The Great Eastern Ranges Initiative is providing funding for landholders and community groups to protect and restore natural connections for native species in the Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala Link landscape corridor. Funding of $5,000-30,000 per grant is available for: • Protecting landscape connectivity • Managing threats to new and existing mechanisms • Restoring connectivity through revegetation • Managing invasive animal threats to connectivity and threatened species • Managing priority weed outbreaks Funding is available subject to priorities that have been adopted for the K2W Link project. Information about the criteria is available from the GER website at: www.greateasternranges.org.au/k2w or by contacting Melissa Henry on 02 6385 1018. Applications close on Tuesday 14 April 2015.

The Great Eastern Ranges Initiative would like to invite Landholders and community groups in the Kanangra Boyd to Wyangala link to the launch of the K2W 2015 Landholder grants. Melissa Henry from South East LLS and K2W project manager, Gary Howling will be at the launch and available to answer questions about the grants and discuss eligibility, priority areas, and how they can work in with your property planning. Many of our K2W partners will be at the launch to talk about programs that they are running in the K2W link; including Land for Wildlife; National Parks Association; Nature Conservation Trust; Landcare; Taronga Zoo; Greening Australia; and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. (at General store)