Wild for Taranaki give grants
Thousands of people are crazy about Taranaki, but one charitable trust wants you to go wild over it.
And it’s willing to pay to help make that happen.
Wild for Taranaki is an umbrella group made up of a multiplicity of agencies and organisations with a common goal: To protect and enhance the region’s unique native flora and fauna, and their ecosystems.
Grassroots environmental projects may be eligible for assistance from Wild for Taranaki’s Community Environmental Grant, which is open for applications until May 26.
‘‘The fund is there to help people and groups working to restore and protect habitats – planting, fencing, removing plant pests and so on,’’ Wild For Taranaki operations manager Kirstin Foley said, via a media release. ‘‘Collectively, small changes can make a big difference.’’
The grant is an annual round of funding on offer to all members, community friends and guardians who are working towards protecting and restoring the province.
Wild for Taranaki was the first regional biodiversity trust established in New Zealand and a core objective of grant eligibility is that recipients will contribute towards the ‘Restore Taranaki’ vision.
Restore Taranaki is a community driven, collaborative initiative that seeks to protect and enhance native biodiversity in a range of ecosystems, linking existing initiatives, and connecting with local people and communities across the entire region.
Foley said the Community Environmental Grant has been set up to support suitable projects of any scale, small or large. ‘‘Particularly if they align with our overall ‘Restore Taranaki’ initiative to protect and enhance our region’s precious indigenous biodiversity.’’
For more information and an application form, go to www.wildfortaranaki.nz/funding.
Those being funded will need to become members or friends of Wild for Taranaki, if they aren’t already.