RIPARIAN
Update
August 2021
Guided by our expert Charlie Maslin, we are gently changing the water flow patterns in our Wet Tussock Grasslands allowing us to begin repairing erosion damage caused by cattle grazing
AUGUST 2021
Guided by our expert Charlie Maslin, we are gently changing the water flow patterns in our Wet Tussock Grasslands allowing us to begin repairing erosion damage caused by cattle grazing
This month we assisted Charlie to install a simple barrier high in the headwater of the Wild Bullock Swamp, a major Wet Tussock Grassland, to 'nudge' water away from eroded areas further down the catchment.
The Yambulla Wet Tussock Grasslands are an endangered ecological community and need an active plan to restore them where they have been compromised by grazing. They are flat and wide (up to 200 metres in places). Floodwater flows should meander across the grasslands. When erosion happens a channel is created, resulting in water draining all to one side.
The new barriers we are installing encourage floodwater to the side that hasn't been damaged, allowing us to rehabilitate the erosion.
Working with nature is key to the success of the stewardship role we are undertaking at Yambulla
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Cool and breezy inthe summer and cosy with wood-fired central heatingin the winter.
We acknowledge the First Nations Peoples as the first inhabitants and traditional custodians of the Yambulla valley and surrounding areas.
We recognise and value their continuing connection to the land and culture.
Guided by our expert Charlie Maslin, we are gently changing the water flow patterns in our Wet Tussock Grasslands allowing us to begin repairing erosion damage caused by cattle grazing
AUGUST 2021
Guided by our expert Charlie Maslin, we are gently changing the water flow patterns in our Wet Tussock Grasslands allowing us to begin repairing erosion damage caused by cattle grazing
This month we assisted Charlie to install a simple barrier high in the headwater of the Wild Bullock Swamp, a major Wet Tussock Grassland, to 'nudge' water away from eroded areas further down the catchment.
The Yambulla Wet Tussock Grasslands are an endangered ecological community and need an active plan to restore them where they have been compromised by grazing. They are flat and wide (up to 200 metres in places). Floodwater flows should meander across the grasslands. When erosion happens a channel is created, resulting in water draining all to one side.
The new barriers we are installing encourage floodwater to the side that hasn't been damaged, allowing us to rehabilitate the erosion.
Working with nature is key to the success of the stewardship role we are undertaking at Yambulla
