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)
Opening Hours: Every Wednesday morning from 9.00 am- 12.00 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 80,000 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 autumn 2024.
All planting days are drop-in style between 9am – 12 noon.
Sat 6th April – Whitechapel Reserve, Whitechapel Road, Arrow Junction (followed by Community BBQ). Parking: adjacent to planting site.
Sat 13th April – Lake Hayes Pavilion. Parking at Lake Hayes Pavilion.
Sat 20th April– Bush Creek, Arrowtown, behind the Chinese Village. Parking area next to The Dishery.
Sat 27th April – Slope Hill Road (tributary of Mill Creek) – access off Speargrass Flat Road. Planting site is on the right hand side of the bike trail, approximately 1km along Slope Hill Road (access ONLY from the Speargrass Flat Rd). Parking : look for WRT flag on the left.