"Local plants for local places"
Information Papers
. Aboriginal Uses of Local Plants
. Site preparation and weed
control guidelines
. Chaim Court, Donvale
Gardiner's Creek Reserve
. Overview
. Bird list
. History
. Historical pictures
Links to other sites of interest
Friends of Parks in Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs Groups actively involved in protecting, maintaining and improving bushland reserves throughout the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
Invasive Species Council: It was because Australia is not responding well that the Invasive Species Council was formed. We are the first group in the world formed to lobby against invasive species of all kinds (as opposed to groups that tackle other issues besides invasives).
Greening Australia works with the community to achieve sustainable land and water resources, primarily through improving vegetation management practices. This is their "National" homepage.
Greening Australia, Victoria Greening Australia Victoria is working with farmers, community groups, land management agencies, schools and individuals to help meet the challenge of protecting and restoring our local native vegetation..
Society for Growing Australian Plants SGAP caters for people interested in Australia's native flora whether that interest is simple appreciation of the beauty and diversity of the flora or whether it extends to propagation, cultivation and conservation.
Society for Growing Australian Plants, Victoria Inc
Australian Plants Society (Maroondah)
Treeproject creates opportunities for people to help restore native bushland in the suburbs as well as in the country, by growing and planting trees. TreeProject works in two ways - urban activities, and a city/country link called the Free Tree Scheme.
EarthLink.com.au Australia's Environmental Link, Incorporating Australia's Environmental Buyers Directory and the Australian Eco-friendly Web Search Engine
Birds Australia Australia's oldest and most active national bird conservation organisation
Greenlink Yarra Bend. This group formerly known as Men of the Trees (Vic), is now concentrating mainly on the revegetation of Yarra Bend Park and will not be as active in global revegetation issues. A web-page is under development. In the meantime, if you wish to contact Greenlink, Yarra Bend, please contact the Secretary via email.
Men of the Trees Inc. (NSW) Home Page of the New South Wales Branch of The Men of the Trees, the international society for the planting and protection of trees.
Trees for life South Australia Trees For Life is a non-profit community group dedicated to revegetation and the protection of threatened and valuable bushland in South Australia.
IFFA. The Indigenous Flora and Fauna Association.
The Otway Ranges Environment Network (OREN). OREN comprises individuals, and groups who care about what it happening to the Otways.
Weed Science Society of Victoria promotes wider interest in weeds and their management and control and opportunities for exchange of information and ideas based on research and practice and encourages the study of weed science and the dissemination of its findings.
GreenNet runs on a bunch of volunteers and offers various grants to 'acm' groups in a wide range of internet and related services.
Melbourne's Indigenous Nurseries brought to you by the Indigenous Flora and Fauna Association (A little out of date and a little incomplete but quite good nevertheless)
Australian Conservation Foundation ACF is Australia's major national non-government environment organisation with a broad agenda encompassing all aspects of the natural environment.
Parks Victoria Parks Victoria is responsible for over 4 million hectares of the State's national and regional environmental, recreational and tourism attractions. Victoria's parks, bays and rivers are characterised by a diversity of natural ecosystems.
Native Nurseries home-page is a comprehensive directory of subjects related to native Australian flora and the environment.
Australian Network for Plant Conservation Inc. whose Mission Statement is "To promote and develop plant conservation in Australia". Lots of links!
Australian National Botanic Gardens .
Alternative Technology Association . The ATA focuses on providing information and education on sustainable technologies and lifestyle, ie renewable energy, energy efficiency, passive solar building, native plant gardening, composting toilets, recycling, etc. While they do not do a lot on trees except maybe with regards to carbon sinks and the Greenhouse effect.
Environment Centre of WA . The Environment Centre is a non-profit non-governmental organisation, whose goals are to determine and respond to the environment information needs of the Western Australian community. The Environment Centre tries to raise community awareness on environmental issues, and the connections between this and our lifestyles. The Environment Centre facilitates and assists community participation and action on environmental issues, and works with other groups to fulfil these aims.
Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology ARCUE was created to help increase our understanding of the ecology, restoration and management of urban natural areas throughout Australia and the world
Sustainable Gardening Australia
Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority
Indigenous Landscape Design Australia whose mission is to empower gardeners, horticulturists, landscape architects and designers, to create gardens of unsurpassed beauty in harmony with the natural environment.