A three-year $1.3m project to support Eyre Peninsula farmers to drive agriculture growth while adopting sustainable practices, is now underway through the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board and ag partners Ag Innovation and Research Eyre Peninsula (AIR EP).
Thirteen community natural resource management projects will share in $120,000 of funding under the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board’s Grassroots Grants program.
Today marks the start of on-ground rodent and feral cat eradication on Flinders Island, a vital milestone for transforming the island into a safe haven for threatened species.
More than $120,000 is available for community natural resource management projects through the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board’s annual Grassroots Grants program.
At nearly 4000 hectares, Flinders Island is South Australia’s fourth largest island and is surrounded by the Investigator Group Marine Park protected area. It features 50 kilometres of diverse coastline and native vegetation covering about 75 per cent of the island, making it an ideal haven for some of our threatened species.
Landholders across Eyre Peninsula are encouraged to begin baiting for foxes now, with the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board starting its annual fox bait distribution days.
A lower Eyre Peninsula landholder recently contacted us about an unknown plant on their property. With the help of our landscape officers, it was discovered that it’s South African Weed Orchid (Disa bracteata) - an environmental weed not previously reported on Eyre Peninsula.