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Join the Land for Wildlife program to help preserve wildlife on your property. Discover the benefits and sign up.

Koala sleeping in a tree at Brisbane Koala bushlands.

About the Land for Wildlife program

The Land for Wildlife program helps landowners conserve and restore wildlife habitat on their property.

More than half of Brisbane's local flora and fauna is on privately owned land. By joining, you can help our native species survive.

Through the program, landowners can:

  • receive advice about planting and growing new plants (revegetation)

  • learn more about local flora and fauna species

  • understand how to conserve and restore wildlife habitat. 

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The Land for Wildlife program is part of our wider Community Conservation Partnerships program and the SEQ Land for Wildlife regional network. 

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Join the program 

Join more than 840 private landowners in helping to preserve our city's unique habitat and wildlife for the future.

Together, we're already caring for more than 2,700 hectares. That’s bigger than Mt Coot-tha Forest Reserve and Tinchi Tamba Wetlands combined! 

Joining is free, voluntary and doesn't impact your land ownership rights.

Benefits

The program gives you access to a host of services and resources.

  • Get expert advice on habitat management, plant identification and weed management.
  • Receive a specific Bushland Property Management Plan and maps for your property.
  • Free workshops on habitat management topics.
  • Regular newsletters and fact sheets.
  • Free native flora and fauna reference books.
  • Free native plants and nestboxes.
  • Access to wildlife monitoring cameras.
  • Access to grants.
  • Signage to recognise the partnership.
  • A rebate on the Bushland Preservation Levy.

Who can participate 

The program is open to: 

  • landowners with at least 0.5 hectares (5,000 square metres or 1.3 acres) of natural bushland to protect

  • owners of farms, bush blocks, schools, golf courses, public institutions and commercial properties that meet the partnership criteria.

Eligibility criteria

As the landowner, you must be willing to protect and improve all, or part, of your land for nature conservation. 

In addition to the size and vegetation criteria, factors include:

  • connectivity (proximity to other bushland areas, including other Land for Wildlife properties)

  • presence of threatened species

  • habitat for threatened species 

  • waterways 

  • educational or broader community values. 

A Council Officer will help assess your property’s eligibility if you are interested in joining the program.

More than 0.5 hectares of native vegetation with:

  • diverse plant species and vegetation layers (e.g. groundcovers, vines, grasses, trees) consistent with the Regional Ecosystem definition

  • manageable threats such as weeds

  • habitat for a diversity of wildlife 

  • the ecological condition is either good, stable or improving

  • can include human-modified or re-established ecosystems such as dams.

More than 0.5 hectares of native vegetation with:

  • limited native plant species and vegetation layers that may or may not be consistent with the Regional Ecosystem definition

  • the ecological condition is either poor, declining or slowly improving and requires active management to bring it back to a healthy state

  • abundant threats such as weeds or erosion. 

  • habitat for some wildlife.

How to apply

To join the program: