Help these grow
Forests that are fundraising now or soon.
Getting started
Black Hill, BallaratBlack Hill, VIC
Beside the local post office and within walking distance of three schools, led by Colleen Filippa and Stuart Porteous. Early planning underway with a $9,500 City of Ballarat grant secured.
Planting under way
Broulee, St Peter's Anglican CollegeBroulee, NSW
A schools pilot at St Peter's Anglican College on Yuin Country - restoring endangered Coastal Littoral Rainforest on a site evacuated during the Black Summer fires. Donate to help get it in the ground.
Funded, designing the forest
Denman Prospect, Evelyn Scott SchoolDenman Prospect, ACT
A microforest at Evelyn Scott School in one of Canberra's newest suburbs, backed by Capital Estate Developments and the Rotary Club of Canberra Sunrise. Part of our national schools program.
Fully funded. Thank you!
Fundraising soon
GriffithGriffith, ACT
A community-led forest in one of Canberra's most established inner suburbs, led by locals Anna Rose and Ben Wilson. Fundraising campaign launching soon.
Getting started
Mount Rogers PS NaturescapeMelba, ACT
A Naturescape at Mount Rogers Primary School in Melba, starting with a dry creek bed and a microforest, run by the school community with MC's backing.
Planted and growing
Led by local leaders and backed by their community.
- Gindilanwari, Dunlop
Dunlop, ACT
- Planted 2025
- 1,500 plants
- $50,000 raised
Gindilanwari ("Joyful Place") is a community-built microforest funded through the ACT Government's Cooling Your Suburb program, with 1,500 native plants and sub-surface water-harvesting trenches.
- Crestwood
Crestwood, NSW
- Planted 2024
- 1,500 plants
- $38,500 raised
Led by Mitch Porteous and Rebecca Gredley-Porteous, the community planted 1,500 native, climate-resilient plants. A council survey a year later reported overwhelmingly positive feedback.
- Moruya
Moruya, NSW
- Planted 2023
- 1,500 plants
- $18,000 raised
Led by Sharlene Cohen, Wendy Jones and Edwina Robinson, Moruya created the Eurobodalla's first Miyawaki-style microforest beside St John's Anglican Church, restoring rare Dry Rainforest habitat.
- Gawari Mada, Holt
Holt, ACT
- Planted 2022
- 1,500 plants
- $25,060 raised
Led by Jennifer Bardsley, Gawari Mada ("Bush Land") brought more than 1,500 native plants, water-harvesting features and nature-play elements to a formerly barren park.
- Watson
Watson, ACT
- Planted 2021
- 1,200 plants
- $80,000 raised
Led by Purdie Bowden, Liz Adcock and Joan Cornish, the Watson Microforest raised more than $80,000 and planted over 1,200 native plants, with water harvesting, habitat features and a nature-play trail.
- Downer
Downer, ACT
- Planted 2020
- 1,800 plants
- $23,000 raised
Led by Edwina Robinson, Downer became Canberra's first climate-cooling microforest. More than 1,800 native plants were established using dense planting and water-harvesting design, transforming a dustbowl into a thriving habitat within a year.