Brisbane 2M Trees
Brisbane 2 Million Trees
WCG has been engaged by Brisbane City Council (BCC) to complete the 2 million trees project. WCG will establish hundreds of hectares of new permanent biodiverse forest throughout the BCC region.
Watch Brisbane City Council Lord Mayor Campbell Newman plant the 1 millionth tree.
This project demonstrates BCC’s resolve to transforming Brisbane into Australia’s most sustainable city. Its scale will provide significant long-term benefits to the community of Brisbane including:
- Enhancement of Brisbane’s unique flora and fauna
- Healthier local waterways from treatment of stormwater flows
- Enhanced local air quality from the capture of airborne particulates
- Improved local amenity and climate regulation
- Substantial carbon sequestration
The award of this project following a competitive tender is an endorsement of WCG’s:
- Reforestation technical capability and qualifications
- Carbon management capabilities
- Ecological restoration skills and integrity
- Project management experience
WCG’s Approach
- Species and establishment design tailored to each site.
- Locally sourced, disease free plants
- Ongoing monitoring and maintenance
- Regular Community planting days
Targeted outcome
- Local biodiversity conservation in peri-urban environment
- Permanent productive forest ecosystems
- Enhanced carbon sequestration
- Establishing Carbon management systems
- Local water and air quality improvements
Contact WCG for more information.