Even though we missed out in this round of Communities for Nature (CFN) grants, we will continue monitoring – both of plant growth via Ballarat Uni and through bird surveys with Tanya Loos. At our last bird survey last Sunday, the group saw three new species – migratory rather than living within the plantation, I hasten to add.
CfN grants seem mainly focused on expanding revegetation areas, rather than the mundane matters of management. We were pleased to see that the Regent Honeyeater project in NE Victoria was a major recipient. It's a shining example of a community of landholders creating connected habitat in the Lurg Hills near Benalla to bring back an essential 'food stop' for an endangered migratory bird species. We went on a field trip there last spring, which Steve Murphy wrote up and was published in Australian Forest Grower magazine last summer (Vol 34/4).
CfN grants seem mainly focused on expanding revegetation areas, rather than the mundane matters of management. We were pleased to see that the Regent Honeyeater project in NE Victoria was a major recipient. It's a shining example of a community of landholders creating connected habitat in the Lurg Hills near Benalla to bring back an essential 'food stop' for an endangered migratory bird species. We went on a field trip there last spring, which Steve Murphy wrote up and was published in Australian Forest Grower magazine last summer (Vol 34/4).
