SA Water Major Funding Partner

SA Water will help fund the Tree Scheme, ensuring the cost of propagation materials will remain affordable for landholders across the state

Last year, SA Water and Trees For Life again joined forces by signing a three-year sponsorship of the Tree Scheme program.

SA Water supports activities and programs aligned to its strategic objectives. Since 2004, SA Water and Trees For Life have partnered together to work towards a sustainable future – first with the Bush For Life program as a Golden Wattle sponsor, and now as major sponsor of the Tree Scheme.

This new funding means a great deal to all TFL members, especially landholders. The Tree Scheme is partly subsidised by TFL members and the Northern York NRM Board, however SA Water’s contribution will offset the remainder of the scheme’s costs.

SA Water is committed to sustainable and efficient land use, the restoration of water catchment areas (and in turn improvement of water quality), and the involvement of the community.

SA Water manages around 80,000 hectares of land across South Australia and is the single largest landowner in the Mount Lofty Ranges. It is committed to playing a leading role in providing a sustainable and secure water supply for the community and minimising its impact on the environment.

A range of projects and programs demonstrate SA Water’s commitment to this objective including:

• The $3.08 million Mount Bold revegetation project – involving the retirement of grazing leases and the establishment of a self-sustaining native vegetation landscape across more than 450 hectares of the Mount Bold and Clarendon Weir reservoir reserve;
• Carbon Biosequestration project – involving the revegetation of 700 hectares of SA Water land;
• Continued plantings at reservoirs, water tank sites by staff, volunteers and the community.

This partnership between SA Water and TFL addresses SA Water's objective 'providing a sustainable and secure water supply for the community and minimise our impact on the environment'.

SA Water has already produced an excellent garden resource tune your garden with great native garden designs.

*TFL in conjunction with SA Water will be developing a garden design featuring only SA Natives

> Check out Urban Forests Backyards 4 Wildlife website for some other garden ideas

> TFL has some excellent resource books for sale to help you when planning your garden or revegetation

Visit SA Water for water saving tips this summer