Opportunities for Hutt through Community Conservation Fund

Hutt Valley community groups interested in conservation should consider applying to the Department of Conservation’s Community Conservation Partnerships Fund, says Chris Bishop, National List MP based in the Hutt Valley.

The fund is directed at practical, on-the-ground project that will maintain and restore the diversity of our natural heritage and enable more people to participate in recreation, enjoy and learn from our historic places, and engage with and value the benefits of conservation.

“I encourage groups in the Hutt Valley to get involved, put an application together and keep doing the great community-based work they’re doing to improve our local environment,” says Mr Bishop.

“Some great initiatives in the Hutt Valley received funding in the 2014 round, including projects by the Friends of the Mawaihakona Stream, the Baring Head Biodiversity Action Plan, and the Rimutaka Forest Park Charitable Trust.”

The Community Conservation Partnerships Fund was established in 2014 to provide $26 million over four years for community-led conservation projects around New Zealand. In the first year $8.5 million was allocated across more than 100 community organisations.

Community groups can now submit expressions of interest to the Department of Conservation.

Further information: www.doc.govt.nz/getting-involved/run-a-project/funding/community-conservation-partnerships-fund

ENDS

© Scoop Media