Trees For Life (SA)

Trees For Life (SA) We work side by side with our passionate volunteers and community to conserve and restore habitat across South Australia.

Through hopeful action, we are creating thriving landscapes rich in life. Page Rules

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Trees For Life acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of our land and waters and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and relationship that First Nations peoples have to Country.

We'd love for you to join us this Nature Festival. 🌱Every spring, Nature Festival brings South Australians together to c...
05/09/2026

We'd love for you to join us this Nature Festival. 🌱

Every spring, Nature Festival brings South Australians together to celebrate the natural world on our doorstep with hundreds of events, encounters and experiences right across the state. And we're thrilled to be partnering with the festival again this year to bring a season of events to our community.

For us, it's a chance to throw open the doors and welcome you into the work we love. Whether you've been part of Trees For Life for years or you're simply curious about the bush and how to care for it, there'll be something here for you. Come along on your own, bring the family, or make a day of it with friends.

Most of our events are free, all are welcome, and you don't need any experience - just a love of the outdoors and a willingness to give it a go.

This is just the invitation. Over the coming weeks we'll introduce each of our events properly, so keep an eye out for the ones that take your fancy.

🌿 Explore the full programme at
https://www.naturefestival.org.au/

More Paddock Trees for the Limestone Coast.We are pleased to announce that the Limestone Coast Paddock Tree Project will...
02/09/2026

More Paddock Trees for the Limestone Coast.

We are pleased to announce that the Limestone Coast Paddock Tree Project will be continuing in 2026/27.

Landholders in eligible areas can apply for support to establish or preserve the next generation of paddock trees, for the benefit of agriculture, wildlife, landscapes and well-being.

Trees For Life provides seedlings, guards, fencing materials and advice to participating landholders.

For answers to frequently asked questions, or to complete an Expression of Interest, please visit our website:
https://treesforlife.org.au/TFLWeb/TFLWeb/What_we_do/Projects/Paddock-Tree-Projects.aspx?hkey=d06f8899-f0c3-4f01-836f-e699ee343640

This project is supported by the Limestone Coast Landscape Board with funding from the regional landscape levy.

For the dad who loves his birds. 🌳You know the one. The dad who knows every call in the backyard, who keeps the bird bat...
29/08/2026

For the dad who loves his birds. 🌳

You know the one. The dad who knows every call in the backyard, who keeps the bird bath topped up, who stops mid-sentence to point one out. This Father's Day, give him something he'll really love: habitat for the birds he cares about.

A Gift of Trees plants ten native seedlings, grown from local seed and planted out to restore habitat across South Australia - the food, shelter and nesting sites our native birds depend on, like our much-loved yellow-tailed black cockatoos. Real trees, going into the ground this planting season, building a future for the wildlife we share this place with.

No wrapping, no clutter, nothing destined for the back of a cupboard. Just ten trees getting on with it, and a gift he can feel good about for years to come.

🌿 Give a Gift of Trees this Father's Day via:
https://treesforlife.org.au/TFLWeb/TFLWeb/Shop/StoreLayouts/Browse-Gift-of-Trees.aspx?hkey=125386b1-22c2-4e01-9aae-dd5f3aaec88e

Meet Amanda, Field Officer at Trees For Life.Amanda's path to Trees For Life started where a lot of the best ones do: vo...
28/08/2026

Meet Amanda, Field Officer at Trees For Life.

Amanda's path to Trees For Life started where a lot of the best ones do: volunteering. Hands-on bushcare confirmed that conservation was her direction, leading her to study Conservation and Ecosystem Management and, eventually, into her current role.

Based in the Barossa, she now oversees bush regeneration across our Bush For Life conservation sites in the state's north - supporting volunteers, delivering activities, and using minimal-disturbance w**d control to help native vegetation thrive again.

"Every site and every day is a little different, and I'm constantly learning," she says.

Her favourite native species? The River Red Gum ("if there's a tree that looks like it's seen some things, it's a River Red Gum") and the Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo.

And outside work she's never sitting still - hiking, camping, running, and volunteering with a wildlife rescue, a wildlife park, the CFS and parkrun.

We're lucky to have her. 🌿

Swipe to see one of Amanda's favourite places in nature. 👉

We're proud to be one of a number of South Australian organisations working together to help deliver Travel for Nature -...
28/08/2026

We're proud to be one of a number of South Australian organisations working together to help deliver Travel for Nature - a fantastic new initiative supporting real environmental outcomes right across our state. 🌱

The idea is beautifully simple: participating tourism operators and events can include a small contribution in their pricing, directed towards regenerative projects like habitat, biodiversity and reef restoration here in South Australia. The pilot is focused on restoring habitat for the nationally endangered Southern Brown Bandicoot and declining woodland birds in the Mount Lofty Ranges.

Trees For Life is glad to be playing our part in supporting the on-ground restoration this initiative will fund, alongside a great group of partners including Reforest, CABN and many others.

Our CEO Jessica McKelson brings deep experience in nature-based tourism, and sees the real opportunity here: tourism has a fundamental role to play in protecting the natural assets that make South Australia so special.
"Trees For Life believe the future of tourism lies in partnerships that balance exceptional visitor experiences with genuine nature-based outcomes.
The Travel for Nature initiative provides visitors with an opportunity to protect the natural environments that make South Australia's tourism experiences so special.
Trees For Life is proud to be a part of an initiative that empowers visitors to contribute to meaningful environmental restoration outcomes, helping to enhance the natural assets that underpin our visitor economy and leave a growing legacy for future generations."

It's an exciting project, and we're proud to be part of it. 🌿

Thanks to Emily Bourke - Labor MLC, Government of South Australia, South Australian Tourism Commission, Department for Environment and Water

Got a waterline to plant? We've got just the thing. 🌱We're shining a light on our riparian plants - the sedges, rushes a...
27/08/2026

Got a waterline to plant? We've got just the thing. 🌱

We're shining a light on our riparian plants - the sedges, rushes and reeds that thrive along creeks, dams, ponds and damp corners. They're hardy, they're useful, and they're wonderful for wildlife.

Whether you're a Council or Friends group restoring a waterway, a gardener dreaming of a frog pond, or a weaver after natural materials, there's something here for you. These species can be used for:

🌿 Larger-scale planting along creeks and dams
🌿 Creating or enriching a backyard frog pond
🌿 Traditional weaving projects (we've still got some Kangaroo Grass and Wallaby Grasses for this too)

Available now: Carex tereticaulis, Cyperus gymnocaulos, Cyperus vaginatus, Ficinia nodosa, Juncus pallidus, Juncus subsecundus, and a small amount of Juncus kraussii.

Not sure what suits your site? Our team is always happy to help you choose. We're open weekdays 9am–3pm until stocks run out. We're not a retail nursery, so please give us a quick call first on 8406 0500 to let us know you're coming. 🌿

As Trees For Life continues to grow its impact across South Australia we are focused on delivering landscape-scale resto...
25/08/2026

As Trees For Life continues to grow its impact across South Australia we are focused on delivering landscape-scale restoration, revegetation and direct seeding outcomes that create lasting benefits for biodiversity, communities and the environment. Achieving this requires strong partnerships, sustainable growth and innovative environmental solutions that expand our reach and amplify our impact.

To help lead that work, we're hiring a Manager, Restoration & Growth. 🌱

It's a big role, and a genuinely exciting one. Reporting to our CEO, you’ll drive the growth and long-term sustainability of our fee-for-service portfolio - leading the delivery of landscape-scale direct seeding, on-ground works and revegetation across the state. You’ll lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation and continuous improvement.

On the business development side, you'd grow and manage a portfolio of partners end-to-end, and identify and secure new revenue through fee-for-service projects, grants, public-private partnerships and impact investment.

We're after someone with at least two years' leadership experience in natural resource management, real strength in business development, stakeholder engagement and contracts, and the financial nous to turn ambition into delivery.

Just as importantly, we're after someone who can inspire a team that already cares deeply about biodiversity, and help them do their best work.

A bit about us, in case we're new to you: Trees For Life has spent 45 years restoring landscapes and protecting biodiversity across South Australia, powered by a community of volunteers, landholders, donors and partners. This role sits right at the heart of where we're headed next.

Find out more and apply now via: https://nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2026/20029780/manager-restoration-growth

Know someone who'd be perfect? Please tag or share.

Applications close 7th September.

23/08/2026

📖 TFL Book Club 🌱

Meet Tia, one of the friendly faces at our front desk and an Environmental Management student. Her pick from our collection is Name That Flower by Ian Clarke and Helen Lee.

It's a favourite of hers for good reason: the colourful illustrations, clear labelling and definitions make it wonderfully easy to get started with plant identification out in the field.

If you're new to plant ID, Tia reckons this is the one to grab - and we'd agree. 🌿

Pick up a copy through our online store https://treesforlife.org.au/TFLWeb/TFLWeb/Shop/Browse-Books.aspx?Category=1BK&hkey=85e0e818-7f8a-4cd9-b45b-993a81fe0370
or give the office a call on 08 8406 0500

What could a few well-placed natives do for your property? 🌱 Quite a lot, as it turns out.Farming in South Australia com...
21/08/2026

What could a few well-placed natives do for your property? 🌱 Quite a lot, as it turns out.

Farming in South Australia comes with its share of challenges: dry seasons, tired soils, exposed paddocks. More and more landholders are finding that native plantings are a practical part of managing a healthy, productive property.

For over 40 years, our Tree Scheme has helped landholders bring native plants back to their properties, and the results run deeper than a pretty view. The right natives, in the right places, do real work.

They shelter livestock and shield crops from the wind.

They hold soil together, fighting erosion, salinity and acidification.

They bring back the pollinators and wildlife that make a property thrive.

And they turn bare ground into something alive with birds, shade and colour.

It's good for your land, good for the wildlife that shares it, and part of something much bigger happening right across the state.

Whether you'd like to grow your own with our support, or order plants grown by volunteers, we'll help you choose the right species for your soil, your site and your goals.

🌿 Ready to turn things around? Tree Scheme orders are closing at the end of August, find out more and order now at https://treesforlife.org.au/Order-Seedlings

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Brooklyn Park, SA
5032

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