Native Plant Nursery
The Kangaroo Island (KI) Native Plant Nursery has an essential role in habitat restoration following the devastating bushfires in summer 2019-2020.
Tubestock at Kangaroo Island Native Plant Nursery; photo Gretta Koch
KI is home to many endemic plant species that are found nowhere else, and native vegetation provides many important benefits. It provides habitat and food for our precious native animals such the KI kangaroo, koalas, pygmy possums and emu wrens, as well as many threatened and endangered species such as the KI echidna, the KI dunnart, Rosenberg’s goanna and the Glossy Black-cockatoo.
Native vegetation prevents soil erosion, filters runoff, provides shelter for livestock, and provides the basis for the Island’s honey industry, which has been significantly impacted by the fires, and supports many native pollinators, such as the endangered green carpenter bee and the blue-banded bee.
The KI Native Plant Nursery has offered an important service for many years, providing landholders with critical advice about what to grow where, ensuring that seed is of KI provenance, and ensuring that there is no biosecurity risk posed to the island by bringing over plants that are grown on the mainland.
The nursery plays a critical role in bushfire recovery efforts on the island, and donations help support fire-affected areas and landholders.
Donate online or contact Nature Foundation on 08 8340 2880 or [email protected].