Wetlands are significant natural assets that support a wide range of critical functions across the landscape. They can take many forms, including rivers, lagoons, swamps, billabongs, drainage lines and even wet paddocks.
Across the Richmond River catchment, wetlands provide essential environmental services such as flood mitigation, pollutant management and carbon storage. They also provide critical habitats for local and migratory birds, frogs, fish and mammals.
Despite their importance, many wetlands have been significantly impacted by land clearing, livestock pressure, drainage and neglect. As the impacts of climate change become increasingly significant, the role of healthy wetlands in building landscape resilience is more important than ever.
Well-managed wetlands can strengthen resilience at both the farm and regional scale. They can help landholders manage water, protect biodiversity and improve the health and productivity of the broader landscape.
This session will be presented by a practitioner with extensive experience working alongside landholders to restore wetlands across the Northern Rivers region.
This webinar is part of the Working on Wetlands as Kidneys of the Catchment project being implemented by the Border Ranges Richmond Valley Landcare Network with support from the Australian Wetlands Consultancy. This project is funded through the Caring for Catchments Program.