MONARO LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY
Managing our native
Vol. vegetation
1 Issue 1
MLC Project Newsletter
Project Achievements
The aim of the Monaro Landscape Connectivity (MLC)
project was to improve the condition, extent and
connectivity of patches of native vegetation across the
Monaro region in the Murrumbidgee catchment.
The MLC project was an initiative of three local
organisations: Kosciuszko 2 Coast (K2C), Murrumbidgee
Catchment
Management
Authority
(CMA)
and
Murrumbidgee Landcare incorporated (MLi). Two years ago
funding was secured from the Australian Government
Caring for our Country program to implement the project
and together with the support of the NSW Office of
Environment and Heritage (OEH) the project has been
successful delivered.
Over the past two years, over 80 landholders have been
involved in the project, in one form or another. Many
received a property visit to learn more about the native
vegetation on your property and its management in
particular the application of Traditional Land Management
Practices (TLMP). Traditional Land Manager Rod Mason has
been generous in sharing a wealth of Traditional
knowledge and the application of Indigenous practices in
managing native vegetation.
29 property owners also attended one of the five
workshops that were held across the region.
Over 440 hectares of endangered Yellow Box woodland
and Natural grassland has been protected as a result of the
MLC project.
RFS controlling burn around snow gums
Please contact Lauren Van Dyke if you wish to attend:
The project team has enjoyed meeting all of you and
0411 402 978
thank you for inviting us onto your outstanding
properties and sharing with us your own knowledge
and personal battles when it comes to managing
native vegetation.
June 2013
This is not the end however ..
The MLC project may have come to an end but the
three partner organisations are still operating in your
local area delivering a range of information, support
and funding related to the management of native
vegetation and sustainable agriculture.
See below a brief description of what each partner does and
contact details if you would like to get involved or to find out
more about what support is available to you:
K2C– A partnership of organisations, businesses, landholders
and individuals to help landholders conserve, recover and
connect isolated woodlands, grasslands, riparian and
wetland areas.
Lauren van Dyke, Facilitator
0411 402 978 / facilitator@k2c.org.au / www.k2c.org.au
Murrumbidgee CMA – A NSW Government organisation
established to deliver funding to help landholders improve
and restore the natural resources in the catchment.
Matt de Jongh, Catchment Coordinator
02 6229 7711 / matt.dejongh@cma.nsw.gov.au /
www.murrumbidgee.cma.nsw.gov.au
MLi - A grass roots umbrella organisation representing
Landcare in the Murrumbidgee Catchment.
Regional Landcare Facilitator
02 6933 1443 / www.murrumbidgeelandcare.asn.au
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