Adelaide's New Urban Shade Forest

Green spaces provide cooling shade, which is becoming increasingly vital as summers grow hotter and heatwaves last longer. These leafy green powerhouses also capture carbon, provide us with the oxygen we breathe, and offer a much-needed boost to our mental and physical well-being.

But it’s not just people who benefit—native plants create critical habitat for the wildlife that call our cities home. With a reduction in urban vegetation, many species are left navigating a fragmented concrete jungle. The good news? Even small pockets of greenery in urban spaces can make a big difference, sometimes supporting even more biodiversity than larger patches of habitat! That’s why every tree planted, every garden or balcony improved, and every bit of revegetation matters.

Since launching our Urban Shade Forest project in 2022, CVA has planted over 20,000 native seedlings in urban and suburban spaces across Australia. Following on from the successful delivery of our Urban Shade Forest project over the last couple of years in Greater Dandenong, VIC and Rockingham, WA, we are once again gearing up to grow even more Forests!

Our focus areas will include returning to the City of Rockingham, Western Australia, while also excitingly expanding to two new regions – Campbelltown City Council in South Australia, and a soon-to-be-confirmed region in South-East Queensland.

Conservation Volunteers Australia’s Urban Shade Forest initiative is supported by founding partner Chevron Australia, Chevron’s premium fuel brand Caltex.

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