South West Slopes Conservation Tender EOIs closed
The NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) is calling for expressions of interest from landholders managing native vegetation within the Local Government Areas of Albury City, Bland (part), Coolamon, Cootamundra-Gundagai, Greater Hume, Hilltops (part), Lockhart, Junee, Temora and Wagga Wagga City. The BCT is investing in these areas through a conservation tender.
Through this tender, eligible landholders are given the opportunity to set their own price to protect and manage native vegetation on their land. Bids will be ranked on a good value for money basis. Successful bidders will receive annual, ongoing payments for implementing an agreed management plan. Expressions of Interest were open from Monday 22nd October till Friday 9th November 2018.
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Why are we doing this?
The South West Slopes is an extensive area of foothills and isolated ranges that comprise the lower inland slopes of the Great Dividing Range. A variety of vegetation communities occur in the region with box gum and White Cypress woodlands dominating the more fertile soils, and hills are dominated by woodlands of Red Stringybark and Mugga Ironbark. The region is the core distribution for a number of threatened plants including Woolly Ragwort and Crimson Spider Orchid, and important populations of declining woodland birds and mammals such as Squirrel Gliders.
This region has been highly cleared and much of the vegetation on the fertile soils is listed as threatened ecological communities. Much of the remnant vegetation is found on private land, which is why landholders can play a critical role in securing their future and the future of the biodiversity that relies on it.
Information sessions
Meet our regional staff and have your questions answered, such as:
- What is the Biodiversity Conservation Trust?
- What are Conservation Tenders?
- Why is this being run in the Lachlan Corridor?
- How do I know if this is for me?
- What are the next steps if I want to take part?
We will be hosting information sessions on several dates and locations. Book your place on Eventbrite: http://bit.ly/bct_swsinfo
Map of the eligible area
