Projects

Find out about our iconic environmental projects to cool, green and wild metropolitan South Australia.

Urban Greening Strategy

Developing a strategy that brings together stakeholders and the community to make a practical plan to protect and enhance Adelaide's mature trees, green open spaces and urban biodiversity.

Urban Greening Strategy - Green Adelaide

Encouraging birds of prey habitat and awareness

A rewilding project to enhance the habitat and raise public awareness of metropolitan Adelaide’s majestic birds of prey.

Encouraging birds of prey habitat and awareness - Green Adelaide

Creating a more butterfly friendly Adelaide

A re-wilding program to look after and boost the numbers of threatened butterflies across metro SA.

Creating a more butterfly friendly Adelaide - Green Adelaide

Bringing Platypus back to the Torrens

A bold re-wilding project to bring platypus back to the River Torrens is being investigated to reintroduce this iconic threatened species to mainland South Australia.

Bringing Platypus back to the Torrens - Green Adelaide

Let's make Adelaide a National Park City

South Australia is making an historic push to have Adelaide become the world’s next National Park City.

Let's make Adelaide a National Park City - Green Adelaide

River Torrens Breakout Creek Stage 3

Breakout Creek along the River Torrens / Karrawirra Pari is being steadily transformed from an artificial channel into a more natural flowing and healthy creek.

River Torrens Breakout Creek Stage 3 - Green Adelaide

Nature Prescription Trial

South Australia's first Nature Prescription Trial was delivered in 2021. Read about our findings.

Nature Prescription Trial - Green Adelaide

Urban River Torrens Recovery Project

The River Torrens Recovery Project commenced in 2014, targeting priority sites to improve water quality and ecosystem function in the river and the coastal waters where it enters the sea.

Urban River Torrens Recovery Project - Green Adelaide

Managing blue-green algae in Torrens Lake

The Torrens Lake suffers from frequent and repeated blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) blooms.

Managing blue-green algae in Torrens Lake - Green Adelaide

Blue carbon futures

A program restoring coast and marine ecosystems, such as saltmarshes and mangroves, and investigating their carbon storage potential, to prepare for a time when blue carbon can be traded.

Blue carbon futures - Green Adelaide
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