FUTURESCAPES is South West NRM Ltd's principle delivery mechanism for delivering on-ground environmental works.

Priority issues identified by the community in the NRM Plan that are targeted for on-ground investment include: nature conservation; rehabilitating degraded land; protecting riverine, floodplain and wetlands; weed and pest animal management; and salinity remediation and prevention.

Investment through the FUTURESCAPES program is allocated by a community assessment panel that uses feedback from technical assessment and a geographic prioritisation process to rank projects.

Priority is given to on-ground works that involve groups of landholders developing strategic actions for the wider landscape, specifically those land managers participating in PLANSCAPES.