotes (Pardalotus striatus) setting up their nest in a grey box (Eucalyptus microcarpa) - video coming soon. We also found new native plant species to add to the iNaturalist.org app. To find out more about volunteering with Bush For Life, visit our website: https://treesforlife.org.au/bush-for-life. #TreesForLifeSA #BushForLifeSA #ThreatenedSpeciesDay

11.01.2022 LAST BUSHCARE WORKSHOP FOR 2020! All our other bushcare workshops are fully booked, but we still have spots available for Elizabeth. Don't miss out! Bushcare workshop - ELIZABETH - 18 September 2020... Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to take action for our precious native bushland. You will discover: The diversity of our native plants and basic ecology Bush regeneration strategies and methods for improving the health of our bushland Minimal disturbance bushcare Keeping safe when working in the bush. When: Friday 18 September - 9:30am to 4.30pm Where: Elizabeth (location will be emailed on registration) Registration essential. Workshops are free for Trees For Life (SA) members - $55 or $25 concession. Join online: http://bit.ly/2MuoGl5). Don't miss out, register now! To register email [email protected] or call us 8406 0500. #TreesForLifeSA #BushForLife City of Playford

09.01.2022 Trees For Life (SA) honours and celebrates all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nations this NAIDOC week. The theme ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ is a powerful reminder that Australia is home to the world’s longest living cultures and custodians of our lands and waters. Learn more at the National NAIDOC website: www.naidoc.org.au. ... #NAIDOC2020

09.01.2022 It’s Weedy Wednesday! Introducing Lachenalia aloides (Cape cowslip/yellow soldier). Cape cowslip is a native to southern Africa but is a garden escapee in Australia. It reproduces mainly by producing large amounts of seed leading to rapid population growth and quickly outcompeting native herbs and annuals, particularly following a fire. Can also regenerate annually by bulb and occasionally produces bulbils at the base of the leaves. A weed of bushland, disturbed land, parks a...nd roadsides. Each plant can produce up to 600 seeds. Seed spreads by water, human activity including dumped garden waste. Trees For Life (SA) can help you control this and other weeds: - Phone us on 08 8406 0500 for professional weed eradication. - Attend a bushcare workshop to learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program to help protect native bushland from invasive weeds: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. Identification: A bulbous perennial. Two, green, strap-like basal leaves 20 cm long, 2 cm wide. Some varieties, leaves have brown spots. Erect flower stalk to 25 cm tall grows from centre of leaves. Flower stalk bears clusters of yellow, drooping, tubular, bell shaped flowers. Sometime flowers have orange or red tips. Flowers September to November. Each flower produces a capsule containing 40-60 black seeds 2 mm long). Distribution: Found in woodlands and health in SA in the Murraylands, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island and the South East. Also found in NSW, WA and Vic. Suitable native alternatives: Bulbine bulbosa (native leek), Cyperus spp. (flat sedge), Juncus spp. (sedges), Arthropodium strictum (vanilla lily), Dianella spp. (flax-lily), Brunonia australis (blue pincushion), Chrysocephalum apiculatum (common everlasting), Calostemma purpurea (garland lily). #TreesForLifeSA #WeedyWednesday #BushForLife

09.01.2022 Its Weedy Wednesday! Introducing Hyparrhenia hirta (coolatai grass). Coolatai grass is a declared weed in South Australia where it quickly outcompetes native vegetation and its large fuel load is a fire hazard. Native to Africa, Europe, western Asia and the Indian subcontinent. This species was introduced as a pasture grass and soil stabiliser for poor-quality soils. A weed of disturbed sites, pastures, roadsides, grassland and bushland. Spreads by producing a large amount o...f seed. Coolatai grass impacts on biodiversity by out competing and replacing native plants, preventing their regeneration and reducing available fauna habitat. Remnant grassy box woodlands in southern Australia are threatened by coolatai grass. Trees For Life (SA) can help you control weeds on your property: - Phone us on 08 8406 0500 for professional weed eradication. - Attend a bushcare workshop to learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program to help protect native bushland from invasive weeds: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. Identification: A perennial and densely tufted grass growing 0.6 to 1.2 metres tall. Tussocks of pale green to greyish green leaves. Large leafy seed heads occur on the flowering stems. Five to eight grey-white hairy spikelet flowers are packed closely together along the awn in spring through to autumn. Seeds shed as the plant matures. They are often spread by mowing and water movement. * Note care should be taken with identification as there are grasses native to SA that may appear similar to coolatai grass. When identifying native and weed species we suggest referring to a plant id book, which you can purchase from our online shop: https://treesforlife.org.au/browse-books. If youre still unsure take a photo and consult with your local council or Landscape Board: https://statewide.landscape.sa.gov.au/. Distribution: SA, ACT, NSW, QLD, VIC and WA. Suitable native alternatives: Austrostipa spp. (spear-grass), Chloris truncata (windmill grass), Cymbopogon ambiguus (lemon-scented grass), Themeda triandra (kangaroo grass), Dichantheum sericeum (silky blue-grass). These native alternatives can be used to stabilise soil after the removal of weed species. #TreesForLifeSA #WeedyWednesday #BushForLife

09.01.2022 Its Floral Friday! Introducing Dodonaea viscosa ssp. angustissima (narrow-leaf hop-bush). Narrow-leaf hop-bush is a medium to low shrub. It is a butterfly-attracting plant and habitat and food source for small birds, kangaroos and wallabies. Identification: An erect to spreading shrub, to 4 metres high, with noticeably sticky young leaves. The leaves are linear and narrow to 9.5 cm long and 0.1-0.4 cm broad. Small yellow-green flowers between September and January. Male and... female flowers on separate plants. Seed capsules will change colour from a green or cream colour through to a brilliant red. Narrow leaved hop-bush is available through Trees For Life (SA)s Tree scheme: https://treesforlife.org.au/tree-scheme. ORDERS CLOSE 31 August. Discount available* for 2019/20 fire-affected landholders with support from Viterra, and landholders with an ElectraNet easement. Schools and small community groups also receive a discount* when ordering native seedlings through our Tree Scheme. *Conditions apply. Contact us on 08 8406 0500 for more information. Species list and order forms available on our website: https://treesforlife.org.au/order-seedlings. Conditions: Clay, limestone, rocky and sandy soils. Drought tolerant. Uses: Gully, windbreak, screen, wildlife attracting. Distribution: Found throughout SA. #TreesForLifeSA #FloralFriday #TreeScheme Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

09.01.2022 Did you participate in BirdLife Australia's 2020 Aussie Backyard Bird Count? The results are IN (the photo might be a bit of a giveaway)! More than 4.6 million birds were counted in 7 days. Across Australia, wherever you counted this year, well done for being such an important part of the Aussie Backyard Bird Count. By taking part you have contributed to BirdLife Australia's understanding of how our local bird populations are faring. See the results here: https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/2020-results/. Rainbow lorikeet pair by Greg Coote.

08.01.2022 Hope for the future Welcome to our spring edition of ReLeaf. Inside these pages we share our overwhelming sense of hope for the future. There's been no shortage of challenges this year, but as a successful planting season comes to a close and tiny seedlings reach towards the sky, were grateful for so many positive stories of people caring for our land.... Our hope is embodied by volunteers who have sown, grown, planted and weeded through winter, doing what they can for nature while abiding by restrictions. Were inspired by the incredible commitment of people already working hard to restore fire-damaged land. Were also fortified by the incredible dedication of those who donate or leave a gift for us in their will, so we can continue our vital work well into the future. May the stories in this edition be a timely reminder that if we stand together through lifes challenges, our hope for a bright future will become our reality. Read our ReLeaf spring 2020: https://treesforlife.org.au/resources. Trees For Life volunteer Tahnee at our bushfire recovery planting at Woodside taken by Sam Catford. #TreesForLifeSA #HopeForTheFuture #ReLeafSpring2020

08.01.2022 Jack Buckskin shares 'Discovering Pathawilyangga - the story of Glenelg’s colonisation' from the Kaurna perspective, in celebration of NAIDOC Week 2020. Music: www.bensound.com #NAIDOC2020 National NAIDOC City of Holdfast Bay

08.01.2022 Trees For Carbon If you saw this weeks episode of Fight for Planet A on ABC Australia you might be thinking about reducing or offsetting your carbon emissions. If youre looking for a local offset option that also provides vital habitat for wildlife TFL Carbon is for you! We grow 5 trees to offset every tonne of carbon and all our plantings contain a diverse mix of South Australian natives. You can purchase offsets directly from our website: https://treesforlife.org.au/bro...wse-carbon-offset. Catch up on Fight for Planet A on ABC TV + iview: https://ab.co/2YkCzXk. #TreesForLifeSA #TFLCarbon #SouthAustralia

06.01.2022 Its Weedy Wednesday! Introducing Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed). Field bindweed is a trailing, prostrate plant that is difficult to control once it becomes established. Most dispersal of field bindweed occurs as root fragments in soil but can also be spread by seed and stem fragments. The seed can germinate after passing through livestock, and market gardens have been infested after manure was spread. In natural environments field bindweed competes with and displaces ...native bindweeds and other native plants. Due to its climbing ability, it can infest various levels of a plant community. Field bindweed is declared under the Natural Resources Management Act, 2004 throughout the whole of the State of South Australia. The movement or transport of the plant on a public road, by itself or as a contaminant, or sale by itself or as a contaminant is prohibited. https://pir.sa.gov.au/bi/weeds_and_pest_animals/weeds_in_sa. Trees For Life (SA) can help you control this weed: - Phone us on 08 8406 0500 for professional weed eradication. - Attend a bushcare workshop to learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program to help protect native bushland from these weeds: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. Identification: A perennial, herbaceous vine growing to 2 metres. Arrow shaped leaves arranged alternately on long twining stems. Pink or white trumpet-shaped flowers to 3 cm diameter appear in late spring to summer. Flowers open in sunlight and close in shade. Grows rapidly over summer and top growth dies back in winter. Germinates at any time but mainly in spring with less in summer and autumn. A taproot develops after germination and may penetrate to three metres deep. Horizontal roots stay near the surface and produce buds which give rise to new stems. * Note care should be taken with identification as there are several local native bindweed species in SA. When identifying native and weed species we suggest referring to a plant id book, which you can purchase from our online shop: https://treesforlife.org.au/browse-books. If youre still unsure take a photo and consult with your local council or Landscape Board: https://statewide.landscape.sa.gov.au/. Distribution: Found in the agricultural regions and the Adelaide Metropolitan region of SA. Occurs in all Australian states. Suitable native alternatives: Convolvulus remotus (grassy bindweed), Convolvulus angustissimus (syn Convolvulus erubescens, narrow-leaf bindweed), Clematis microphylla (old mans beard), Hardenbergia violacea (native lilac). These native alternatives can be used to stabilise soil after the removal of weed species. #TreesForLifeSA #WeedyWednesday #BushForLife Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

05.01.2022 Heritage Agreement Small Grants Round closing date extended! Due to popular demand applications will now close on Monday 5 October 2020 at 5pm ACST. Grants of up to $10,000 are on offer to current and aspiring owners of Heritage Agreements under the Revitalising Private Conservation in South Australia program.... The Schofield family (pictured) own a heritage agreement on their beef cattle property at Paris Creek. The bushland is an important part of their farming enterprise providing shade and shelter for their stock. The native bushland is managed for its conservation values with the support of our Bush For Life staff and volunteers since it became a Bush For Life site in 2000. Trees For Life (SA) is part of a coalition of conservation and farming groups delivering this program providing existing and aspiring Heritage Agreement owners with the opportunity to access advice and grants to plan and undertake nature conservation works on their properties. The aim is to expand the quantity, extent and quality of protected areas of native vegetation on private land in South Australia. Landholders who do not currently have a Heritage Agreement are encouraged to participate, by submitting a simple application to agree to protect important native vegetation and habitat on your land. This program is funded by Government of South Australia and led by Nature Foundation. To apply go to www.revitalisingconservationsa.org.au. Photo: Ned Schofield, his grandfather Stan Schofield (Paris Creek property owner), with Stan's daughter Liz Schofield (Neds Mum). Conservation SA Nature Foundation Livestock SA Nature Conservation Society of South Australia David Speirs MP Environment SA News

05.01.2022 Trees For Life is as much about people as it is about plants. Our Regenerate program introduces people to nature as a way to improve mental health, forge social connection and engage with local landscapes. Thanks to our Regenerate partner Baptist Care SA for sharing these amazing outcomes for their clients; 50% increase in their ability to self-manage their health, a 49% increase in social connectedness, a 43% increase in community participation and a 58% increase in their... mental health and well-being. Read more in the link below #treesforlifesa #baptistcaresa #regenerate

05.01.2022 It’s Floral Friday! Introducing Leptorhynchos squamatus (scaly buttons). Scaly buttons is a small, spreading herb with bright yellow, button-like flowers in spring. This is one of many native species we’re protecting on our Bush For Life sites:... - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program and help look after this and other native species: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. - Attend a bushcare workshop and learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. Identification: A perennial herb to 40 cm tall, with tufted roots and numerous ascending stems loosely enveloped in fibrous leaf bases. Stems and branches moderately to sparsely hairy, with broad-based slender hairs. Leaves to 3 cm long and 5 mm wide, sparsely hairy on the upper side and moderately to sparsely hairy, underside. Produces yellow flower-heads on the end of long, scaly stalks. Flowers between September and December. Conditions: Clay-loam or sandy soils. Moist but well-drained soils. Full sun or part-shade. Frost and drought tolerant. Uses: Ornamental, container plantings, butterfly and native insect attracting. Distribution: Found on Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas, Flinders Ranges, Mount Lofty Ranges, Kangaroo Island and the south-east in South Australia, growing in a variety of situations, from sclerophyll forest to mallee and scrub. Also found in NSW, Vic, Tas. #TreesForLifeSA #FloralFriday #BushForLife Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board Green Adelaide

05.01.2022 Bring Trees To Life! Now, more than ever, we need to grow and plant to restore what we have lost and bring hope for our future. Our ability to grow native plants that will build resilience and diversity is vital.... Each year our nursery grows 100,000 seedlings from 200 different native species. Seeds are sourced from 42 different provenance regions across South Australia. Give now: https://bit.ly/32Ohzub. Your donation can help by funding essential nursery supplies such as sowing trays, tubes, soil and fertiliser, heating mats and thermostats. It can provide expert training and equipment for our nursery volunteers or fund an expedition to collect cuttings. Most importantly, it provides life-giving water to the thousands of seedlings in our care. A donation of $35 can help bring 300 seedlings to Life. Donate now to Bring Trees To Life this Christmas: https://bit.ly/32Ohzub. Image: New holland honey eater on Christmas bush (Bursaria spinosa) by Samantha Jones.

04.01.2022 Today marks the one year anniversary of the Cudlee Creek Bushfire. At Trees For Life (SA) we are reflecting on this traumatic time when devastating bushfires were raging across our country. Our thoughts are with those who were directly impacted and are in the long process of rebuilding their lives. We are also taking stock of the work we have done over the last year to support fire-affected communities and give volunteers the chance to help the land they love recover. We have... been so encouraged this year to see the number of people who were inspired to volunteer, some for the first time, as a result of the bushfires. But our work has only just begun. In 2021 we will continue to support bushfire recovery, including supplying seedlings, holding bushfire recovery workshops and running volunteer planting and bushcare activities. We know that the recovery process takes time, and we are committed for as long as it takes. Keep an eye out here and on our website, or sign-up to our e-news, for bushfire recovery volunteer opportunities. You can also assist by donating to our Christmas Appeal. https://bit.ly/32Ohzub. Photo: Rabbit Orchid emerging post-fire at Lobethal Bushland Park, Priya Spencer.

04.01.2022 Its Weedy Wednesday! Introducing Solanum elaeagnifolium (silverleaf nightshade). Silverleaf nightshade is a Weed of National Significance (WoNS). It is regarded as one of the worst weeds in Australia because of its invasiveness, potential for spread and economic and environmental impacts. The fruit can be toxic to some livestock (cattle more than sheep) and the spiny leaves and stems may cause an allergic reaction in some people. Can be spread by seed, suckering or resprouti...ng from perennial roots. A weed of pastures, roadsides, disturbed sites, rangelands and bushland. Trees For Life (SA) can help you control weeds on your property: - Phone us on 08 8406 0500 for professional weed eradication. - Attend a bushcare workshop to learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program to help protect native bushland from invasive weeds: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. Identification: An erect, deep-rooted, perennial herb to 1 metre tall, often suckering with short spines on leaves and stems. Leaves lanceolate to oblong. 2.5-10 cm long, 1-3 cm wide with wavy edges. Produces blue, violet or sometimes white flowers, 2-3 cm with a cluster of yellow anthers in the centre. Flowers November to March. Round berry-like green fruit with dark green stripes turn yellow then brown when ripe. * Note care should be taken with identification as there are several Solanum species native to SA. When identifying native and weed species we suggest referring to a plant id book, which you can purchase from our online shop: https://treesforlife.org.au/browse-books. If youre still unsure take a photo and consult with your local council or Landscape Board: www.landscape.sa.gov.au. Distribution: Throughout SA and all mainland states. Suitable native alternatives: Chrysocephalum spp. (everlasting daisy), Eryngium ovinum (blue devil), Pimelea humilis (common rice flower), Goodenia spp. (native primroses), Astroloma spp. (heath). These native alternatives can be used to stabilise soil after the removal of weed species. #TreesForLifeSA #WeedyWednesday #BushForLife Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

04.01.2022 Planting for habitat is #1 Landholders are helping to create homes for local wildlife by choosing to plant native species to provide food, shelter and opportunities to breed. Over the last 40 years, we've helped landholders put native plants back into South Australian landscapes through our Tree Scheme program. Over that time we have carefully monitored the principal motivation for people choosing to revegetate their properties with native plant species. While improving far...m productivity is significant, over the past five years the number one reason has been to create habitat for local native animals. South Australian landholders understand the vital role they play in looking after the landscapes in which they live and work as well as caring for their local wildlife, Trees For Life (SA)'s Revegetation Services Manager Vicki-Jo Russell said. Our native animals need help now more than ever and its wonderful to see so many people choosing to plant for habitat restoration. Seed Bank Manager Daniel May says choosing a mix of native species often leads to the best wildlife habitat. Its good to create patches with a range of tall gums to provide places to nest and roost, heavy flowering shrubs such as tea-trees and bottle-brushes to provide food for various birds like honeyeaters and insects including native bees, and hardy shrubs like wattles to provide cover for small mammals and birds to rest and hide, Daniel said. This year theres several discounts on offer: - Landholders affected by the 2019/20 fires can receive a 50% discount* for seedlings and tree guards and stakes thanks to the generous support of Viterra. - Landholders with an ElectraNet easement can also access a 50% discount* offer. - Schools and small community groups can get a 50% discount* when ordering seedlings. Tree Scheme orders close 31 August 2020, so dont miss out! Species lists and order forms can be found here: https://treesforlife.org.au/tree-scheme-zones. For more information on our Tree Scheme visit our website: https://treesforlife.org.au/order-seedlings, call us on 8406 0500 or email [email protected]. *Conditions apply. Purple-crowned lorikeets by Neil Edwards. NE Photography

04.01.2022 It’s Floral Friday! Introducing Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp. semiplana (yacca, tufted grass tree). A very drought tolerant, evergreen plant. Xanthorrhoea semiplana has two subspecies, X. semiplana ssp. semiplana is found on the mainland SA. The other subspecies X. semiplana ssp. tateana is found on Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island. This is one of many native species we’re protecting on our Bush For Life sites:... - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program and help look after this and other native species: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. - Attend a bushcare workshop and learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. Identification: A trunkless grass-like plant to 1 metre tall. Long, grey-green leaves emerge from the base of a trunk. Leaves have a sharp edge, tip and are flat above, triangular below. Leaves have a triangular cross-section. Leaves form a ‘skirt’ around the trunk, 2 metres wide. Tiny white, 6-petaled flowers emerge from the flower spikes which can grow to 2 metres tall. Flowering is often in winter but may occur following on from a fire. Conditions: drought tolerant, fire tolerant, low nutrient soil tolerant, moderate frost tolerant. Uses: ornamental, habitat, wildlife-attracting. Distribution: Found in SA in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula and South-East. #TreesForLifeSA #FloralFriday #TreeScheme Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

02.01.2022 LAST CHANCE! Tree Scheme orders close today 31 August. Last chance to order is today. 1. Order seedlings tailored to your specific needs.... 2. Well find a grower for you, or grow your own plants. 3. Your order is ready to plant in winter 2021. Discount available* for 2019/20 fire-affected landholders with support from Viterra, and landholders with an ElectraNet easement. Schools and small community groups also receive a discount* when ordering native seedlings through our Tree Scheme. *Conditions apply. Contact us for more details. Visit our website for a species list and order form for your area: https://treesforlife.org.au/Order-Seedlings, or call us on 08 8406 0500 or email [email protected]. #TreesForLifeSA #TreeScheme #PlantTreesForLife

02.01.2022 It’s Floral Friday! Introducing Lissanthe strigosa (peach heath). Peach heath is a small native shrub with ornamental spring-blooming, pink or white flowers. This is one of many native species we’re protecting on our Bush For Life sites:... - Volunteer in our Bush For Life program and help look after this and other native species: https://goo.gl/pK2G4Y. - Attend a bushcare workshop and learn about general weed control on your property or in native bushland: https://goo.gl/xGxRwv. Identification: A much-branched shrub, 30-100 cm tall. Leaves are small, linear, lance-shaped to 15 mm long. Produces tubular flowers to 25 mm long, white to pink from August to November. Green fleshy fruit enclosing a seed is produced shortly after flowering. Conditions: Well drained soil, full sun to semi-shade. Light frost tolerant. Uses: wildlife attracting, ornamental, border/edging. This is a very attractive shrub and would make a useful addition to the garden. Require a well-drained position in sun or semi shade and should be able to tolerate extended dry conditions once established. Like most members of the Australian heaths, L.strigosa should be an excellent species for growing in a pot/container. Distribution: Found in SA in the southern Flinders Ranges, southern Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Mount Lofty Ranges and the South-east. Also found in Qld, NSW, Vic and Tas. #TreesForLifeSA #FloralFriday #BushForLife Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

01.01.2022 Bushcare workshop - ELIZABETH - 18 September 2020 Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to take action for our precious native bushland. You will discover:... The diversity of our native plants and basic ecology Bush regeneration strategies and methods for improving the health of our bushland Minimal disturbance bushcare Keeping safe when working in the bush. When: Friday 18 September - 9:30am to 4.30pm Where: Elizabeth (location will be emailed on registration) Registration essential. Workshops are free for Trees For Life (SA) members ($55 or $25 concession). Don't miss out, register now! To book email [email protected] or call us 8406 0500. Join Trees For Life: https://goo.gl/uzBvvB #TreesForLifeSA #BushForLife City of Playford

01.01.2022 Its Floral Friday! Introducing Callitris gracilis (slender cypress pine/ southern cypress pine). A slender, attractive, drought tolerant conifer. Slow growing for the first few years but establish themselves as a large tree after 5-10 years. Makes a great living Christmas tree. Identification: An erect tree to 15 metres tall. Dark green leaves to 4 mm long, glaucous, outer side rounded. Leaves aromatic when crushed. Woody grey-brown, wrinkled cones to 4 cm diameter. ... We have some slender cypress pine left from our plant sale available from the Trees For Life Westwood Nursery, Brooklyn Park. To find out more phone 8406 0500 or email [email protected]. *Please note the nursery isnt open to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions and youll need a book a time to visit. Conditions: Sand and loam, well-drained soils. Tolerant of coastal sites, drought, lime, moderate frost, wind. Uses: Windbreak, ornamental, dune stabilisation, wildlife attracting food source and shelter tree for many birds. Distribution: Found in the lower rainfall areas of SA, in Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, South East. #TreesForLifeSA #FloralFriday #WestwoodNursery Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

01.01.2022 A pair of striated pardalotes (Pardalotus striatus) setting up their nest in a grey box (Eucalyptus microcarpa). Our Bush For Life sites provide homes for native plants and animals. Our dedicated volunteers care for these species and their habitat through volunteer bushcaring. To mark Threatened Species Day, Trees For Life (SA) volunteers and staff undertook a Bush Action Team at a Bush For Life site in the gorgeous surrounds of Sleeps Reserve, home to a nationally endanger...ed Grey Box Grassy Woodland community. Along with bushcare activities, volunteers were treated to a guided bird watching and wildflower walk with Trees For Life staff. A highlight was spotting this pair of striated pardalotes (Pardalotus striatus) setting up their nest in a grey box (Eucalyptus microcarpa). To find out more about volunteering with Bush For Life, visit our website: https://treesforlife.org.au/bush-for-life. Video by Peter Watton. #TreesForLifeSA #BushForLifeSA #ThreatenedSpeciesDay