Native Planting Guides
Home to species found nowhere else in the world, the Tweed stands as a critical biodiversity hotspot and a vital refuge for unique animals and plants. Explore the resources below to learn more about our local flora.
A Climate Ready Revegetation Guide
How do we plant for a future Climate? This guide is a tool for Natural Resource Management Practitioners, and provides a step-by-step instructions on where to find and how to use climate projections and how to consider the suitability of species and provenances for revegetation projects.
Native Plants For Northern Rivers Native Wildlife Calendar
a list of native shrubs, trees, grasses & ground covers, vines & scramblers - when they flower, fruit and seed and which animals they support
Climate Resilient Landscapes – A Planting Guide for the Northern Rivers Region
Climate Resilient Landscapes aims to help residents to adapt to climate variability. The guide explains the changes that our region is likely to experience and the steps we can take to prepare our gardens and the wider landscape to be resilient through these changes. There are lists of endemic native species which are drought tolerant, fire resilient, flood resilient, salt tolerant, frost tolerant, wind tolerant, sequester carbon, and provide habitat and food.
This guide has been prepared by Brunswick Valley Landcare. Hardcopies are available from the Byron Shire Council Offices in Mullumbimby, your local Landcare office or your local library.
My Local Native Garden
The Native Species Planting Guide (NSPG) is an online interactive resource developed by Tweed Shire Council and produced to assist home owners, land holders and professionals to prepare locally occurring native species planting lists for projects ranging from landscape-scale restoration to back garden planting.