A NEW voluntary program has arrived in the Northern Tablelands that aims to assist landholders to maintain wildlife habitat.
The program, which is being run by the Citizens Wildlife Corridors (CWC) puts native animals first with areas of bushland restored, regenerated and set aside as habitat for them.
Land for Wildlife is a voluntary property registration scheme that aims to assist landholders to maintain wildlife habitat. Registration is free and non-binding and it does not change the legal status of the property.
The benefits of joining Land for Wildlife include a free property assessment which includes an individual consultation to determine the environmental sustainability of a property and advice on how to manage environmental issues such as remnant wildlife habitat, the creation of wildlife corridors and how to integrate wildlife conservation into the property’s management practices.
In addition, Land for Wildlife offers landholders the opportunity to participate in workshops, meet like-minded people, and receive up-to-date information via fact sheets and regular newsletters. Julia Rose from Northern Tablelands Wildlife Carers has followed this program for many years.
“I have read the excellent informative, helpful newsletters encouraging and helping landowners to understand native lands and CWC has approached this issue in a similar manner with the aim of replanting, gaining funding for fencing to connect corridors of vegetation. So it is great to see the combination of these two organisations.”
“I am delighted to be the first in this region to register our back paddock as a Land for Wildlife site. This paddock consists of 16 hectares of native woodland which forms a buffer zone to a nature reserve. We have reserved this area as a safe release site for hand-reared and relocated native animals which we care for as licensed carers and members of Northern Tablelands Wildlife Carers.”
For more information about Land for Wildlife, visit the website www.cen.org.au or contact Citizens Wildlife Corridors Armidale Inc. at (02) 8004 8402, email office@cwc-armidale.org.au or visit the website at www.cwc-armidale.org.au
