The Long-nosed Potoroo can occasionally be seen foraging after dark. Its presence can sometimes be detected from the cone shaped diggings it leaves in sandy soil where it unearths its diet of roots and grubs. The Long-nosed Potoroo inhabits coastal heaths and dry and wet sclerophyll forests. If you have seen a Long-nosed Potoroo, that area is a habitat for a vulnerable threatened species.

The Bush-hen is a small, dark wetland bird with greenish-yellow legs, and a lime-green beak, although the base of the upper beak becomes orange-red in the breeding season. The Bush-hen inhabits coastal northern Australia, through eastern Queensland to the NSW north coast. The species is shy and usually first comes to notice when the loud, distinctive braying, shrieking call is heard. It is listed as vulnerable on the Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995.

Wilsonia backhousei grows on the margins of salt marshes and lakes, both coastal and inland, in Sydney Metropolitan CMA and Southern Rivers CMA regions. Populations are threatened by development pressures and trampling by stock. Narrow-leafed Wilsonia populations can be enhanced by identification, fencing out stock and four-wheel drives, weeding and controlling polluted run-off

In many cases development consent is required prior to placing fill, and particularly on wetlands or on flood prone land. Placing fill on wetlands can raise the land level above the water level, essentially resulting in the land no longer being a wetland. Placing fill on part of a wetland or beside a wetland can disrupt flows and thus alter the ecology, resulting in weed profusion and decline of the plant community.

Accepting fill from unscrupulous operators can have additional problems. Fill can contain contaminants which can harm your family’s health, permanently devalue your property and leave you with a substantial clean up costs. You may also face on-the-spot fines or prosecution for illegally using waste as landfill. If you are unsure ask your local Council or call DECC’s Environment Line on 131 555 during business hours

The NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (TSC Act) identifies and protects native plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct and provides for species recovery and threat abatement programs.

The TSC Amendment Act 2004 puts greater emphasis on land-use planning which focuses on the protection and restoration of native vegetation and threatened species habitat at the landscape scale and integrates with the Government’s other reforms to natural resource management and planning.

This report outlines the roles and responsibilities of individuals, governments and non-government organisations in the management of Ramsar wetlands in NSW. It is important reading for any organisation or individual considering nominating their wetlands for Ramsar listing.

Freshwater Wetlands on coastal floodplains are an endangered ecological community found in Southern Rivers, Sydney Metropolitan, Hunter Central Rivers and Northern Rivers CMA regions.

Threats to this community include: land clearing, fragmentation, feral pigs and over grazing. Recovery actions to maintain and enhance Freshwater Wetland remnants include: public education, storm water management, the application of covenants, and site specific management plans.

A best practice guideline has been developed specifically for bush regeneration on the Cumberland Plain. The booklet recognises the different impacts on and responses of bushland on shale soils, as opposed to the more frequently documented Sydney Sandstone Flora examples.

The Threatened Species Conservation Act has been amended to establish a biodiversity banking and offsets scheme. The bio-banking scheme allows landowners to establish biodiversity credits on their land which can then be traded.