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Milestones achieved in 2023 for West Gippsland West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
West Gippsland CMA achieved milestones in 2023, forging partnerships, restoring Agnes River, and succeeding in flood recovery, proud of collaborative conservation efforts.
Increasing partnerships, removing the last willow from the Agnes River, and delivering a remarkable flood recovery program were just a few of the highlights of 2023 for West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (CMA). We are incredibly proud of all we have achieved together with Traditional Owners, partners, volunteers and community over the past year to protect and enhance West Gippsland's wonderful natural assets.
Through collaboration, plans were formulated for efficient soil management strengthened by initiatives in waterway health, environmental stewardship, and community capacity for holistic natural resource management
WGCMA 2023 achievements
You can read all about it in our 2023 Achievements Brochure (PDF 32MB). Across the catchment, notable achievements of 2023 include:
- Completing 178,339 hectares of weed control to protect native vegetation and restore habitat
- Revegetating and enhancing 194 hectares of vegetation for wildlife and healthy ecosystems
- Benefiting 9,744 hectares by creating whole farm, irrigation and soil erosion management plans
In June 2021, a major event caused storm damage across Gippsland with flooding in a number of catchments. Over the last two years, we have assessed damage and undertaken repair works via a comprehensive flood recovery program including:
- Treating 214 hectares of weeds to enhance biodiversity
- Planting 14,250 trees to stabilise river banks
- Fencing 4.13 kilometres to protect waterways
- Creating three waterway structures to make the river more resilient
- Stabilising 7.31 kilometres of riverbanks at eight sites
- Using rock to strengthen and repair 3.98 kilometres of riverbanks
You can download and read our 2023 Achievements Brochure (PDF 4MB), for a snapshot of all we've achieved over the past year, including case studies of key projects and partnerships.
Pictures from West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority website.
Source: http://gippsland.com/
Published by: news@gippsland.com
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