LFW enhances biodiversity on private land on a regional level. Private land conservation provides landholders with the knowledge and skills to maintain native vegetation and habitat on their properties. This contributes to catchment based management targets such as reducing erosion, poor water quality, weed invasion and loss of biodiversity. It aims to improve the management of native vegetation, wildlife habitat and the ecological value of a region, at a low cost to participants.

LFW is an entry level program and Regional Providers act as a conduit for landholders with support from CEN through exchange of information which encourages active participation of landholders.

The program is free for landholders to join and is not legally binding. Registration in the scheme will not change the legal status of a property.

All information provided by landholders is confidential to the landholder, regional provider and CEN. 

CEN is keen to see the program expand to provide landholders throughout NSW with the benefits of the program. CEN will provide support and assistance to organisations interested in delivering the LFW program in their regions.

If your property is in the Central Coast & Lower Hunter area:
Download a  Land for Wildlife_Expression of Interest form(PDF 215KB) and send it to us.

(For all other areas please download the Land For Wildlife_Expression of Interest Form (PDF 215Kb)  and send it to CEN and we will pass in on to your Local or State Coordinator) 

Land For Wildlife contacts:

Central Coast & Lower Hunter area:

Regional Coordinator
Tony Wells
Ph: 02 43 494754
Email: landforwildlife@cen.org.au

For all other areas:

LFW State Coordinator
Community Environment Network
PO Box 149
Ourimbah
NSW 2258