Frogs and other fauna
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0'Quacking' response to water at NSW wetlands
Ducks with blue bills, ducks with pink ears, ducks with white eyes and/or freckles – they’ve all descended on wetlands at Gol Gol after recent floods and strategic follow-up watering.
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0Floating Habitat Island – a first for regional NSW
In a first for regional NSW, Central Tablelands Local Land Services has partnered with Orange City Council and the Environment and Waterways Alliance to build a Floating Island at Gosling Creek Reserve to improve habitat for migratory wetland birds.
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0Great news for golden perch in Murrumbidgee
Golden perch are thriving in waterways west of Hay, thanks to targeted flows supporting fish habitat. Environmental water has created ideal conditions for the next generation of Golden perch to feed, breed and boost native fish numbers in the river.
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0Ovens River Demonstration Reach
The Ovens River Demonstration Reach aims to demonstrate the advantages of using multiple management interventions to showcase the cumulative benefits that river rehabilitation can have on native fish populations. The project was initiated in 2007 and is one of several areas selected throughout the Murray-Darling Basin to demonstrate the benefits of using river health management […]
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1Hollands Creek Demonstration Reach
The Hollands Creek Demonstration Reach is nestled within the Tatong Valley in North East Victoria. The Demonstration Reach concept was established under the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s Native Fish Strategy program 2003-2013. The aim of the Demonstration Reach program is to improve these native fish populations using multiple river rehabilitation actions. Hollands Creek fish community Hollands […]
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0Upper Murrumbidgee Demonstration Reach
Established in 2009, the Upper Murrumbidgee Demonstration Reach (UMDR) is the youngest of the seven in the Basin but has steadily been gaining momentum in the region. Acknowledging that rivers and fish do not recognise linear boundaries, the UMDR was established to span 100 km over two jurisdictions between Bredbo (NSW) and Casuarina Sands (ACT). […]
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0The McCormack Family, 'Red Hill' and 'Mt Henry'
A family vision Farmers: Tom and Perry, James and Natasha McCormack Location: Crookwell, New South Wales Property size: Red Hill 670 hectares, Mt Henry 405 hectares Enterprises: Self-replacing Merino/first cross ewe flock, prime lambs, cattle trading Annual rainfall: 800 millimetres Caring for the land and farming sustainably are key drivers for the McCormack family on […]
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0Katfish Demonstration Reach
Katfish Reach is a community environmental rehabilitation project working for a healthier and more productive aquatic and floodplain ecosystem that everyone can enjoy.
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0Bottle Bend bouncing back
Habitat is bouncing back to health at Bottle Bend thanks to the latest watering event. Native plants, birds and frogs are making the most of the conditions.
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0Follow that frog - in the Lachlan valley
When the creeks run dry and the temperature rises, where do all the frogs go?
Amphibians are among the first animals to respond when water arrives in a wetland. Their croaking chorus creates a din that can be heard kilometres away. But how do inland frogs survive Australia’s hot dry summers when running water can all but disappear?