Trees of Adelaide

02/04/2023

This “Living Natural Treasure" in your Park Lands is getting widespread community support. Find out who is speaking up, and why each one of these groups is so concerned about the Government’s plans.

29/06/2021

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🌳 Another $5.5 million has been allocated to the Greener Neighbourhoods program in the recent state budget. This is fantastic news as the funding is sorely needed for many councils across South Australia. The funding is to be allocated to councils to plant more trees in their streets and parks. So far, over 10,000 trees and shrubs have been planted under the program already. 🏡

There is however, one big problem that this funding ignores. It is well recognised that there is not enough space to plant enough trees on public land to offset canopy loss on private land. When councils like Unley have approximately 80% of their tree canopy on private land, planting more trees does not even come close to stopping a loss of tree canopy. In the official press release for the grant, the Environment Minister quotes the recent data published by the Environment Department - which highlights that Adelaide’s greenness rating hasn’t really declined over the past 30 years. This is the same study covered in a post last week on this page where it became clear that the data provided was useless, as ‘green cover’ included quite literally anything green such as fake grass etc. It is worrying if this will be the line trotted out when people ask their local members about a decline in canopy cover.

Grant Info > https://www.greenadelaide.sa.gov.au/news/greener-neighbourhoods-grants-boost

Media Release > https://www.premier.sa.gov.au/news/media-releases/news/funding-for-greener-neighbourhoods-doubled

28/06/2021

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Explore the City of Marion's Urban Forest

28/06/2021

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Creekline Restoration Planting Days 🌱

Help create healthy habitats for native plants and wildlife. 🐨

What: Creekline Restoration Planting Days
When and where: 1 July 2021 – Currency Creek,
7 July 2021 – Meadows Creek.

Immerse yourself in local bushland and discover how you can help protect rare and threatened species, including the Nationally Endangered Mount Compass Oak-bush (Allocasuarina robusta).

Funding provided by the Australian Government through the Environment Restoration Fund.

To register contact us on 8406 0500 or email [email protected]

28/06/2021

🌵🌲🌴🌿🌳 People of Adelaide, if you want more trees, please sign and share 💚🌵🌲🌴🌿🌳

Let’s make Adelaide the world’s second National Park City. A city where people take action to be better connected with nature. 🌳🐦🦋

You can help by signing the Charter today.
www.adelaidenationalparkcity.org

25/06/2021

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Believe it or not, solar panels would have to rank as one of the biggest tree killers in Australia at the moment. The astounding uptake of solar panels on our roofs often sees homeowners following the recommendations of the installers to take out large trees so that their panels can operate more efficiently. Take for example, this 100+ year-old perfectly healthy sugar gum, which appears to have been taken out for 16 solar panels. The tree is now fully gone.

So, is taking out that large tree really worthwhile to improve the performance of your solar panels?
The simple answer is no, most likely not! There is currently research being undertaken at Flinders’ University to put some more accurate $$ values on this. It is becoming less clear that there is a guaranteed economic benefit to you by removing the tree and adding solar panels. Never mind considering any sort of environmental benefit the tree brings. New technology has also further added significant improvements to solar panels, reducing the impact that shady trees might have on their performance.

Trees play an underrated but often critical role in cooling our homes. They act as our cities air conditioner, helping to mitigate the urban heat island effect. The shading they provide saves you $$ on your air conditioner bills.

Most Australian Native trees, especially eucalypts, have leaves that hang vertically. This is to reduce the amount of harsh mid-day sun that they attract – often when your solar panels are producing the most electricity.

Removing large trees can cost thousands. So potentially you can have the best of both worlds! A tree that provides shading to reduce your energy bills, adds significant value to your home and solar panels as well!

Thank you to TREENET for some fantastic research papers on this topic. For those that are interested, you might also find this article of some use: https://renew.org.au/renew-magazine/solar-batteries/solar-on-a-shady-roof/

24/06/2021

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Let's hear it for the paddock trees! Resilient remnants of a landscape long-gone, providing shade, inspiration and genetic material to regenerate local forests. These trees are priceless and worthy of protection on private land. If you're a landholder giving space to one of these important trees, raise your hand! We want to give you a big round of applause!

Want to protect a tree on your property, but not sure how to go about it, head to this great guide: https://sustainablefarms.org.au/article/maintaining-and-restoring-scattered-paddock-trees #:~:text=Physically%20protecting%20trees%20by%20fencing,found%20outside%20the%20canopy%20area.

Thanks to Instagrammer Jen Ferguson (jen.fergy) for tagging in this gorgeous photo!

20/06/2021

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Just 6 weeks to go until National Tree Day! Have you registered to host a planting, or join one that's happening near you? 👉 https://treeday.planetark.org/