Funding is currently available f or planting paddock trees to restore habitat for the Superb Parrot.
Mid Lachlan Landcare are into their third year of our funding through the NSW Government’s Saving our Species (SoS) program to carry out further on-ground works aimed at protecting and restoring habitat for the Superb Parrot which is listed as vulnerable in NSW.
We are lucky in our region to be able to view this bird quite regularly. They usually arrive in Spring to breed but we are increasingly hearing of populations that are staying in and around Cowra year-round.
This project will assist landholders to plant individual guarded paddock trees across their farms to improve and restore habitat for the Superb Parrot. This year we can also offer the opportunity to plant the Superb’s preferred understory species if you have an area ready to plant or would like to plant additional species within an already fenced area on-farm not currently under a funding agreement elsewhere.
Many of our existing scattered paddock trees are more than 100 years old and when they die, they aren’t being replaced.
The value of paddock trees is considerable, and their decline has been identified as a significant threat to woodland habitats as they provide shelter, food and nesting sites for birds, bats, insects and mammals.
Paddock trees are also valuable for agricultural productivity by playing a crucial role in managing salinity, improving soil properties, and providing shade for stock.
Mid Lachlan Landcare will provide 70% of the cost of a roll of tree guard mesh and the star pickets needed to make the guards.
Each mesh roll produces 12 tree guards.
There will be a maximum of two mesh rolls per landholder. This may be reduced to one roll if the project is oversubscribed. Construction and installation of the tree guards plus planting of tube stock trees is to be completed by 30th June 2025.
If you are planting understory species, they can offer up to 70% of the cost of the tubestock plants plus guards.
Expressions of Interest in the project must be completed by 1st November. For further information contact email midlachlanlandcare@gmail.com or call 0417 799 425.