Small Grants Program: Private Land Conservation Grants
Applications for 2010 are closed. Successful applicants are listed below.
Looking for support for your project? The Small Grants Program of the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife
might be able to help. The Foundation welcomes funding proposals for nature conservation projects across Australia.
Who can apply?
Small grants of up to $3,000 are available for nature conservation projects in three categories.
Not all categories may be awarded in each funding round.
A. Private Land Conservation:
Support for owners of covenanted properties in NSW to conduct habitat or species conservation projects on their property.
Small grants of up to $3,000 are available for Private Land Conservation Grants.
B. Scientific Research:
Funding for PhD students who complete a thesis relevant to wildlife conservation at an Australian University.
Application by invitation only.
C. Community Groups:
Volunteer and Community Groups working on conservation projects of native species or their habitats.
Application by invitation only.
The Private Land Conservation Grants are a co-funding initiative of the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife, the Department of Environment & Climate Change NSW, Diversicon Environmental Foundation, Nature Conservation Trust of NSW, the Paddy Pallin Foundation and the Wildlife Land Trust.
2010 Grant Recipients - Private Land Conservation Grants
Private Land Conservation Grants support owners of covenanted properties to conduct habitat or species conservation projects on their property. This year more than $73,000 was awarded to the recipients below.
- Judy Cooney of Hungry Head
Invasive weed control in threatened species habitat
- John Millington of Wallanbah
Weed control and planting of native species
- David Brunckhorst of "Tilbuster North" in Tilbuster
Fencing, weed and pest control and planting of native species
- Aimee Curtis of "Pambula Wetlands and Heritage Project Inc." in Pambula
Frog surveys of wetland to assist conservation management
- Rod and Alexandra Tuson of "Kennedy Park" in Mt David
Blackberry control in endangered species habitat
- Victoria McIntyre of "Buddha Rocks" in Kangaroo Valley
Secondary and primary weed control of mist flower, moth vine and madiera vine
- John Rose of Bellingen
Secondary weed control in Endangered Ecological Community
- Andrew and Teresita Huggett of Moonee
Weed and feral pest control, bush regeneration and species monitoring
- John McCann and Lorraine Blyth of "Caspers Hideaway" in Busby
Installation of glider and possum nestboxes
- Esme Wood of Galston
Removal of weeds around river banks
- Glen Schembri of Farmborough Heights
Lantana eradication and replanting for endangered wax plant
- Sally Chapman of "Lightning Rock" in Yarras
Lantana control in Greater Glider habitat
- Rick Haughton and Dael Allison of Mooral Creek
Privet and lantana control in rainforest
- Richard Summerrell of "Frogs Hole Creek" of Frogmore
Weed control in box gum woodland
- Andrew Knop of "Mottlecah" in Mountain Creek
Weed control and seed collection for endangered species habitat restoration
- Arnold and Mary Vayo of "Vineyard Haven" in New Italy
Interpretive signage to promote conservation values to public
- Bob and Veronica Salmon of Dilkoon
Training and equipment for weed control in endangered ecological community
- Maree Thompson of McLeans Ridges
Weed control in endangered ecological community
- Sandra Heuston of "Soul of a Tree" in Rosebank
Restoration of Big Scrub rainforest
- John Brereton of "Indigo Hill" in Bungwahl
Bush regeneration in wildlife corridor between Myall Lakes and Wallingat National Park
- Mary White of "Falls Forest Retreat" in Johns River
Weed control in richly biodiverse forest corridor
- Janet Mayer of "Wodi Wodi" in Foxground
Restoration of native grassland for gregarious burrowing native bees
- Rosemary von Behrens of "Black Ridge" in Chakola (on behalf of the Black Ridge co-owners)
Plants and materials for habitat restoration
- Gill and Tony Robinson of "Gundharwar" in Michelago
Installation of nest boxes for gliders
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