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.
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.