Approved 20 Million Trees Round Two Projects to begin in the 2015/2016 financial year
App ID
Project Title
20MTR2-202
Connecting Woodlands
and Water - Building a
Bettong-ready
Goorooyarroo
20MTR2-116
Hexham Swamp reinstating native
vegetation
communities at Tank
Paddock
Project Description
A 6 km stretch of the headwaters of Sullivan's Creek has been identified as an
important link in critically endangered Box-Gum Grassy Woodland as a priority
for revegetation, to enhance terrestrial connectivity and riparian health and to
provide habitat suitable for wildlife such as Bettongs which are planned to be
released in the area in coming years. This will also connect habitat for other
important terrestrial flora and fauna within the woodlands and surrounding
urban areas. A combination of community volunteers and skilled contractors will
work in collaboration, to enhance community ownership, pride and
understanding of the ecosystem and will feed into a broader wildlife
management and community engagement program by the Trust.
Hexham Swamp on the edge of Newcastle is part of the Hunter Wetlands
National Park. It is listed in the Directory of Important Wetlands of Australia, is
an Important Bird Area and flows into the Hunter Estuary Wetlands Ramsar Site.
It is also part of the Stockton-Watagans Regional Green Corridor, connecting the
Great Eastern Ranges to the coast. The Swamp has a perimeter of 53 km, of
which almost 90 percent has been cleared. A major project reinstating tidal
flows to the swamp is underway. This 20MT proposal will reinstate Coastal
Foothills Spotted Gum – Ironbark Forest in Tank Paddock adjacent to Hexham
Swamp. The project will add value to WCA’s current 20MT project, further
increasing the extent of terrestrial woodland fringing Hexham Swamp.
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Applicant Name
Grants
Total
(GST incl)
No. Of
Trees
(above
2m
mature)
Capital Woodland and
Wetlands Conservation
Association_Inc
$56,760.00
4,600
ACT
Wetlandcare Australia
Pty Ltd
$107,585.50
10,000
NSW
State
20MTR2-111
20MTR2-145
20MTR2-112
Fish River and Sewells
Creek Rehabilitation
and Biodiversity
Corridors
This project is a key step in a strategic plan to connect the vegetation of the
Great Dividing Range along the eastern edge of the Central New South Wales
Tablelands with significant isolated islands of native vegetation in the west.
These vegetation isolates contain numerous threatened species including the
iconic Booroolong frog, copper butterfly and black gum community. The corridor
traces a once major song line and trading route for Australian Indigenous
peoples and holds numerous important cultural sites. Initially through the
combined work of more than 20 private landholders, Forestry Corp., Local
Aboriginal Land Councils, Land Care and State Government an area of 150 ha will
be planted using over 12,000 trees of local provenance.
Local Land Services
(Central Tablelands)
$110,000.00
12,000
NSW
Tomago and Hexham
sections, Hunter
Wetlands NP revegetating 40 ha of
floodplain
Five consortium partners will revegetate 40 ha of degraded floodplain in
internationally important Hunter Estuary wetlands by direct seeding and
planting 237,700 locally native plants, consisting of 24 species of plants that
form NSW-listed Swamp Oak and Swamp Sclerophyll Forest Endangered
Ecological Communities (EECs). Plantings will include 850 individuals of federally
listed threatened plants Magenta Lilly Pilly and White-Flowered Wax Plant,
create landscape connectivity between two patches of remnant vegetation
covering 460 ha, and create habitat and food sources for federally listed
threatened fauna Koala, Spotted-Tail Quoll and Swift Parrot.
Shortland Wetlands
Centre Ltd
$108,130.00
229,000
NSW
Cowra Rehabilitation
and Restoration of
Native Vegetation
Assets
This project will be a key initial step in a strategic plan to connect native
vegetation of the Great Dividing Range along the eastern edge of the Central
New South Wales Tablelands with significant isolated islands of native
vegetation in the west. These vegetation remnants contain numerous
threatened species including the iconic Koala, regent honeyeater and swift
parrot. The corridor traces a once major song line and trading route for
Australian Indigenous peoples and holds numerous important cultural sites.
Initially through the combined work of more than 25 private landholders, Local
Aboriginal Land Councils, Land Care and State Government an area of 150 ha will
be planted using over 15,000 trees of local provenance.
Local Land Services
(Central Tablelands)
$110,000.00
15,000
NSW
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20MTR2-37
Wilson's River Connecting Riparian
and Reserve Koala
Habitat and restoring
TEC
20MTR2-46
Pelican Island Revegetation of Littoral
Rainforest and Sand
Swales.
20MTR2-230
Revegetation of the
Blighty Corridor
This project will create and restore a strategic habitat corridor throughout 29 ha
of the landscape of the mid Richmond River, which will expand habitat for the
Nationally Threatened Koala whilst linking the existing Tucki Tucki Nature
Reserve, through an area of Nationally Threatened Lowland Rainforest to an
extended Riparian Corridor along the Richmond River. A total of 5.5 ha of
previously cleared native vegetation will be replanted creating 1500 m of
riparian corridor to link existing riparian Koala habitat remnants on the Wilson's
River and 750 m of terrestrial corridor to link riparian habitats with nearby
terrestrial Koala habitat remnants. Restoration works across 23.5 ha will
enhance condition of the linked existing habitat.
Pelican Island, part of Woregore Nature Reserve, is in the Hastings River near
Port Macquarie NSW. It is important feeding and roosting habitat for critically
endangered wading birds and contains endangered ecological communities,
including littoral rainforest. Restoration has been ongoing for some years, most
recently the past 3 years, with federal grant funds. Native vegetation is
regenerating well and weed loads have been substantially reduced. However,
there are areas of the island where disturbance from weeds was very high or
where native vines are suppressing regeneration. We will plant and/or direct
seeding these areas to assist in their restoration. Being an island, we can only
gain access on certain days due to the tides.
The project will re-establish the Riverina Highway roadside corridor at Blighty.
Through a combination of direct seeding and tube stock planting it will help to
connect existing remnants and planted areas either side of Highway and within
the Blighty Recreation Reserve. This will create a more effective biodiversity
corridor for local wildlife and connect the elongated aspects of the Blighty village
aesthetically for both the local community and visitors. The project area's high
profile will help demonstrate revegetation techniques. Signage at either end of
project will be erected.
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Wetlandcare Australia
Pty Ltd
$107,229.10
5,000
NSW
S.V Proust and P West
$23,596.10
700
NSW
Conargo Shire Council
$36,493.60
4,918
NSW
20MTR2-23
20MTR2-106
20MTR2-157
"An Island Girt by
Green" - Shaw's Island
Revegetation Project
This project will increase, by 28 ha, the extent of riparian corridor vegetation
along the Nepean River. The vegetation on Shaw's Island is composed of isolated
pockets of Casuarina Woodland. This ecological community has suffered the
impacts of land clearing, grazing and weed invasion. Through strategic reestablishment of 18,000 locally appropriate native plants, the project will
improve the condition, connectivity and resilience of this community and expand
upon the extensive weed control that Hawkesbury River County Council (HRCC),
funded by the NSW Crown Lands Division, has undertaken on the island for the
past 10 years.
Hawkesbury River
County Council
$108,145.40
10,800
NSW
Byron Creek, Bangalow
- Riparian Rainforest
Restoration
The project involves the restoration of over half a ha of sub-tropical rainforest
along a 250m stretch of Byron Creek in Bangalow. The site currently consists of
degraded farmland infested with Camphor laurel and other environmental weed
species. The project will control these weeds and establish a wide diversity of
locally endemic sub-tropical rainforest trees and shrubs that will enhance and
extend an existing Big scrub rainforest remnant and restoration plantings along
this section of Byron Creek, providing habitat for terrestrial and aquatic fauna
communities.
Bangalow Land and
Rivercare
$58,080.00
3,000
NSW
Derriwong/Ootha Connecting Ecological
Communities
This project will see a large corridor of farm land restored to native vegetation in
central NSW. The activities will engage passionate landholders, Landcare, the
Condobolin Green Army team and community in undertaking revegetation
activities that will connect two threatened ecological communities, providing a
significant area of native vegetation established within biodiversity corridors.
The project will provide multi-beneficial conservation and agricultural outcomes
in this productive grain, lamb and wool region, including provision of habitat and
refuges for threatened woodland and migratory birds and other wildlife,
connectivity with existing remnant vegetation, a valuable seed collection
resource, stock shelter and improved grazing management.
Derriwong-Ootha
Landcare Group Inc.
$110,000.00
26,880
NSW
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20MTR2-140
20MTR2-68
20MTR2-75
Mulloon’s habitat
restoration for
threatened species
Once a landscape of interconnected wetland systems, Mulloon Creek now bears
eroded gullies. Working collaboratively, this project recreates wetland
ecosystems, providing renewed habitat for threatened native fauna.
Contributing to Mulloon Institute's (MI) long-term catchment-scale project,
Mulloon Community Rehydration Project, this project aims to recreate, improve
and protect riparian, aquatic and wetland habitat and conserve nationally listed
threatened species.
We will:
• Improve aquatic and terrestrial condition and functionality
• Re-vegetate aquatic and terrestrial areas including gullies and tributaries
• Create wildlife corridors and vegetation linkage and improve natural pathways
for threatened species
The Mulloon Institute
Limited
$75,636.00
7,200
NSW
Sutherland Retreat Hill top and corridor
revegetation
The project will connect approximately 330 ha of bushland to an isolated area of
23 ha through the creation of a 7 ha green wildlife corridor. A small enlargement
on existing bushland will bring the entire reconnected bushland area to 365 ha.
Two naturally occurring wetland areas and riparian zones in the area will be reestablished, while the project as a whole will increase biodiversity and resilience.
The increased bushland and re-created wetlands will provide a sanctuary of
natural habitat for a number of threatened fauna native to the area.
Bridgford, David Robert
$47,525.50
25,000
NSW
A Greener Grainbelt
A Greener Grainbelt provides members of Harden Murrumburrah Landcare
Group (HMLG) with opportunities to continue revegetation that has occurred
over the past 25 years. Plantings will enhance HMLG's ongoing commitment to
rehabilitate and restore habitat across the grainbelt by planting approximately
70ha. This will help to address critically low levels of remaining remnant
vegetation across Harden Shire, identified at 2.83 percent by satellite imagery in
1997. This project will also support remediation of sites affected by soil erosion,
link existing plantings and enhance diversity of older plantings. Species selection
for new plantings will also consider predicted effects of climate change to ensure
adaptability and long term survival of revegetation.
Harden Murrumburrah
Landcare Group
$65,967.00
17,500
NSW
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20MTR2-250
Northern Tablelands Trees on farms in Cool
Country
20MTR2-237
Seedlings For Success
20MTR2-228
Burnett Catchment Restoring Riparian
Habitat in the Inland
Burnett
This project will engage graziers to plant native trees and shrubs on their farms
in the extensively cleared landscape in the Walcha and Armidale district in
northern NSW. Over 30,000 native trees and shrubs will be established with
tubestock and direct seeding using local provenance seed from the Northern
Tablelands Local Land Services native seed bank. These activities will provide
conservation and agricultural production outcomes in this significant wool and
beef growing region. The revegetation works will provide vital connecting
corridors and stepping stones of habitat for threatened woodland birds and
other wildlife, as well as shelter and shade for livestock.
The project aims to assist landholders in rehabilitating their properties for nature
conservation and to provide suitable habitat for the Black-footed tree-rat, by
providing tubestock of key species to kickstart establishment of the native
vegetation. The project will also increase the capacity of Land for Wildlife
members and the general public in the areas of native plant identification, seed
collection, site preparation techniques and native plant propagation through
three 2 day workshops. Up-skilling landholders in revegetation techniques
supports landholders who are interested in integrating nature conservation on
their properties and contributes towards improved habitat quality, protection
and restoration of remnant vegetation.
Loss of in-stream and bank riparian vegetation, trampling by grazing stock and
declining water quality caused by overgrazing and sedimentation have been
identified as major threats to the long term survival of the Burnett River's
threatened species Elseya albagula (white throated snapping turtle) and
Neoceratodus forsteri (Australian lungfish). This project will work directly with
landholders and local job-seekers to revegetate high priority riparian sites using
species identified by experts as key habitat and locations in the Inland Burnett.
BCCA will also work with local schools to set up monitoring programs and raise
community awareness of these local endemic species and the importance of
riparian vegetation in the Burnett Catchment.
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Local Land Services
(Northern Tablelands)
$95,040.00
12,660
NSW
Greening Australia (NT)
Ltd
$108,075.00
9,750
NT
Burnett Catchment
Care Association
$110,000.00
4,000
QLD
20MTR2-114
Eli Creek Upper Reach
Revegetation Project
20MTR2-135
Subtropical Lowland
Rainforest
Revegetation - Kin Kin
Catchment
20MTR2-194
Canungra Creek
Restoration Project
This project will revegetate strategic sections of Upper Eli Creek, Hervey Bay
City's most significant urban catchment. Planting trees will increase the extent of
and restore connectivity between existing native vegetation remnants, increase
urban fauna habitat, increase shade within the urban area, and revegetate a
historically cleared and modified waterway. Water quality downstream will be
improved through reduced run-off, increased overland filtration and bank
stabilisation. This project is part of a larger restoration project being carried out
by Council across the Eli Creek catchment. A range of community stakeholders
including paid and volunteer workers will be involved in restoring and
maintaining this natural community asset.
The project provides unequaled opportunity to sequester high carbon volumes
and create outstanding biodiversity outcomes within Environment Protection
and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) listed ecosystems and
species habitat.
The Project will involve the planting of 16,880 native trees over 4.22 ha to
recreate EPBC listed Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia and habitat for
Southern Penda, Grey Head Flying Fox, Red Goshawk, Coxen's Fig Parrot etc.
The project comprises a consortium of 4 properties with committed landholders,
each with past restoration work activities undertaken and/or Land for Wildlife
status on their properties. The project includes cash and in-kind contributions
from landholders, Noosa Council, and Noosa Landcare and equates to extremely
good value for money.
High quality riparian restoration works are planned for the site. Targeted weed
management and revegetation with endemic species will provide a wellvegetated buffer zone that will be increasingly resilient to high water events and
consequent erosion. The project will contribute to improving connectivity of
riparian habitat along the Canungra Creek system and compliment nearby
upstream restoration projects to re-instate Gallery rainforest community (RE
12.3.1). Project works will provide a platform to engage with local residents and
connect to existing community groups.
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Fraser Coast Regional
Council
$44,000.00
2,000
QLD
Noosa and District
Landcare Group Inc
$109,832.80
16,880
QLD
Scenic Rim Regional
Council
$44,000.00
4,000
QLD
20MTR2-110
Revegetation of Lower
Babinda Creek
20MTR2-148
Re-establishing
Subtropical Lowland
Rainforest Habitat in
the Noosa Hinterland
20MTR2-149
Neurum Creek Riparian
Restoration Project
The project revegetates 10 ha of Babinda Creek. Revegetation with native
species in riparian areas prepares endangered Regional Ecosystems for
adaptation to climate change, with stabilisation of the banks reducing sediment
load to the Great Barrier Reef Lagoon. Planting with framework species in
adjacent areas provides for long-term reinstatement and connectivity between
fragmented stands of endangered remnant Alexandra Palm (Archontophoenix
alexandrae) Forest and Simple-Complex Mesophyll to Notophyll Vine Forest. The
plantings include both threatened plant species and food source for endangered
Southern Cassowary and other native fauna.
The project provides unequaled opportunity to sequester high carbon volumes
and create outstanding biodiversity outcomes within Environment Protection
and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) listed Ecosystems and
Species Habitat.
The Project will involve the planting of 13,900 native trees over 3.5 ha to
recreate Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)
(EPBC Act) listed Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia and critical habitat
for Giant Barred Frog, Mary River Cod, Koala, Red Goshawk, Coxen's Fig Parrot
etc.
The project comprises a consortium of 5 committed landholders, each with past
restoration work activities undertaken and Land for Wildlife status on their
properties. The project includes cash and in-kind contributions from landholders,
Noosa Council, and Noosa Landcare and equates to extremely good value for
money.
The project will restore 15 ha of the critically Endangered Ecological Community
Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia along Neurum Creek through
strategic revegetation of 12,000 trees and understorey plants. Targeted
plantings will buffer and connect existing remnant riparian vegetation to extend
critical habitat and along with strategic fencing, help stabilise streambanks to
reduce erosion and protect downstream water quality in Somerset Dam.
A Green Army team will assist landholders in the project to manage key WONS
(Weeds of National Significance) weeds including Cats claw creeper and Madeira
vine using a range of best practice techniques, plus help with the site
preparation, establishment, maintenance and ongoing monitoring of the
revegetation.
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The Trustee for Wet
Tropics Biodiversity
Foundation
$110,000.00
12,000
QLD
Noosa and District
Landcare Group Inc
$102,394.60
13,900
QLD
SEQ Catchments
Limited
$65,670.00
10,000
QLD
20MTR2-36
20MTR2-198
20MTR2-179
Dirrans End Completion
of the nationally
significant Rock Road
Wildlife Corridor
The Rock Road Wildlife Corridor is a nationally significant project to reconnect
1300 ha of endangered rainforest to the Wet Tropics WHA. It was originally
identified in 2004 as a key priority by the Wet Tropics Management Authority for
the benefit of a range of nationally endangered species including Cassowary,
Spotted-tailed quoll and a number of frogs. It will also benefit state listed
species including Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo and three endemic possums. 18 ha
of new rainforest on three properties has already been replanted or is in the
process of replanting. This project involves the replanting of the last 8 ha of
rainforest needed to complete the whole corridor project. The project has
incredibly strong community support.
The Trustee for South
Endeavour Trust
$88,000.00
27,000
QLD
Il-Bogan Restoration
Project
The Il-Bogan project aims to restore the riparian zone of the Logan River within
Il-Bogan Reserve, whilst promoting the cultural significance of a number of these
species through local schools programs. Additionally the project will re-instate
species in an endangered classified RE.
Scenic Rim Regional
Council
$37,510.00
3,200
QLD
Teviot Range - Brigalow
Scrub Re-vegetation Reynolds Creek
The Brigalow Scrub Re-vegetation project will increase the area of a nationallylisted endangered ecological community; threatened by fragmentation, fire, and
weeds. The planting and weed control project in the Reynolds Creek catchment
will enlarge, enhance and connect the remnant Brigalow scrub patches,
providing essential habitat for 14 nationally-listed threatened species, create a
broad wildlife corridor between two large reserves, and sequester carbon out of
the atmosphere. One of the ecosystem services provided from an increase in
forest cover will be a reduction of catchment salinity; protecting high value
agricultural land, and the Reynolds Creek riparian zone.
Boonah and District
Landcare Association
Inc
$91,511.20
5,444
QLD
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20MTR2-17
NightWings Rainforest
Centre - Rainforest
Revegetation Stages 2
and 3
20MTR2-247
Elanda Plains Wetland
Revegetation Project Great Sandy National
Park
20MTR2-209
Reconnecting a koala
landscape in the
Goomboorian district
Located in the Lower Daintree South Arm area of Far North Queensland we are
regenerating a total area of 15 ha (70,000 trees) of old sugar cane farm back to
Lowland Rainforest; creating a wildlife corridor, rejoining existing rainforest to
mangrove wetland, including creating a Melaleuca wetland area with authentic
indigenous planting via framework planting method in 6 stages over the next 6
years. Stages 2 and 3, (the component for this grant application) will encompass
3.4 ha of the total replant area. This project will provide valuable habitat for a
large variety of wildlife; many species currently under threat due to habitat loss
throughout the area. As wildlife carers this is an import aspect of our
revegetation project.
The project provides unequaled opportunity to sequester high carbon volumes
and create outstanding biodiversity outcomes within Environment Protection
and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) listed species habitat
and protected National Park Estate and a World Heritage Tentative List Site. The
site is also a Nationally Significant Wetland.
The Project will involve the planting of 40,000 native trees over 4 ha (dense
wetland planting) to recreate EPBC listed habitat for Southern Penda , Grey Head
Flying Fox, Red Goshawk, Coxen's Fig Parrot etc.
The project includes significant in-kind contributions from the landholder and
Noosa Landcare and equates to extremely good value for money.
Koalas are in decline in our region. Habitat loss and fragmentation are a major
threat to their survival. By strategic investment and collaboration with
landholders and local community groups this project will improve the quality,
connectivity and extent of koala habitat in the Goomboorian region to the east
of Gympie. The planting, direct seeding of local koala food tree species and
saving key koala food trees will enhance an existing koala corridor, increase
habitat values and improve connectivity between large tracts of remnant
vegetation within protected estates of the Goomboorian district.
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Schoenberger, Almut
Angelika
$104,832.20
17,000
QLD
Noosa and District
Landcare Group Inc
$108,757.00
36,000
QLD
Mary River Catchment
Coordination Assoc Inc
$110,000.00
7,000
QLD
20MTR2-240
Urban Riparian
Corridor Restoration at
Oxley Creek Common
This project involves the planting and maintenance of 27 000 native shrubs and
trees on 6 ha of the Oxley Creek Common, a unique 115 ha open space on the
lower and highly urbanised reaches of the Oxley Creek. The Oxley Creek
Common is key in maintaining a riparian corridor that includes specimens of the
endangered Gossia Gonoclada and provides a valuable bird habitat. Over 190
bird species have been recorded at the Oxley Creek Common including Latham’s
Snipe, an Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)
(EPBC Act) listed migratory bird species.
Oxley Creek Catchment
Association
Incorporated
$109,450.00
13,500
QLD
Teviot Range - Brigalow
Scrub Re-vegetation Purga Creek
The Brigalow Scrub Re-vegetation project will increase the area of a nationallylisted endangered ecological community; threatened by fragmentation, fire, and
weeds. The planting and weed control project in the Purga Creek catchment will
enlarge, enhance and connect the remnant Brigalow scrub patches, providing
essential habitat for 14 nationally-listed threatened species, create a broad
wildlife corridor between two large reserves, and sequester carbon out of the
atmosphere. One of the ecosystem services provided from an increase in forest
cover will be a reduction of catchment salinity; protecting high value agricultural
land, and the Purga Creek riparian zone.
Boonah and District
Landcare Association
Inc
$109,987.90
10,888
QLD
Back Creek Beechmont
Restoration Project
The Back Creek Restoration Project aims to restore a rainforest dominated
riparian zone to Back Creek, which will provide landscape level habitat linkage
for rainforest dependant species. In addition the project will provide a passive
recreational area for the local community and a catalyst for community capacity
building (Back Creek Restoration Plan 2015 Kaye Montgomery).
Scenic Rim Regional Council has recently received the property as part of a
development condition and intends to restore the site to improve its
environmental values, amenity and connectivity to existing reserves.
Scenic Rim Regional
Council
$88,440.00
8,000
QLD
This project will assist the rehabilitation of Lowland Riparian Forest with
improved habitat connectivity, improved water quality, reduced weeds and
enhanced habitat as direct project outcomes.
20MTR2-170
20MTR2-199
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20MTR2-168
20MTR2-208
20MTR2-180
Mount Etna - Semi
Evergreen Vine Thicket
Re-vegetation Project
This project aims to extend semi-evergreen vine thicket (SEVT) in the Mt Etna
locality, approximately 30km north of Rockhampton.
The Australian Government lists SEVT as an ‘endangered’ ecological community
under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC
Act), with inappropriate fire regimes and subsequent invasion of weeds an
ongoing threat. By removing the weeds and planting endemic species the risk of
fire will be reduced and a fire buffer created around existing SEVT. This project is
located within Mt Etna Caves National Park (limestone dominant landscape) and
is an extension of the current Fitzroy Basin Association Round 1 20 M Trees
project thereby consolidating the benefits of the initial project.
Greening Australia
(QLD)
$89,917.30
6,000
QLD
Baloghs Rd, Anderleigh
- Restoring Degraded
Landscapes in Mary
River Catchment
This project will establish and maintain 15 ha of endemic eucalyptus forest on
weed-infested, ex-grazing land in the Tinana Creek (Mary River) Catchment at
Anderleigh, north of Gympie. The forest will extend and link remnant vegetation
on neighboring properties to increase essential habitat for the koala (Regional
Ecosystem 12.3.11 and 12.9-10.17b/12.9-10.3) and consolidate remnant patches
and paddock trees within the property. The reforestation works will also extend
the area of Endangered Regional Ecosystem 12.11.16.This project will enhance
the landscape outcomes achieved by previous investment in local reforestation
projects by other landholders and the Australian Government.
Private Forestry Service
Queensland Inc
$107,267.60
12,000
QLD
Oak Valley - Black
Throated Finch habitat
enhancement and
restoration
Oak Valley is a Townsville City Council Reserve that is recognised as suitable
grassy woodland habitat for the Black Throated Finch. Over the last 20 years it is
estimated the population and range of the species has declined by
approximately 80 percent. Along with clearing and fragmentation of habitat, the
Black Throated Finch is also threatened by changes in fire regimes and the
invasion of exotic weeds and grasses. This project will remove weeds, focus tree
planting in riparian zones and enhance the native grass ground cover within the
woodland area to provide an additional food source for the finch.
Greening Australia
(QLD)
$109,763.50
7,600
QLD
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20MTR2-84
Kanmantoo to Wattle
Flat - connecting
endangered
Peppermint Box
Woodlands sites
20MTR2-78
Goolwa to Wellington Connecting Catchment
to Coast
20MTR2-138
Habitat restoration for
threatened species in
the Mid North of South
Australia
This project will reconstruct 22 ha of pre-clearance vegetation types focussing on
Peppermint Box Woodlands across two sites in the eastern foothills and plains of
the Southern Mt Lofty Ranges. Approx 32,000 plants will be established by the
community to create vital habitat linkages for declining woodland birds and
other native flora and fauna species. Green Army participants will be involved in
all aspects of the project including seed collection, plant propagation, plant
establishment, maintenance and monitoring. A plan will be prepared to guide
restoration works in line with current best practice. Community Landcare
groups, farmers, members of the public and 4wd clubs will be involved in
activities, particularly planting tube stock.
This project will reconstruct pre-clearance vegetation types at 4 sites comprising
24 ha of cleared land adjoining the internationally recognised Ramsar zoning of
the Coorong and Lower Lakes region. Using a combination of direct seeding and
tubestock, at least 32,000 plants will be established to connect previously
revegetated areas and remnant vegetation to provide vital habitat for declining
woodland birds and threatened native flora and fauna species. Green Army
participants and community will be involved in all aspects of the project
including seed collection, plant propagation, site preparation, plant
establishment, maintenance and monitoring. A plan will be prepared to guide
restoration works in line with current best practice.
Native vegetation in the Mid North of SA was quickly cleared following
colonisation, to establish one of the Nation's premium dryland agricultural
districts. Collaborative Conservation Action Planning has identified a set of
realistic biodiversity management targets that complement primary production
and support ecosystem services. The restoration of woodland buffers and
linkages for threatened species is considered a priority action for the significant
habitat remnant associated with the Clare Valley. In partnership with local
community groups, this project builds upon previous work to establish back-up
populations of six Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) listed flora species, and enhance habitat quality and
connectivity for a suite of declining woodland birds.
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Goolwa to Wellington
Local Action Planning
Association
Incorporated
$110,000.00
27,200
SA
Goolwa to Wellington
Local Action Planning
Association
Incorporated
$110,000.00
27,200
SA
Northern and Yorke
Natural Resources
Management Board
$110,000.00
61,500
SA
20MTR2-82
20MTR2-216
20MTR2-147
Reconstructing priority
ecosystems in a SE Mt
Lofty Ranges
biodiversity hotspot.
This project will reconstruct pre-clearance vegetation types at 2 sites comprising
20 ha of cleared land contiguous with high value remnant vegetation in Kyeema
Conservation Park. Approx 32,000 plants will be established by the community
to connect areas of previous revegetation and remnant vegetation to provide
vital habitat for declining woodland birds and other native flora and fauna
species. Green Army participants will be involved in all aspects of the project
including seed collection, plant propagation, site preparation, plant
establishment, maintenance and monitoring. Community groups, a 4wd club and
schools will be involved in activities. A plan will be prepared to guide restoration
works in line with current best practice.
Goolwa to Wellington
Local Action Planning
Association
Incorporated
$110,000.00
27,200
SA
Addressing key Blackeared Miner threats
through dam site
recovery
This project aims to restore or improve mallee habitats previously degraded
through the installation of dams and subsequent Piosphere effects associated
with pastoralism/introduced grazer activity. These degraded more open areas
are seen as a conduit for Yellow-throated Miner invasion into deep mallee,
which poses a direct threat to Black-eared Miners through hybridisation.
Restoration will be achieved largely through direct seeding methodologies, along
with some targeted tubestock planting.
South Australian
Murray-Darling Basin
Natural Resources
Management Board
$104,062.20
20,160
SA
Increasing connectivity
and threatened species
habitat at Waterhouse,
NE Tas.
While Tasmania has large areas of native vegetation, tracts of agricultural land
create disconnects where native habitat is highly fragmented and continues to
decline. Expansion of irrigation infrastructure and associated agricultural
intensification further threaten remnant habitat and connectivity. This project
focuses on private land in the coastal district of Waterhouse, and will protect
and enhance existing vegetation and re-vegetate suitable areas, including
riparian zones and linkages between remnant patches. Outcomes will include
increased habitat for threatened species, improved waterway health and water
quality, and improved connectivity between important coastal habitats and large
areas of native vegetation in inland reserves.
Northern Tasmanian
Natural Resource
Management
Association Inc.
$109,450.00
19,500
TAS
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20MTR2-165
Vaucluse threatened
species habitat
restoration, Tasmanian
midlands
20MTR2-169
Increasing Connectivity
and Threatened
Species Habitat in
Tasmania's Midlands
20MTR2-65
Tasmanian Wilderness
World Heritage Area restoration of Styx and
Florentine
This project will establish 14,000 plants >2m tall and 500 understorey in 24 ha
along 2km of stream below the reservoir on the Vaucluse property near Conara
Junction. This project is part of the Midlands Restoration Program that’s building
biodiversity corridors across fractured northern midlands agricultural landscapes
in a nationally recognised biodiversity hotspot between the Western and Eastern
Tiers. The project will re-establish habitat for Environment Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) threatened species including
eastern barred bandicoots, Tasmanian Devils, Wedge Tailed Eagles, Masked
Owls, Midlands Buttercups and several orchids in the Epping Forest wildlife
corridor.
The project will be supported and integrated into the larger revegetation
program and build on 610 ha already planted
While Tasmania has large areas of native vegetation, extensive tracts of
agricultural land create disconnects within which native habitat is highly
fragmented and continues to decline. Expansion of irrigation infrastructure and
associated agricultural intensification further threaten remnant native
vegetation and habitat connectivity. This project has identified suitable projects
on private land to re-vegetate patches, such as pivot corners and riparian areas,
to serve as future stepping stones facilitating biodiversity connectivity across
cleared and intensively managed agricultural landscapes. There is a focus on
increasing habitat for threatened fauna such as the Eastern Barred Bandicoot,
which persists in the project area.
We will complete restoration of areas associated with logging in the Styx and
Florentine valleys, providing site preparation and seeding treatment to roads,
landings and other areas that do not have the capacity to naturally regenerate.
We will strategically restore areas on the basis of restorative capacity, ecological
connectivity, threatened species habitat and biosecurity risk. All sites will be
selected on the basis of low resilience due to lack of seed from adjacent forest
vegetation. Following on from previous restoration of all coupes by ecological
burning, this project will be the final stage to restore tall eucalypt carbon rich
open forest in an area of secure reservation status and of international
conservation significance.
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Greening Australia
(TAS) Ltd
$88,935.00
14,000
TAS
Northern Tasmanian
Natural Resource
Management
Association Inc.
$108,680.00
25,700
TAS
Environment Tasmania
Incorporated
$107,104.80
76,000
TAS
20MTR2-137
Tasmanian coastal
reserves-restoration of
swift parrot habitat
20MTR2-159
Marchwiel Endangered
Bird, Mammal and Stag
Beetle Habitat
Restoration Project
20MTR2-177
Threatened species
habitat reconnection in
Tasmanian Northern
Midlands
This project will restore blue gum plant communities to provide habitat for swift
parrots, through the planting of blue gums in degraded coastal reserves in SE
Tasmania. The initial study will prioritise sites using existing plans and surveys,
such as the Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) Management Zoning of these
coastal reserves. Technical expertise will be provided by the University of
Tasmania as well as project partners PWS, Birds Tasmania and Forestry
Tasmania. Community support will be provided by the Understorey Network and
local Wildcare groups.
This project on the Marchwiel coastal property in SE Tasmania will establish
5,700 trees in an 8 ha cleared block surrounded by native eucalyptus woodland.
The site is 700m from the coast and is important habitat for Environment
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) endangered
40 spotted pardalote, swift parrot and stag beetle and vulnerable spotted tailed
quoll. Marchwiel is within the Wielangta Swift Parrot Important Breeding Area,
with almost all the breeding population using the area, including Marchwiel in
recent years. This project will supplement coastal blue gum, white gum, white
peppermint and black gum forests that are critical foraging habitat for these
threatened birds. The landholder will fence a 6 ha block within the site at his
own expense to manage native browsing pressures.
This project will establish 6,000 plants > 2m tall and 500 understorey along
3.2km of the Macquarie River 5 km upstream of Ross on Beaufront and Mona
Vale properties. This project is part of the Midlands Restoration Program that is
building biodiversity corridors between the Western and Eastern Tiers across
fractured agricultural landscapes in a nationally recognised biodiversity hotspot.
The project will re-establish habitat for Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) listed threatened species including
eastern barred bandicoots, Tasmanian Devils, Wedge Tailed Eagles, Masked
Owls, Midlands Buttercups and several orchids in the Macquarie River wildlife
corridor.
The project is supported and integrated into the larger revegetation program
and build on 610 ha already planted.
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Environment Tasmania
Incorporated
$104,276.70
55,000
TAS
Greening Australia
(TAS) Ltd
$27,170.00
5,700
TAS
Greening Australia
(TAS) Ltd
$51,205.00
6,000
TAS
Working with schools, councils and community in the Tamar our Urban/Rural
project will connect city and country.
20MTR2-184
Tamar Valley Rural
Biodiversity and
Landscape Learning
Project
20MTR2-222
Revegetating the
Victorian Volcanic
Plains landscape with
Eucalyptus Woodlands
20MTR2-243
Greening the Geelong
Hinterland - Building
Biolinks for Threatened
Species
The Urban component will:
- Link with schools and councils to revegetate with endemic species some
Launceston, West Tamar and George Town council reserves.
- Involve schools and community groups in propagation of seedlings as well as
their planting.
- Provide a fertile learning experience through "Landscape Learning"
The Rural component will:
- Support high priority natural biodiversity areas by revegetating with local
provenance tree and understory species.
- Engage with landholders to establish biodiverse shelter belts and returning
degraded farm land to enhance ecosystem services.
- Include Revegetation Management Plans
Remnant vegetation comprises less than 0.01 percent of the Victorian Volcanic
Plains (VVP) area and is threatened by clearing and fragmentation. This project
will revegetate 35 ha of cleared agricultural land across the Corangamite Lakes
Landcare area with VVP eucalypt woodland species to increase habitat area,
improve landscape resilience, establish 25 km of habitat corridors and enhance
areas of adjacent remnant E. camaldulensis woodland and Poa tussock
grassland. Fencing of waterways and revegetation of riparian zones will protect
habitat for Corangamite Water Skink and improve water quality into RAMSAR
wetlands and lakes. Contributions from participating landholders will provide a 5
to 1 benefit-cost for grant funds.
This project will expand and join fragmented remnant landscapes within a 50k
radius of Victoria's major regional city, Geelong. The GLN’s vision is to link the
Barwon, Moorabool and Hovells river systems with the Dog Rocks Flora and
Fauna Sanctuary, the Red Gum Reserve, Teesdale Grassy Woodland, Inverleigh
Flora and Fauna Reserve, Bannockburn Bush, Serendip Sanctuary, Mt Rothwell
Conservation Centre, Brisbane Ranges National Park and You Yangs State Park.
The project will build on our recent Biodiversity Project which has seen 160,000
trees, shrubs and understorey species planted and 100 km of direct seeding.
Biolinks are vital in our area to buffer significant ecosystems such as grassy
woodlands from further fragmentation and urban encroachment.
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Tamar Region Natural
Resource Management
Strategy Reference
Group Inc
$107,800.00
20,000
TAS
Farm Tree And
Landcare Association
Inc
$81,042.50
32,130
VIC
Geelong Landcare
Network Inc
$65,997.80
22,080
VIC
20MTR2-64
20MTR2-201
20MTR2-54
Biodiversity
Connectivity Planting,
Werribee Gorge and
Pentland Hills, Victoria
This project in the Pentland Hills area northwest of Bacchus Marsh Victoria will
recreate diverse habitat and biodiversity zones consistent with former
vegetation communities and includes provisions for community engagement and
education. Work will be completed in 2 main areas:
(1) W James Whyte Island Reserve: Biodiversity and habitat improvements
(15,000 plants) adjacent to Werribee Gorge State Park and along Myrniong
Creek and Werribee River including the confluence of the rivers.
(2) Myrniong and Korkuperrimul Creeks, between the Lerderderg / Wombat
Forest Parks and Werribee River. The works will be in degraded woodland areas
between the waterways, cross linking remnant habitat with 5000 new plantings
in 4 strategic sites.
Australian Trust for
Conservation
Volunteers
$65,450.00
10,000
VIC
Students, Landcarers
and Traditional Owners
connecting ecological
communities
Landcarers will work with Barengi Gadjin Land Council to deliver 25 ha of
strategic revegetation and engage all schools in the Horsham Rural City Council
area in Habitat 141, increasing habitat for the federally listed Striped Legless
Lizard (Delmar impar) and restoring connectivity in a local catchment area which
has less that 8 percent of native vegetation remaining. 9 sites will be
revegetated and managed to promote and protect indigenous cultural values,
increase patch size and buffers around remnant vegetation, and contribute to
biolinks between the Grampians, Wimmera River, Little Desert and the
associated creek corridors.
Laharum Landcare
Group
$53,130.00
7,500
VIC
Great Otway National
Park - Improving the
connectivity of Potoroo
habitat
Project partners the Southern Otway Landcare Network and the Conservation
Ecology Centre at Cape Otway will restore degraded coastal headland and
coastal woodland habitat to improve habitat quality, extent and connectivity for
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act)
listed threatened species in the coastal environs of the Conservation Estate
Property The Great Otway National Park, at Marengo and Cape Otway. This work
will provide outcomes for the EPBC listed species Long Nosed Potoroo, Spottailed Quoll and Leafy Greenhood Orchid by improving connectivity between
core populations and extending their range, through coastal woodland
restoration.
Southern Otway
Landcare Network
$78,666.50
12,000
VIC
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20MTR2-195
Merrimu Reservoir
Land Revegetation
Project
20MTR2-206
Bass Coast - Farm to
Forest - Linking core
remnants.
20MTR2-18
Mornington Peninsula Corridor Connections
The Project is situated around Merrimu Reservoir, 10km north of Bacchus
Marsh, Victoria and will focus on the revegetation and enhancement of remnant
vegetation and the regionally endangered Grassy Woodland communities. This
will increase the habitat for the recorded Grey Headed Flying Fox, that are
declared vulnerable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act). The 12 ha Project area will undertake
extensive rabbit and weed control and revegetation works, to assist with
buffering and enhancement of vegetation in addition to reducing sedimentation
of Merrimu Reservoir and its tributary, Cockatoo Creek. The Reservoir is owned
and operated by Southern Rural Water (SRW) and provides a regionally
important raw water source for irrigation and drinking purposes.
The project aims to strengthen the linkages between remnants on farms and
between these on farm remnants and larger core areas on agricultural
properties in the Western Port Catchment. 40,000 plants will be established over
approximately 10 sites that will create new corridors on farm, link on farm
remnants and link these larger remnants to core remnants within the landscape.
Vegetation quality will be improved and habitat linkages created enabling
threatened species to ultimately re-establish within the landscape. Landowners
will work together with community landcare members, school groups and the
Green Army to prepare and manage sites, control invasive weeds and revegetate
the sites with locally sourced indigenous tubestock and seed.
This project aims to establish native vegetation at two sites that will close the
gaps in key existing fragmented corridors, contribute to improved waterway
health and support land rehabilitation works occurring adjacent to the sites.
These works will see the reinstatement of ecological vegetation communities
that support seven species listed as threatened under the Victorian Flora and
Fauna Guarantee Act 1988. The Linking the Mornington Peninsula Landscape
(LMPL) initiative that aims to reconnect fragmented remnants of indigenous
vegetation to create wildlife corridors (biolinks) on the Mornington Peninsula
has identified these sites, conducted extensive planning and consultation and
this project will see the culmination this work.
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Gippsland Southern
Rural Water
Corporation
$24,497.00
4,100
VIC
Bass Coast Landcare
Network Inc
$110,000.00
37,500
VIC
Habitat Restoration
Fund
$89,100.00
35,000
VIC
20MTR2-55
20MTR2-128
20MTR2-225
KOW SWAMP
RESTORATION PROJECT
European settlement and subsequent land clearing, stock access and overgrazing
has had a detrimental impact on Kow Swamp yet many ecological values remain
high. Kow Swamp is a mid-Murray storage basin, with swampy wetlands and
vegetation with high biological diversity. It is also internationally recognized with
respect to Aboriginal culture and its archaeological significance in the evolution
of mankind.
Involving Traditional Owners, landholders and community groups the project
aims to repair, restore and enhance the remaining habitat values of Kow Swamp.
This project is vital to the survival of the endangered Grey Crowned Babbler and
the Bush Stone Curlew and identification and protection of cultural heritage
sites.
Gunbower Land Care
Incorporation
$62,480.00
18,450
VIC
Mount Alexander
Region - Landcare
Bringing Back the
Regent Honeyeater
Connecting Country aims to enhance and restore natural landscapes across the
Mount Alexander Region of central Victoria. This proposed project will increase
the extent of woodland habitat for the threatened Regent Honeyeater, with
benefits for other nationally threatened species and communities. In close
partnership with four local Landcare groups, we will undertake site preparation,
revegetation and follow-up monitoring at six locations. As a result, 6300 trees,
shrubs and understorey species will be planted across 22.5 ha.
Connecting Country
(Mt Alexander Region)
Inc.
$42,350.00
4,725
VIC
Avon River Basin EPBC
species habitat security
The Avon River Basin is central to the SW Australia Biodiversity Hotspot and with
over 100 species listed as threatened under the Environment Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) the biodiversity of this region
is highly fragmented and in decline. The potential for genetic exchange between
many native species has been greatly reduced. This is further compounded by
the threats posed by non native species and vast areas being utilised solely for
production. This project will increase the amount of functional vegetation in the
landscape and provide sophisticated threat mitigation to secure that investment.
A comprehensive education and extension program will underpin all project
activity engaging the community in high quality conservation outcomes.
Wheatbelt Natural
Resource Management
Incorporated
$110,000.00
40,000
WA
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20MTR2-143
20MTR2-176
20MTR2-101
Revegetation of Priority
Corridors and Bushland
in Perth's Eastern
Region
Increasing breeding
habitat for Carnaby's
Black Cockatoo in the
Moore Catchment
The Narkal-GabbinMulji malleefowl link
Precedence is given to revegetating a priority north-south corridor in the City of
Swan and a wildlife corridor for Carnaby's Black Cockatoos in the Shire of
Mundaring. The project reconnects high value remnant vegetation identified in
the National Wildlife Corridors Plan. Direct seeding and planting maintains high
ecological values of the sites.
A partnership with a local Aboriginal group has been established to revegetate a
site with native trees and understorey species, to connect an adjacent Bush
Forever site in Kensington Bushland.
The project revegetates wetlands of significance frequented by endangered
migratory bird populations in the City of Bayswater. South Perth sites will be
revegetated for landscape resilience.
Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) are endemic to WA but
are rapidly in decline with total population estimates to be less than 60,000. The
Moore River Catchment has 7 of the 23 designated Important Bird Areas (IBAs)
that support Carnaby's. Unfortunately past and continuing clearing of Carnaby's
breeding and forage habitat is threatening their future survival.
Eastern Metropolitan
Regional Council
$110,000.00
63,925
WA
The Moore Catchment
Council (Inc)
$76,532.50
27,000
WA
Avongro Incorporated
$38,555.00
27,000
WA
This project aims to increase Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo numbers through
increasing and connecting breeding and priority forage habitat using mixed
native trees and understory. Planting will take place on both private and public
land, and include engaging a local Working on Country Yued planting team.
The project will assist an 8 year mission to provide a 25 km, continuous,
vegetated habitat link for the vulnerable malleefowl species known to inhabit
three neighbouring reserves (Gabbin, Narkal and Mulji reserves) in the Eastern
Wheatbelt of WA.
The project will develop a section of habitat corridor as part of a local landholder
re-vegetation strategy, ensure local provenance through local seed collecting,
stage a community tree-planting and education event, and implement threat
mitigation for the Leipoa ocellata and other threatened species, in a part of the
Australian landscape that has been largely cleared and at risk from climate
change.
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20MTR2-59
20MTR2-219
Mid West Estuaries Creating Corridors for
Wildlife
The Chapman River and Greenough River estuaries in the Geraldton area are
included in one of only thirty four national biodiversity hotspots that are
internationally recognised. The estuaries are located in the urban/peri-urban
landscape of Geraldton and are under significant threat. The City works in
partnership with community to improve the extent, connectivity and condition
of riparian vegetation of the estuaries. The estuaries support temperate coastal
saltmarsh communities (TEC) which provides habitat for birds, including
migratory species listed under Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act). This 20 Million Trees project will enable
project partners to strategically restore a further 78 ha of the river corridors to
result in urban biodiversity outcomes.
City of Greater
Geraldton
$65,450.00
10,000
WA
Revegetation of
endangered Monsoon
Vine Thickets on the
Dampier Peninsula
This project will conduct weeding, site preparation, direct seeding and planting
of over 4000 plants of 30 species, in and around the Kimberley's most
endangered and fragile ecosystem: Dampier Peninsula's Monsoon Vine Thicket.
Project activities will involve collaboration with 4 Traditional Owner groups, local
and state government, 2 volunteer environment groups, 2 aboriginal ecotourism
resorts, 3 Green Army teams, 2 youth conservation cadets and the wider
community. This project will lead to decreased weed and fire extent, increasing
MVT patch size and resilience, enhancing frugivore connectivity and resilience
across the whole MVT network at a landscape scale.
Environs Kimberley Inc
$110,000.00
2,000
WA
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