The crew.

The Pine Rivers Community Nursery resolved this problem by donating several tonnes of soil previously excavated from another location and spread over the area to be planted.

The grant funds were used to mark and spray the site to remove exotic weeds and grasses. Subsequently, weed free forest mulch was purchased, delivered and spread over the marked beds to soften and sweeten the soil to achieve optimal growth.

When soil is exposed, residual water evaporates. Mulching protects the soil and helps retain moisture. By mechanically digging the holes after good rainfall, water can penetrate the dry soil reducing evaporation rates after it is exposed. 

The size of the site facilitated the planting of 125 koala food trees of various species and 500 non eucalypt plants including ground covers, a variety of shrubs, wattles, casuarinas and bottle brush.

The grant included a watering regime of approximately three litres of water per plant on three separate occasions.

Our commitment extended to undertaking two years of maintenance on all sites which includes manual removal of weeds surrounding the plant and the use of a broad-spectrum systemic Glyphosate herbicide to remove weed and grass species that negatively impact on the growth of the plants. To see other replanting and rehabilitation projects please follow this link.

KAI undertakes a range of koala based activities including educational, the raising and care of orphaned koala joeys, public awareness as well as environmental and medical research.
For further information, please follow this link.

Spraying to remove weeds.