PEOPLE from about 300 properties have joined the city’s Land for Wildlife program.
Mundoolun landowners Katie and Jake Swatton sought support from the program about how they could restore their 85-acre property.
“When we purchased the property about six years ago there was a lot of erosion and weed issues,” Ms Swatton said.
“The owners before us had an earth-moving business and a lot of the land had been cleared.
“We wanted to restore it to how it should be so we could have a natural habitat for wildlife.”
Ms Swatton said signing up to Land for Wildlife had resulted in a massive improvement to areas on their property.
“We love being on the property, finding new things, learning more and seeing and recognising the changes,” she said. “It is also important for the kids to see the natural habitat and be part of it all – they’re the next generation.”
Land for Wildlife was launched 23 years ago.
There are now 503 Environmental Conservation Partnership members in Logan which includes 385 Land for Wildlife members.
Deputy mayor Jon Raven said a high take up of the program was an amazing achievement and showed how passionate the community was about caring for the environment.
“While our city is growing rapidly, it is vital council works hand-in-glove with our residents to conserve and protect our natural environments,” Cr Raven said.
