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The restoration of endangered vegetation communities in the Merri Catchment will get a boost from a new $100,000 grant received by MCMC.
Vegetation quality will be assessed and vegetation restored at ten important Grassland, Escarpment and Riparian sites, from near Rushall Station in Clifton Hill to the Beveridge-Wallan Railway in the north of the catchment. The project will undertake weed management, biomass reduction and planting works to strengthen buffers, expand site boundaries and promote ecosystem resilience. The Port Phillip & Westernport Catchment Management Authority secured the funding from the Federal Government’s Caring for our Country program.
In partnership with MCMC, Friends of Merri Creek has gained $11,454 from Parks Victoria for works at two Grassland Reserves: Bababi marning* (mother’s hand) -Cooper St; and Galgi ngarrk* (back bone) - Craigieburn. The projects will continue woody weed management and host two Wild Discoveries walks including bird surveys, a community Kangaroo Grass seed harvest, and two Golden Sun Moth surveys. Check the MCMC website and put these opportunities to visit Nationally Threatened Victorian Volcanic Plains Grasslands into your diary.
*Wurundjeri names provided by Doreen Garvey-Wandin.
Photo: NMIT students learn and contribute to regeneration works at Robinson Reserve, Preston. Project funded by SP AusNet through Landcare Australia. |
