KHRPP supports Bunyas to Border project plantings
In March 2024, the Koala Habitat Restoration Partnership Program (KHRPP) supported community planting activities in the Lockyer region, as part of the Great Eastern Ranges (GER) and International Fund for Animal Welfare’s (IFAW) Koala Climate Corridors Bunyas to Border project, led by Lockyer Uplands Catchment Inc. (LUCI). The project is working to create a climate corridor along the western ‘horn’ of the Greater Border Ranges which stretches from the Main Range to the Bunya Mountains to help wildlife adapt and communities build resilience to climate change.
Across two days and three properties, over 60 volunteers came together to plant trees and create future wildlife habitat. The event brought together students, industry, landholders, LUCI members, and the wider community.
“There are not many trees on the property at the moment and we have always been interested in giving back a little of wherever we are to wildlife,” says Kia, one of the landholders involved.
This was a great opportunity for KHRPP to support the Bunyas to Border project through tree planting, the first of a series of Koala Climate Corridors being created to reconnect and regenerate habitats to help wildlife adapt to climate change by providing them with safe spaces to move as conditions and food sources shift. With the support of GER and IFAW, local partner LUCI is working with local landholders and communities in Bunyas to Border to reconnect and regenerate habitats for koalas, brush-tailed rock wallabies and other wildlife.
QTFN supported the planting activities through the KHRPP, providing 800 tree guards and stakes for one of the planting days. Greening Australia provided the 1,600 trees, and Lockyer Valley Regional Council also supported the activity. The Koala Habitat Restoration Partnership Program (KHRPP) is implemented by QTFN and funded by the Queensland Government.
It’s great to see all these partners come together to make a difference on the ground.
We’re proud to say the Lockyer region now has 1,600 more trees, with 800 being supported by KHRPP-funded tree guards and stakes. We’re looking forward to seeing them grow.
Diane (left), LUCI president, helping to plant trees at Iredale. © Mitchell Roberts
Kia helping with the planting of 400 seedlings on her property in Mulgowie in the Lockyer Valley. Photo: Justine Rice / Dale Martin © IFAW-GER
For more, you can read the IFAW and GER media release here.
Banner photo: Aerial view of the tree planting on Kia’s property in Queensland’s Lockyer Valley as part of the GER-IFAW Koala Climate Corridors Bunya to Borders project with Lockyer Uplands Catchment Inc. Photo: Justine Rice / Dale Martin © IFAW-GER
Date Posted: 31 May 2024