New Program: Connecting Landscapes
Posted on 19 August, 2012 by Connecting Country
Calling all Landholders
Connecting Country is pleased to announce that it has been successful in obtaining funding from the Australian Government’s Clean Energy Future Biodiversity Fund to implement our new program, Connecting Landscapes across the Mount Alexander region.
This five year program will work with private landholders to create and enhance wildlife habitat connections between the large blocks of crown land forest that occur through the Mount Alexander Shire and immediate surrounds.
Connecting Country will establish its own on-ground works crew to help landholders undertake management activities on their properties, such as pest animal and plant control, protective fencing and supplementary plantings. Other aspects of the program to be implemented by Connecting Country will include community talks and field day events, flora and fauna monitoring and other related activities.
We are seeking expressions of interest for potential site projects with Landcare groups and private landholders that fit the funding guidelines. An Expression of Interest Form can be found here and full details about the project can be found here.
For further information or to get involved, contact the Project Manager, Jarrod Coote, on 5472 1594 or email jarrod@connectingcountry.org.au
Also information will be available at Connecting Country’s Reference Group meeting to be held on the evening of August 20th 2012.
Fantastic news!
I am interested to have know if the project is only focusing on properties within the designated habitat zones?
Verna, Golden Point
This sounds very interesting and my husband Frank Veldze and I would be very keen to participate in the project. We have already had a wonderful relationship with Connecting Country and the Kangaroo Creek project that was undertaken to clear the gorse infestation on our property and the surrounding properties adjacent to Kangaroo Creek. We would like to continue the good work already undertaken and be a part of this initiative. Please can you keep me informed.
Best wishes
Suzanne Donisthorpe, Taradale.