Supporting the restoration of our local environment is an important part of our bushfire recovery and now there are new tree planting grants available from the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife (FNPW) to restore bushfire affected regions, including the Hawkesbury.
The grants aim to support individuals, community groups and organisations that are working to bring communities together to restore the bush that was left scarred by the 2019-2020 bushfires.
If you are working to restore large areas of habitat by tree planting in areas that were impacted by the 2019-2020 bushfires, then you can apply for a Bushfire Restoration Grant from the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife (FNPW) to receive trees to plant. Please note that you must apply for the grant first before going to the Nursery for the trees and large orders are preferred.
The bushfire restoration grants are open for online applications at fnpw.org.au/grants until 30 June 2021.
In 2020, FNPW supported the upgrade of the Hawkesbury Community Nursery to become a bushfire recovery nursery to assist in restoration activities. I’m proud that Council’s Hawkesbury Community Nursery in Mulgrave is supplying the trees for the 2021 planting season under this grant program, along with the other bushfire recovery nurseries.
For further information about the grants, visit fnpw.org.au/grants or contact the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife on trudiann@fnpw.org.au or 1800 898 626.
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