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Kuranda Envirocare has a nursery to provide local provenance trees for our revegetation projects and for the local community.
Using seed from local trees, preferably in the wild, will ensure we are not introducing variations that would not occur naturally. Even plants from the same species show genetic variation across an area, hence the need to source seed and seedlings locally.
The nursery operates completely on volunteer labour. We collect seed, apply appropriate treatment, sow seed and pot out seedlings when they're ready. Once seedlings are large enough, most are supplied to our revegetation team who plant them during our regular Saturday morning working bees. |
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 Photo: Rose apple, native olive, brown apple, blue quandong, burdekin plum, black bean and native ginger-rich rainforest diversity. |
No experience is necessary. Training of volunteers is given by more experienced nursery volunteers. We will also be able to provide prior learning experience (PLE) certification for all the practical activities that you participate in. We also will have a small nursery practices introductory DVD available here.
Mondays and Thursdays are our main nursery volunteer days, and also Saturday afternoons.
The majority of plants we propagate are suitable for revegetation in the Kuranda area. Landholders within the Kuranda Envirolink and Fairyland corridors receive plants for free.
A number of the plants we propagate are suitable for residential blocks, especially for attracting butterflies and birds. We will exchange plants for seeds, for your time as a volunteer in the nursery, or for your time on revegetation or other Envirocare "work". We also accept a small donation to cover the costs of propagating the plants.
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