Volunteering For Nature
Volunteering With
Second Nature Conservancy
Volunteering your time to help Second Nature is a great way to make connections, learn new skills, contribute to your community and to care for the environment.
Whether it’s a once-off planting event, getting involved at our Natural Resource Centre, or learning to propagate native plant species at one of our community nurseries, we express our gratitude to all volunteers who give their time back to the environment.
Volunteering Within Your Community
Participating in an environmentally-oriented community organisation offers a truly fulfilling opportunity, and our region boasts several vibrant, inclusive groups that eagerly welcome new members. Explore the volunteer community groups currently making a difference in our area and reach out to them for involvement!
Second Nature can also assist other environmental, land care or farming community groups in our area, with things like; connecting with other groups for knowledge sharing, promoting their events and growing plants for revegetation projects. Meeting space is available in our Natural Resource Centre located at 6 Catherine Street, Strathalbyn, for groups to use without charge.
If your local community environmental group is interested in collaborating with Second Nature Conservancy, we’d love to hear from them!
Second Nature
Community Nurseries
Join us on a fulfilling journey as a volunteer nursery assistant at our community nurseries, where you'll learn the art of propagating native seedlings and enhance your local plant identification abilities. Join a vibrant community of like-minded individuals dedicated to giving back to nature and making a tangible difference. We extend our gratitude to all volunteers, past and present, for their invaluable time, commitment, and passion.
If you’d like to join us at Mount Barker on Thursdays and at Alexandrina on Fridays, apply to be a nursery volunteer today!
Community Group Volunteer Opportunities
We have a number of fantastic, active community groups in our region. These groups are friendly, welcoming and always looking for new members. Here are some of the volunteer community groups currently working in our area – get in touch!
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Undertakes seed collection, propagation, revegetation on many sites on Hindmarsh Island.
Email —> hilandcare@gmail.com
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Working continually on coastal on-ground works and awareness raising activities.
Email —> ben.simon@secondnature.org.au
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Manages a native plant nursery, and undertakes weed control in riparian zones and water quality monitoring.
Email —> jbbrooks@bigpond.com
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Works to protect and improve native vegetation and increase community environmental knowledge.
Email —> rosepaul88@bigpond.com
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Collectively manages bushland across multiple properties.
Email —> Dgp243@gmail.com
Connect —> Instagram
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Holds regular working bees to enhance the Nurragi Conservation Reserve.
Email —> sealewis@bigpond.com
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A meeting place for people with an interest in local natural history.
Email —> strathnats@gmail.com
Connect —> Facebook
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Email —> aballnutt@bigpond.com
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Representing irrigators of the Angas-Bremer district supporting sustainable practices.
Connect —> Website
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A local community native nursery for revegetation, environmental conservation.
Email —> claytonbayneg@gmail.com
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Involved in bushcare, pest plant and animal control, landcare, revegetation and information sharing.
Email —> angasrivercatchmentgroup@gmail.com
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Working on weed management, revegetation and rehabilitation primarily in riparian zones.
Email —> bglincoln@ozemail.com.au
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Undertaking bushcare, revegetation, pest plant and animal control.
Email —> welshanne1@gmail.com
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Working to restore the natural areas around Macclesfield
Email —> sbrad@hotkey.net.au
Connect—> Website
Connect —> Facebook
The Eastern Fleurieu Environmental Community Alliance
Second Nature facilitates the Eastern Fleurieu Environmental Community Alliance, a network of 15 community-based groups with a focus on on-ground environmental action. Objectives of the Alliance are to;
Share knowledge and information
Work together to achieve efficiencies
Coordinate on-ground works for greater outcomes
Be a strong, unified voice and advocate to local council, Government and other bodies
Collaborate in joint applications for better funding opportunities
Alliance Members
Angas River Catchment Group
Angas Bremer Water Management Committee
Clayton Bay Nursery & Environment Group
Doctors Creek Landcare Group
Finniss Catchment Group
Flaxley Landcare Group
Friends of Cox Scrub
Friends of Nurragi
Goolwa Coastcare
Hills Biodiversity
Hindmarsh Island Landcare Group
Kanmantoo-Callington Landcare Group
Macclesfield Bushcare Group
Prospect Hill Bushland Group
Second Nature Conservancy