Restoring stream ecosystems on farms helps to reduce erosion and nutrient loss and create vital habitat for beneficial insects, birds, frogs and other native animals. There are other farm benefits such as shelterbelts, windbreaks, reducing water-born diseases for livestock and providing more cell grazing options.
Funding is available through the LCDC to assist landowners with fencing their creeks and drains to exclude stock and planting native revegetation to kick-start a healthy stream ecosystem.
The program is open to grazing farmers on both large and small properties located in the Lower Blackwood Catchment.
Project sites are to be situated on a natural water course or drain with preference given to fencing drains when revegetation is also considered.
Landowners must contribute at least 50 per cent of the cost of the project through either cash or in-kind contributions for example, installation of fencing or completion of revegetation.
Are you in the catchment?
Ross Woodhouse, 2024 program participant.
“We are delighted to see tha plants are establishing well, especially since they were underwater in the heavy August rains. We look forward to wokring with the team from the Lower Blackwood LCDC next year to get further projects off the ground on our property.” – 2024
Interested in a project on your farm?
Or get in touch with our Revegetation Officer:
Ali Babington: E: [email protected] | M: 0458 056 229
This project is a part of Healthy Estuaries WA – a State Government program that aims to improve the health of our South West estuaries.
