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

Spring/summer volunteer hours: Every Wednesday morning from 9-12pm and fortnightly evening sessions from 5-7pm (starting Wed 16 October)

What to bring: Gardening gloves, Water, sunhat, sunscreen

Location: Jean Malpas Community Nursery, Poplar Drive, Kelvin Heights.

Community Planting Days

Each spring and autumn we invite our community to help plant native trees and shrubs at our keystone sites. Since 2015, we have planted over 100,000 natives throughout the Whakatipu Basin.  Our sites are thriving examples of successful ecological restoration, providing habitat and food for native birds, insects and invertebrates.

Watch this space for autumn 2024 planting dates.

Latest News

15th October 2024

Are you our next Education and Engagement Officer?

Jo Smith is sowing seeds for her next adventure and we’re looking for the right person to continue her great work. Could you be the one?

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12th September 2024

Meet a volunteer: Michael Thompson

Drawn by a love of plants and a wish to improve the natural landscape, Michael is now a highly skilled and much loved member of the WRT volunteer crew.

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6th August 2024

Meet our new Operations Manager, Sararose Brown

Sararose Brown brings significant botanical knowledge and practical experience to the role of Operations Manager. And guess what her favourite keystone site is?

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Our Supporters

We would not exist without the amazing support from organisations and individuals who support us financially and through volunteer hours.

DOC
QLDC
Trees That Count
Queenstown Airport
Jean Malpas
Leslie Hutchins Conservation Foundation