Are you a Heritage Agreement owner or interested in learning about conserving natural vegetation on your property?

As an existing or aspiring Heritage Agreement owner, the Native Vegetation Heritage Agreement (NVHA) Grants Program is excited to be offering a training program to landowners in the Limestone Coast region with the opportunity to learn about conserving natural vegetation on your property.

Trees For Life will deliver Native Vegetation Workshops with the Landscape Boards (SA) and the Native Vegetation Branch.

This workshop will enable you to;

Identify and care for your Heritage Agreements natural assets
Learn about impacts from threats and strategies for management
Create a property plan to guide activities
Meet local HA owners and conservation management staff

Please bring;

Drinking water
Morning tea & Lunch provided – please advise of any dietary requirements
Suitable outdoor clothing (long pants / long shirt ) and sturdy enclosed footwear

Heritage Agreement property address will provided after registration.

Workshop Presented by: Peter Watton and Cory Nicholas from Trees For Life in conjunction with LCLB staff
Heritage Agreement presentation by: Zita from Native Vegetation Branch
Heritage Agreement site visit hosted by: Rob Loechel

This training is building on the Native Vegetation Heritage Agreement Grants Program, which has provided on-site support to 230+ landowners, awarded 170+ grants sharing in over $3.7 million of grant funding to Heritage Agreement landowners across South Australia.

The program has already provided workshops in Murraylands and Riverland, and on Kangaroo Island. The program is planning workshops in Northern and Yorke for later in the year, with Eyre Peninsula and Hills and Fleurieu planned for 2025. For any upper Limestone Coast landowners unable to attend October’s face to face session you may want to consider attending a Hills and Fleurieu sessions.

Online workshops are also providing detailed information on specific land management topics such as weed control, pest animal management, plant identification and property planning. See online for more details: Department for Environment and Water - Training Opportunities.

The Native Vegetation Heritage Agreement Grants Program is a State Government election commitment and will run until June 2026.

The Heritage Agreement Grants Program is working in partnership with the Landscape Boards (SA) and Trees For Life to deliver parts the program e.g. on-site land management advice and training. As such, your contact details will be shared with these partners for these purposes only. The Native Vegetation Branch will continue to contact you via email about program activities and opportunities, and you have the option to unsubscribe from these emails at any stage, please just let us know.