Jean Malpas Community Nursery
Our Community Nursery is the heart of our operations. Each year our volunteers propagate and grow approximately 10,000 native plants to support reforestation efforts at our planting sites.
Community Nursery Volunteering (weekly sessions)
Our Community Nursery is now open every Wednesday morning.
Spring/Summer Volunteering Hours: Every Wednesday morning from 9 am- 12 noon (drop in style).
What to bring: Gardening gloves, water, hat & sunscreen.
Location: Jean Malpas Community Nursery, Poplar Drive, Jardine Park, Kelvin Heights.
No gardening experience required | Morning tea provided
Community Planting Days
Each spring and autumn we invite our community to help plant native trees & shrubs at our keystone sites. Since 2015, we have planted over 95,000 natives throughout the Whakatipu Basin. Our sites are thriving examples of successful ecological restoration, providing habitat and food for our native birds, insects & invertebrates.
Keystone Site Planting Days
Our Keystone Sites are large, multi-year planting projects on public land. Our vision is to create wildlife corridors that will, in turn, attract native birds, lizards & invertebrates back into the basin, significantly enhancing the biodiversity of the region. Below are dates for our volunteer community planting days in Spring 2024.
All planting days are drop-in style between 9am – 12 noon.
Saturday, 7th September – Whitechapel Reserve
- Plants: 1500
- Location: Whitechapel Road, Arrow Junction
- Parking: Adjacent to planting site
- Followed by a Community BBQ to celebrate the start of spring planting season!
Saturday, 14th September – Lake Hayes Pavilion
- Plants: 1500
- Location: Lake Hayes Pavilion
- Parking: At Lake Hayes Pavilion
Saturday, 21st September – Slope Hill Recreation Reserve
- Plants: 1000
- Location: Approximately 1km along Slope Hill Road (access via Speargrass Flat Road ONLY) – on the right-hand side of the bike trail
- Parking: Look for the WRT flag on the left
Thursday, 26th September – Jardine Park Welcome Forest: Visitor Industry Planting Day.
This event is a collaboration between the Whakatipu Reforestation Trust, Mana Tāhuna, Love Queenstown, Skyline, McConnell Dowell, and the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
- Plants: 2000
- Location: Jardine Park, Poplar Drive, Kelvin Heights
- Transport and Parking: The crew at LSQ are running two shuttles to transport volunteers from Queenstown and Frankton to Jardine Park for the morning and afternoon sessions. Book a seat on the van below, otherwise please carpool, bike, or bus where possible. Parking on site is limited.
- Registration: here
