Funding for Environmental Flood Recovery Works
Posted on 25 November, 2011 by Connecting Country
The North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has received funding from the Australian Government for a Natural Disaster Environmental Recovery program to support the community to undertake environmental flood recovery works.
This funding has been provided for projects that:
- Repair damage from the recent floods to previous environmental protection works such as revegetation or fencing,
- Protect or enhance environmental benefits from the floods such as natural regeneration.
The funding guidelines for the Natural Disaster Environmental Recovery program are now available and can be accessed on their website. A PDF version of the guidelines is also available and can be downloaded here.
As well as the goals and activities outlined in the funding guidelines, there are additional areas of support for partner stakeholders which are outlined below. (Goals 1 and 2 can be found in the funding guidelines document.)
Goal 3: To address threats to the ecological resilience of priority Ramsar wetlands.
Activities to achieve goal
- Revegetation, restoration and enhancement of native vegetation
- Construction of wildlife corridors that create connectivity between isolated patches
- Construction or repair of fences that will protect significant native vegetation that has responded positively to flood events
- Control of weeds that have been spread by the floods
- Control of pest animals that pose an increased threat to native vegetation because of the floods
Goal 4: To reduce the impact of pest plants and animals in particular Weeds of National Significance on high quality vegetation.
Activities to achieve goal
- Weed control efforts that focus on areas of native regeneration in an effort to improve success of native regeneration. Target species; Willow; Blackberry; Gorse; Bridal Creeper; Tamarix.
- Pest animal control that focuses on areas of natural regeneration in an effort to improve success of native revegetation.
For further information, contact Pheobe Smith at North Central CMA (phone: 5440 1811; mobile: 0419 177 620; email: phoebe.smith@nccma.vic.gov.au)
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Connecting Country is still accepting funding applications from landholders and groups to undertake Yellow Box Woodland projects in the Mt Alexander region. For more information and/or to download an application form click here.
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