ABOUT REFOREST NOW
ReForest Now was created and is now sustained by the need for a comprehensive not-for-profit model of reforestation and regeneration in Australia. Australia has fallen far behind many countries that are offering more attractive tree planting and restoration programs at one tenth of the price (at $1.00 per tree) compared to our Australian national average of $10.00 per tree.
What ReForest Now has done is bring the cost of diverse rainforest planting down to $5.00 per tree in Australia, which of course is a challenge given the hundreds of species we plant.
We do this not because it is easy but because we live on the driest continent on Earth and it is in desperate need of reforestation, thus we must find a way to encourage the repair of this part of the world, despite the high costs associated with every aspect of working here in Australia.
We cover a wide array of internal services without being compromised on price by external for-profit detours.
Staff cover the follow activities;
1. Seed collecting
2. Seed germination and plant propagation
3. Nursery construction and maintenance
4. Site inspection and landholder engagement
5. Rainforest regeneration
6. Weed drilling (including Camphor laurel)
7. Logistics of equipment, materials and vehicles
8. Augering (drilling holes for tree plantings)
9. Tree planting
10. Site maintenance/tree care
11. Report writing
12. Science production
13. Grant writing
14. Partnerships management
15. Financial management
16. Website management
17. Social media - Facebook and Instagram
18. Filming, interviews, podcasts and blogs
MEET THE TEAM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Maximo Bottaro
Cert III nar, Bsc, Bclin, Hons 1st
Josh Fryhall
Odin Runga-Covington
Vice President - Director of Youth
Director General
Co-Founder & CEO
Tashi Maizey
Director of Nursery Operations
and Nursery Manager
Kim O'Sullivan
Director General
PODCASTS AND INTERVIEWS
OUR CONTRACTORS
MAXIMO BOTTARO - CEO
KALLEN MARECIC - PARTNERSHIPS
TASHI MAIZEY - NURSERY BOSS
JOSH FRY-HALL - LOGISTICIAN
CHLOE VINCENT - NURSERY & FIELD
MADELINE WEST - OUTREACH
KATIE PRITCHARD - NURSERY 2IC
ROMEY VASSELL - SITE CARE MANAGER
MICHELLE CHAPMAN - SEED EXPERT AND BIODIVERSITY
LUKE PHILLIP - CENTURION
CHRIS SNOWDEN - LABOUR
STANISLAV MUET - MAINTENANCE
BRADLEY MAXWELL - APPRENTICE
ANDREW TEUMA - LABOUR
JOEY VENABLES - EXPERT ADVISER AND TEAM LEADER