Box gum grassy woodland project
Do you have remnant Box Gum Grassy Woodland (BGGW) on your property? Are you interested in undertaking works to improve and protect this important habitat?
Box Gum Grassy Woodlands (BGGW) is an important ecological community in eastern Australia, spanning from Southern Queensland to Victoria. However, only 5% of it remains today. BGGW is known for its diverse eucalypt trees, sparse shrub layer, and native tussock grasses.
Riverina Local Land Services can assist by enhancing your knowledge on the different ways improving BGGW can benefit your property.
Threats
- Once widespread through Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, Box-Gum Grassy Woodlands have been extensively cleared for agriculture and modified for livestock grazing.
- Currently the woodland is vulnerable to degradation, fragmentation, and climate change.
What can you do?
- enhance: plant a diverse range of native vegetation that is suited for the landscape
- protect: fencing remnant vegetation to allow regeneration
- manage grazing pressure
- weed control.
The Project
- Talk to your Local Land Services to discuss potential management strategies.
- New funding round now open. Apply here.
Watch below as landholders receive training on the benefits of managing the woodland on their properties.
Project eligibility criteria
To be eligible to apply, the below criteria must be met:
- Located within eastern Riverina.
- The proposed site must be 5-20ha in size. Larger sites (maximum 50ha) may be considered.
- Undertake online learning modules as a pre-requisite for funding
- Undertake ongoing farm planning training after being funded. Farm planning training will be both online and in-person.
Who is involved?
This project has been assisted by the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust.
For more information
For more information on BGGW, and to apply for this project, please contact:
Lakna Gunawardana (Land Services Officer) Mobile: 0428 063 708 | Email: lakna.gunawardana@lls.nsw.gov.au