Fire Wise Demonstration Garden is OPEN!
Activity From The FireWise Project
We recently welcomed the community to the official opening of our Fire Wise Demonstration garden in Mount Barker.
We recently welcomed the community to the official opening of our Fire Wise demonstration garden in Mount Barker. Visit and to learn about low-flammability plants and how to incorporate them into garden design.
Cutting the green ribbon. From left to right, Mark Cairns - Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife, Ross Oke - Second Nature Conservancy, Mayor David Leach and Jamie Thornton - Mount Barker District Council.
Located in the Springs Wetland, next to the Mount Barker Community Nursery the garden serves as a community education tool and resource, showcasing how to use local native low-flammability native plants in a landscaping context.
Visit the garden on a Thursday, and pop into the Mount Barker Community Nursery to buy some of the plants in the garden! We also have free copies of our new Fire Wise & Sustainable Garden Design booklet.
Community using the guided walk map to identify different plants in the garden.
This activity is part of the Fire Wise program, a collaborative project between Second Nature Conservancy and the @Mount Barker District Council. Fire Wise is funded through a grant from the @Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife as part of the federal government’s Preparing Australian Communities Program. It aims to enhance community resilience and support biodiversity through the promotion and use of low flammability native plants.
