Monaro Landscape Connectivy - Adaminaby workshop

Are you a land manager in the Adaminaby region?

Do you have native grassland or woodland vegetation on your property?

Would you like support and funding to help manage this native vegetation?

If the answer is YES, then this opportunity is for you!

The Monaro Landscape Connectivity project team wants to work with land managers to improve the condition, extent and connectivity of native vegetation across the Monaro region, in the Murrumbidgee catchment. We are keen to hear from land managers in the Adaminaby region who would like to become involved. The funding for this project is provided by the Australian Government’s Caring for Our Country program.

What is available to land managers?

Interested land managers will be invited to attend a free workshop on Friday 9^th November 2012 in Adaminaby region between 1 – 4 pm. The workshop will provide land managers with advice on how to improve the condition, extent and connectivity of native vegetation on their properties. Participating land managers will also receive an aerial photograph of their property. Land managers can also learn about Traditional (Indigenous) land management practices and there will be opportunities to apply these actions at sites on individual properties.

Following the workshop, interested land managers can receive ongoing advice and support from the three partner organisations in the project: Kosciuszko to Coast, Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc, and the Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority (CMA). Options available for land managers include a flora survey, development of a Management Plan and advice on Traditional land management. Funding will also be offered, through an agreement with the Murrumbidgee CMA, to assist with the management of native vegetation through activities such as controlling environmental weeds, strategic livestock grazing, replanting of native species and fencing.

Who is eligible to participate?

All land managers (public or private land) across the Monaro region within the Murrumbidgee catchment are eligible to participate. At this stage, we are particularly seeking land managers in the Adaminaby region. Opportunities for land managers in other areas across the Monaro region will follow over the next nine months.

Preference for funding will be given to properties with patches of native woodland, in particular areas that include Snow Gum woodland and are greater than 10 ha. Patches of native grassland greater than 5 ha are also eligible.

How can I get involved?

Interested land managers can register for the workshop by returning a one page Expression of Interest, available to download at http://k2c.org.au/node/593 or by contacting Lauren Van Dyke (Kosciuszko to Coast Facilitator): facilitator@k2c.org.au or 0411 402 978.

Please RSVP for the workshop by Wednesday, 6th November 2012.