Two local native vegetation conservation projects have received funding from the state government.

The Linking Landscapes funding is part of the government’s historic $3m Revitalising Private Conservation in South Australia program.

Restoration of grassy woodlands near Bangham on the Limestone Coast will receive $120,000, while $40,000 has been allocated to protecting 112 hectares of stringybark woodlands on the Sea of Stones.

Minister for Environment and Water David Speirs said since 1980 Native Vegetation Heritage Agreements have been helping to protect and restore important native bushland across the state.

“Our revitalised grants program allows the state government, in association with leading nature conservation not-for profit organisations, to work in partnership with private landholders to conserve native vegetation and deliver practical environmental outcomes,” Minister Speirs said.

“In South Australia, Heritage Agreements are a proven way to support private landowners to protect important bushland and achieve conservation outcomes that benefit the state and the landholders.

“These new grants round will help both Heritage Agreement owners as well as non-Heritage Agreement owners to achieve large-scale conservation outcomes, create corridors and connectivity between areas of private conservation or to achieve conservation outcomes on large parcels of land.”