The Environmental Trust that funded the Threatened Species Last Stand on the Coal Point peninsula project (TSLS) is calling for expressions of interest for new projects.
The CPPA is wondering is anyone interested in being a part of a new project that would assist landowners; by providing on-ground support to manage weeds, providing plants and garden plans to transition existing garden beds to native garden patches that support biodiversity and help address the climate emergency.
One of the issues that was identified in the TSLS project was how people’s gardens impacted on the adjacent bushland, through exotic grasses and weeds escaping beyond the back fence. The new project would assist to create a buffer garden bed that backs onto the bushland so that this threat is removed.
Another issue that the TSLS project explored was how to maintain a corridor of connectivity for Squirrel Gliders to be able to move along the peninsula, this new project would provide suitable plants and nest boxes for people’s yards to help join the dots of corridor connectivity and provide valuable food for the threatened fauna.
With many places across the world recognising the climate emergency this new project would make a commitment to addressing the emergency at a local level, looking at ways to use vegetation to stabilise foreshores, provide connective hope for the plants and animals that live locally and capture some carbon in the process.
Is there a willingness within the community to take on such a project? If you have a garden or some green space and are interested please contact Suzanne 0438 596 741 or email coalpointprogress@gmail.com by the end of July.
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