Andrew and Teresita Huggett of Moonee today received a Private Land Conservation Grant foroutstanding conservation efforts on their property.
“Part of Andrew and Teresita’s property is protected under a conservation agreement and this grantwill help them realise their ideas and plans for continuing management of conservation on theproperty,” said Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife CEO Ms Leonie Gale.
Private Land Conservation Grants support owners of covenanted properties to conduct habitat orspecies conservation projects on their property. This year more than $73,000 was awarded to 25landholders with conservation agreements.
Paddy Pallin Foundation Trustee, Mr Robert Pallin said “The program acknowledges people who doconservation on their own land and supports them in their long term commitment to conservation.Andrew and Teresita will receive $6000 for weed and feral pest control, bush regeneration andspecies monitoring.”
"As an ornotholigist I've spent a lot of time away working on forest conservation science. This grantwill allow me to catch up with my own conservation work." said Mr Huggett.
“Private conservation is extremely important because most land in Australia is privately owned, andprotecting Australia’s native animals in their natural habitat is of great benefit to future generations,”said the Wildlife Land Trust’s Michael Kennedy.
“We are working in partnership with the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife, the Paddy PallinFoundation, the Wildlife Land Trust, the Diversicon Environmental Foundation and the NatureConservation Trust of NSW to offer the grants as an effective way of working with the community tocare for Australia’s natural and cultural heritage,” said the Department of Environment, ClimateChange and Water Conservation Partners Program Manager Dr Lynn Webber.
The conservation works at Moonee contributes to the Great Eastern Ranges Initiative, a landscapescale corridor to protect endangered and threatened species through connectivity of ecosystems.For a full list of grant recipients see www.fnpw.org.au.
The next funding round will open in early 2011.
