In the 2020-2021 Round, the ACT Environment Grants funded 9 Grants and 6 Nature in the City Grant projects. $304,000 was awarded the community to improve ecosystem health and conservation outcomes. Project activities included weed and erosion control, care and rehabilitation of natural areas, and support for research and citizen science projects.
Successful 2020-2021 ACT Environment Grants projects
| PROJECT TITLE | PROJECT SPONSOR | PROJECT PROPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bird and bee friendly gardens in the Holder Wetland Precinct | Southern ACT Catchment Group | $21,750.00 | |
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Protecting Pink-tailed worm Lizard habitat on Mt Taylor - Stage 2 | Southern ACT Catchment Group | $33,600.00 | |
| Managing Box Elder and other woody weed threats to biodiversity in the Ginninderra Creek | Ginninderra Catchment Group | $35,000.00 | |
| Enhancing Bird Habitat at Hughes Grassy Woodland | Southern ACT Catchment Group | $8,050.00 | |
| School 'Adopt-a-Tree' Biodiversity Plantings on Simpsons Hill | Southern ACT Catchment Group | $12,368.00 | |
| Back to the Future - Creek repair and slope erosion control | Molonglo Conservation Group | Reedy Creek Landcare Group | $35,000.00 |
| Emu Creek Revegetation-Emu Creek LC group | Ginninderra Catchment Group | $3,410.00 | |
| Blue Gum Point woodland restoration, Yarralumla | Friends of Grassland | $20,856.00 | |
| Namadgi National Park Rock Art Survey | Jackson Ward Archaeology Pty Ltd | $32,850.00 |
Successful 2020-2021 ACT Nature in the City Grants
| PROJECT TITLE | PROJECT SPONSOR | PROJECT PROPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naturescaping Bragg St Park, Hackett with swales | Hackett Community Association | Bragg Street Volunteers Group | $9,100.00 |
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Campbell Community Association The Park Regeneration Project | Molonglo Conservation Group | The Campbell Community Association | $14,800.00 |
| Increasing Habitat for Native Wildlife in Canberra's Urban Areas | ACT Wildlife | $19,998.98 | |
| Dryandra Woodlands Rehabilitation | Molonglo Conservation Group | Friend of Dryandra Woodlands | $18,869.00 |
| North Ainslie Primary Senior Oval - Environmental Remediation | North Ainslie Primary School Parents’ and Citizens’ Association | $20,000.00 | |
| Curtin Environmental Education Park | Molonglo Conservation Group | Curtain Garden Group | $17,934.00 |