Greater Sydney Landcare Network

NPA (NSW) announces community, private land and science grant funding

January 7, 2020

From Kylie Piper, National Parks Assocation (NSW), 16 December 2019.

Community Conservation Grants Now Open

Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife Community Conservation Grants are now open for applications. If you are working to preserve a piece of Australian cultural heritage, helping to restore a patch of habitat, connecting more people with our national parks or doing research on a threatened Aussie species you can apply for a Community Conservation Grant from the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife.

“Organisations and individuals from all across Australia are eligible to receive funding through these grants” said Kylie Piper, Projects & Education Manager for the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife. “We would love to get applications from every state so we can really understand what types of community conservation work is happening and help fund essential projects that restore habitat and species, preserve our cultural treasures and improve our National Parks for everyone to enjoy”.

The small grants round will be open for applications from December 14, 2019 until February 14, 2020.
Key areas of focus for this year’s grants are:
• Land and Water – Protection, restoration, rehabilitation and revegetation of degraded habitats to ensure their ability to sustain native species.
• Threatened Species – Scientific research with tangible conservation outcomes and on-ground works to conserve Australia’s threatened species.
• Cultural Heritage – Conserving and celebrating Australia’s cultural heritage as part of the gift we leave to future generations.
• Parks for People – Improving National Park facilities for the enjoyment of all, to foster and encourage the appreciation of nature.

Applications for the Community Conservation Grants are now online and individuals, NGOs or government departments working in these areas are all eligible to apply for funding for projects commencing in 2020.

For further information and to apply for a grant visit https://www.fnpw.org.au/grants or contact the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife on grantsmanager@fnpw.org.au

For more information
Projects & Education Manager (National), Kylie Piper
Email: kpiper@fnpw.org.au
Ph: 1800 898 626

GSLN joins the NSW Platypus and Turtle Alliance

November 21, 2019

By Clare Vernon, on November 21st, 2019.

Source: Australian Wildlife Conservancy, 2019.

We’ve joined leaders in the ecology, conservation and NRM space in calling for a state-wide ban in yabby traps.

Led by the Australian Wildlife Society, the initiative has already banned the yabby traps in Victoria. These traps typically capture yabbies – lobster-like freshwater creatures commonly fished throughout freshwater and brackish creeks around NSW.

Platypus, turtles and rakali (native, otter-like mammals) are often unintended by-catch, caught in yabby traps traps without an escape route. These air-breathing mammals eventually drown.

Platypus, rakali and freshwater turtles are all facing increased threats from drought, water extractions, habitat destruction and urban expansion across Sydney, and wider NSW.

The AWS is calling for a change in legislation, a ban on the supply of traps (currently available at retailers such as Kmart, and Big W), reduce the use of traps in-field before a state-wide ban, and increase the enforcement on the removal of traps from current fishing practices.

You can find out more about the initiative, and the Australian Wildlife Conservancy here.

Revisiting our successful Eucalyptus ID workshop

August 6, 2019

By Clare Vernon, Coordinator
6 August 2019

Throwback to our Eucalyptus ID workshop back in July. What a success! With nearly 20 participants from water management, ecologists, bush regen professionals, and volunteers. Cumberland, lower Hawkesbury, lower Blue Mountains, and Nepean ecotypes. Thanks to Peter Mobbs, our incredible teacher, our participants and coordinator Clare for organizing. Diversity and hybridization in Sydney’s very own back yard never looked (or smelled) so good…

Like what you see? We’ve still got a few places available for our second workshop! Book in here.