Gourmet gum leaves - evaluating the nutritional quality of preferred koala food trees on the Redlands Coast

The primary goal is to develop a pilot a project to evaluate the nutritional quality of eucalyptus trees at selected sites in Redlands City. The pilot will be to undertake vegetation surveys and collect seed from relevant trees of interest. The project will also include a citizen science component where ANU researcher will work in work in collaboration with Redland City Council officers, community volunteers at the IndigiScapes Nursery and landscape restoration groups to collect and propagate seedlings to plant at identified sites for revegetation initiatives.