Environmental projects get $400k boost from ARC
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Projects protecting Auckland's environment have been given a major boost by more than $400,000 in grants from Auckland Regional Council (ARC).
The ARC Environmental Initiatives Fund (EIF) provides grants to support practical projects in Auckland that benefit the region's environment and heritage.
Environmental Management Committee Chair Dianne Glenn says 105 projects received a total of $435,174 in EIF grants this year. The average grant was $4145, a 36 per cent increase from the previous year.
"EIF is an excellent way in which the ARC can support the many groups who are dedicated to protecting and enhancing the environment," says Councillor Glenn.
Since the first funding round in 2000 the ARC has provided 1235 grants worth more than
$3 million to community projects that enhance the region's environment.
Some of the projects that received funding this year are listed below, broken down by council area. You can also view the full list of recipients.
Auckland City
- Motairehe Marae, $2115 for its Motairehe environmental project
- Katherine Bay Restoration Trust, $5000 to fund a rat eradication project
- St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, $5500 to prepare a conservation plan and documentary project on the church.
Franklin
- Te Hihi School, $7000 towards its native bush learning centre project
- Erikson Family Trust, $6013 for a gully restoration project
- Pukekohe East Church Preservation Society Inc, $8888 to rewire its water supply as outlined in the conservation plan.
Manukau
- Elm Park School, $891 for a lizard garden project
- Wai Care, $4500 to the Papatoetoe Stream restoration project
- Selwyn Anglican Church Mangere East, $15,000 towards undergrounding power supply mains.
North Shore
- Forest & Bird North Shore Branch, $3150 to fund the Tuff Crater restoration project
- Devonport Community Garden, two grants (one for $690 and another of $497) for its greenhouse and worm farm projects.
Papakura
- Drury School, $3500 for its junior wilderness area project
- Kauri Bay Farm, $15,000 for a re-forestation project.
Rodney
- Bella Trust, $15,000 for the Hoteo River headwater catchment protection and restoration project
- New Zealand Native Forests Restoration Trust, $4950 for an invertebrate survey of Tupare Lake and wetland project
- Forestedge Community Group, $4125 for a native planting project.
Waitakere
- Henderson Valley School, $2285 for a native plant identification trail project
- Waituna Action Group, $10,000 to fund the Waituna Reserve restoration project
- Adventure Camp Trust Board, $2400 to fund a school stream science project.
Honda New Zealand, a vital sponsor of the EIF, contributed more than $117,000 to fund the planting of trees this year.
For every new car Honda sells, it donates funding to EIF that is equivalent to the cost of 10 native trees. For more information visit www.honda.co.nz
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