Grants of up to $10,000 are available for private landholders in the Peel Harvey region who choose to conserve bushland on their property.
The Wetland Watch project, run by WWF-Australia, offers grants for fencing, weed control and native revegetation.
Brett Brenchley, WWF-Australia Project Co- ordinator for Wetland Watch, says the Peel Harvey region is home to a number of species and habitats that are found nowhere else in the world.
"Very little of this extraordinary region has been set aside in protected areas. Without the help of private landholders we could lose key Peel Harvey habitats – including internationally recognised Ramsar listed wetlands - and many exceptionally rare species of plants and animals that live there," he says
Gillian Turner, who lives on 2 hectares in Stakehill, received a grant to restore the bushland and spray against veldt grass - a highly invasive weed - over the entire property.
As part of the process, she had a number of experts visit her property to see what kind of plant and animal species were found there.
For a property to be considered for a Wetland Watch grant it must be close to a Ramsar wetland, have bushland in good condition or be in close proximity to bushland in good condition.
Applications for the next round of grants are being accepted now.
Visit http://wwf.org.au/news/private-landholders-to-receive-grants/ for more information.
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