Editing Tree planting (section)

===Australia===
Australian forests have been heavily affected since European colonisation, and some attempts have been made to restore native habitats, both by government and individuals. [[Greening Australia]] is a national [[Non profit]] set up to run the "National Tree Program" initiated by the Federal Government in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|title=Greening Australia - History|url=http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/about-us/history|access-date=2011-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220082057/http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/about-us/history|archive-date=2011-02-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There is a strong volunteer movement for conservation in Australia through Landcare and other networks. National Tree Day is organised annually by [[Planet Ark]] in the last week in July, encouraging the public to plant 1 million native trees per year. Growing trees for Timber industries is a long-term project. It may take many years for a tree to mature to an age and size that is appropriate for the Timber to be used by industry. Some trees are many hundreds of years old.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

Many state governments run their own "Million Tree" programs each year to encourage community involvement.<ref>{{cite web|title=2 Million Trees Victoria|url=http://www.2milliontrees.com.au/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517061108/http://2milliontrees.com.au/|archive-date=2013-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title =Growing A Great Future | work =SA Urban Forests Million Trees Program | publisher =Government of South Australia | url =http://www.milliontrees.com.au/ | access-date =December 13, 2013 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140924184135/http://www.milliontrees.com.au/ | archive-date =September 24, 2014 }}</ref>

[[Trees For Life (Australia)|Trees for Life]] ([[Brooklyn Park, South Australia|Brooklyn Park]]) is an excellent example of a community organisation having a sustainable impact.