THE Limestone Coast Landscape Board Grassroots Grants funding program has continued to support the community with various funded projects over the past four years.
Approximately 1 million dollars has already been provided throughout the Limestone Coast through the program.
So far, funding has been used for on-ground works such as plantings, nature education, citizen science, building homes for wildlife, weed and pest control, erosion management and community engagement.
There have been great results of the works, with some of the 2023/24 projects nearing completion.
Chair of the Limestone Coast Landscape Board Dr. Penny Schulz said the program helps local groups to play a significant role in the management of our local environment.
“Working collaboratively with these groups to see on ground action is extremely important for our local landscape,” she said.
“It is pleasing to see so many great outcomes for projects that we have funded over the years.”
Of the successful Grassroots Grants recipients are Port MacDonnell Landcare Group (PMLG), who have been undertaking some on ground works around Port MacDonnell, including at Germein Reserve and a range of other karst springs.
Funding for this year has enabled further work in and around peat swamps, including control of invasive weeds and establishing biolinks important for species such as nationally threatened swamp antechinus.
Spokesperson for PMLG said being successful in the grant has allowed them to continue to undertake important weed control works in Germein Reserve, helping to maintain the tea-tree and sedgeland wetlands.
“We’ve found a few interesting threatened plants in our project sites with the help of the SA Seed Conservation Centre,” she said.
“Some of these species can be included in our future revegetation species list including the state-endangered olearia glandulosa, or sticky daisy-bush.”
Community groups, schools and not for profit organisations with ideas for future landscape management projects are encouraged to visit the Landscape Board website www.landscape.sa.gov.au/lc for more information about the Grassroots Grants.
Applications for the 2024/25 round will open on March 1 and can be submitted via the website.
