Two Million Trees Project
This $14m contract involved managing and implementing the largest peri-urban reforestation project in Australia. Our role involved taking responsibility for concurrently managing 54 discrete project sites, ensuring that planting design and implementation met QLD regional Ecosystem objectives.
Project Summary
The Water & Carbon Group was engaged by the Brisbane City Council to design, manage and implement the Brisbane 2 Million Trees project; the largest peri-urban reforestation project in Australia.
WCG was responsible for planting over two million trees over 54 project sites concurrently and ensuring that planting design and implementation adhered to the Queensland Regional Ecosystems and met multiple objectives. The one millionth tree was planted in mid 2010.
54
2000000
individual trees planted
Project Summary
The Water & Carbon Group was engaged by the Brisbane City Council to design, manage and implement the Brisbane 2 Million Trees project; the largest peri-urban reforestation project in Australia.
WCG was responsible for planting over two million trees over 54 project sites concurrently and ensuring that planting design and implementation adhered to the Queensland Regional Ecosystems and met multiple objectives. The one millionth tree was planted in mid 2010.
Solution
Our involvement in the project includes the following:
- Contract management
- Land acquisition
- Stakeholder and private landholder negotiation
- Site identification
- Site assessment
- Project approvals
- Reforestation and establishment
Largescale tubestock planting
Outcomes
The project achieved the following outcomes:
- 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
54
sites visited throughout the project
2000000
individual trees planted
Largescale tubestock planting
2 Million Trees community planting day
2MT planting sites throughout SEQ
