General News
23 August, 2023
Helping to revegetate land
LANDHOLDERS in the Heytesbury district have a chance to revegetate their properties with thousands of native seedings on offer.
LANDHOLDERS in the Heytesbury district have a chance to revegetate their properties with thousands of native seedings on offer.
Heytesbury District Landcare Network (HDLN) is seeking expressions of interest for a new round of grants for local revegetation projects for next year as part of its Biofund project.
This year, 11 successful grant recipients are receiving between 400 and 2100 seedlings each, with projects ranging from shelterbelts on dairy farms to patches of native bush on small blocks.
HDLN Landcare co-ordinator Michelle Leech said the Biofund project enables HDLN to support local landholders by providing seedlings or direct seed for revegetation projects.
“These projects are focused on planting areas of native vegetation, including shelter belts, and encourage community participation,” she said.
“We encourage anyone in our district who has a native revegetation project in mind to submit an expression of interest.
“Whether you’ve been planting on your farm for decades or you’ve never done so before, we’d like to hear from you.
“We’d particularly like to see applications from new landholders we haven’t worked with in the past.”
The type of projects which will be considered include those focussed on protection, enhancement or linking of existing native vegetation; the planting of local native vegetation for biodiversity,
shelterbelts, waterway protection, erosion control, salinity management, or educational reasons; and other projects with potential benefits to natural resource management and the local community.
Interested landholders can visit https://www.heytesburylandcare.org.au/fact-sheets--forms or call 5598 3755 to lodge an expression of interest before September 30.