St Ives High School P&C has received a $14,456 NSW Environmental Trust Restoration and Rehabilitation grant to regenerate a remnant Sydney Turpentine and Ironbark forest near the school.
Jonathan O’Dea, Member for Davidson said the NSW Environmental Trust grant will support a St Ives High School P&C project targeting weed infestation and degradation of the endangered ecological forest area which provides important habitat for local fauna and flora.
The effort will see students, teachers, council and the community join in vital work to preserve the forest. It is nationally listed as a critically endangered ecological community.
“The St Ives High School P&C saw the importance of this endangered environmental asset, which is important to the school and local community. Good stewardship of this forest is essential, with so much Sydney Turpentine and Ironbark forest already lost.” Mr O’Dea said.
Grants of up to $100,000 were awarded to 35 organisations across NSW, totalling of $3.17m in Restoration and Rehabilitation for 2019-20.
NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean said the annual Environmental Trust’s Restoration and Rehabilitation grants program aims to achieve long-term benefits for the NSW environment through supporting local on-ground projects.
“The program seeks to support a range of organisations to improve and protect local ecosystems and environmental assets, and build partnerships and environmental expertise within their communities,” Mr Kean said.
Some of the successful program’s activities included bush regeneration, weed management, revegetation, pest management, fencing, erosion control, formalisation of tracks, signage and educational resources.
The Environmental Trust has funded this program for nearly 30 years. Learn more at https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/funding-and-support/nsw-environmental...
