Wetland Management Tools & Techniques

The Cooperative Research Centre for Weed Management has a website at: http://www.weeds.crc.org.au/projects/index.html, which is a good source of information for weed management projects.

The Bundjalung Mapping Project has created a highly secured, user-friendly computer-based record keeping system through which Aboriginal communities can record and own their cultural knowledge. It has suite of web based tools to support the user in understanding protocols, an overview of Aboriginal cultural heritage and procedures to take when accessing information on Aboriginal significant sites and places.

As water resources become more and more scarce, wetlands provide a resource in an otherwise dry environment. The re-flooding period is a critical time for wetland protection as this is when the vegetation is re-seeding.

The Community Rapid Assessment Manual (CRAM) is a collection of manuals/guidelines for use in assessment and monitoring a range of environmental variables. The manual, used consistently across the Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment, allows for comparison of data collected by different groups across space and time.

The Queensland Wetlands Program has developed a series of management profiles that contain best practice management information about protecting, conserving and restoring a variety of wetland types. These profiles are available on-line.

The Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition guideline is an easy to use tool for assessing riparian zones.

This assessment technique is suitable for use along a stretch of river or as a before and after assessment over time.

DNR’s Central West region has successfully conducted a state-of-the-art Digital Terrain Model trial in the Macquarie Marshes that will help improve the health of the iconic wetlands. This trial has meant the department now knows the best strategy for developing accurate models of floodplain flows within the Marshes.

Digital Terrain Model is a three-dimensional representation of the ground surface and the ground surface information had been collected using the latest Airborne Laser Sensing (ALS) technology. Coastal Councils such as Wollongong and Shoalhaven have used ALS technology for flood hazard mapping, but not for ecological purposes.

Waterplants in Australia contains identification, distribution, reproduction and control information for 150 native and introduced water plants. It also contains information on algae, willows and stormwater management.