Welcome

The North Coast Regional Seed Bank Network is a partnership between the Friends of the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour, the North Coast Regional Landcare Network, and Local Land Services to develop a native seed bank for the North Coast region.

About the Seed Bank

The aim of the network is to improve the capacity of key community and industry stakeholders to collect, store, exchange, and supply native plant seed using recognised best practice methods. This will help to increase the supply of provenanced native seed and plant material to support current and future land restoration programs in the north coast region.

The Seed Bank is a membership-based network. It consists of central seed storage at the Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour, and seed collection hubs across the region. Seed Bank members are entitled to exchange seed and attend capacity-building events. The Seed Bank is governed by a steering committee under a Memorandum of Understanding. The North Coast Regional Seed Bank is not a commercial seed bank and does not sell seed.

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How to Help

Volunteers can assist by joining training events to learn how to collect seed and to assist with collecting, processing and growing native plant seeds for your nearest Landcare hub. See North Coast Landcare or the Seed Bank Coordinator at the Botanic Garden.

Landholders planning revegetation projects can help by planning well ahead to ensure adequate time to supply healthy seedlings from good genetic seed sources is available to grow the best variety of plants on your site.

Organisations wishing to join the network may apply after checking the eligibility criteria and by submitting the information required (see under About Us).

Donations to assist the work of the largely volunteer-based seed bank network are welcome. Contact the Seed Bank Coordinator.

North Coast Regional Landcare

Network Summary

  • 11 Landcare Networks
  • 3,205,100 hectares
  • 528,906 people within our treion
  • 239 group members of/working with our eleven networks

The North Coast Regional Seed Bank Network includes 11 Landcare networks across the NSW North Coast, five seed collection hubs, and a central seed storage and testing facility located at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour.

The NSW North Coast region spans more than 3 million hectares and is home to over 500,000 people. It features remarkable biodiversity, including World Heritage-listed rainforests and numerous endangered ecological communities.

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