A SECOND NATURE PROJECT
Alexandrina Greening and Wildlife Project
This project is a collaboration between Alexandrina Council and Second Nature Conservancy.
The Objective
The Alexandrina Greening and Wildlife Project aims to educate and encourage residents of Alexandrina Council to plant local native plant species in their gardens to improve biodiversity and support local wildlife, supported by a series of informative and interactive workshops.
Native plants are so important to enhancing biodiversity and providing essential food and habitat for wildlife in our urban environment. Pockets of native vegetation across our suburbs provides wildife such as native birds opportunities to move across the landscape, accessing shelter, water and food along the way.
This project provides subsidised packs of plants to Alexandrina Council households, along with resources about native plants and some great workshops.
Further Details…
In 2024 & 2025 we delivered;
Packs of subsidised local native seedlings to Alexandrina households, achieving the provision and planting of over 1,500 native plants in the region
Free family friendly events as part of Nature Festival; ‘Awe Under the Stars: Exploring our Local Microbats’ and "‘As Day Flows into Night’ guided dusk walks to observe local microbats.
A free ‘Turtle Tales’ presentation about our local turtle species by professor Mike Thompson and Alexandrina Wildlife Support Group
Free workshops including ‘Native Gardens in Small Spaces’ and ‘Habitat Gardening at Home’
Happening in 2026
Round three of subsidised native plant packs from the Alexandrina Community Nursery available to purchase in winter - follow our socials to find out when they will be available
Backyards for Biodiversity 6 workshop series
Other activities to be announced…
And lots more…
The Alexandrina Greening and Wildlife project is a collaboration between Alexandrina Council and Second Nature, and is funded by Alexandrina Council.
Further Resources…
Want to learn more? Green Adelaide have some fantastic resources guides, click on the image to view online, or pop into the Resource Centre to grab a copy…
Plant and wildlife identification charts available
We have a range of Plant and Wildlife identification charts available at the Strathalbyn Natural Resource Centre for FREE! Thank you to Green Adelaide and Landscape Hills and Fleurieu for providing these wonderful resources
