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Hart Structure Designs for inlet structure upgrade for flow management and for fish gates reinstallation was required. RWLAP staff contacted contractors to do initial quote. The proposal was considered by RWLAP staff and NRM Board and design was received.
Wetland Monitoring Regular monitoring of wetlands in the RWLAP region were organised and undertaken by staff Tasks undertaken included:
- Work out times and dates of monitoring days with board staff.
- Send out monitoring event reminders to community.
- Confirm attendee numbers for the days by email and phone.
- Help with monitoring day to measure ground water, surface water quant vegetation, photo points and tree health.
- Convey any findings from the monitoring to the groups.
RWLAP Revegetation at Waikerie and Cadell Two landowners were assisted in revegetation works Tasks undertaken by RWLAP staff and these sites included:
- Survey of Fauna present before works begin.
- Seed to be collected from local province.
- Seed processed and prepared for planting.
Capacity Building for Riverland West Local Action Planning Inc (RWLAP)
- RWLAP staff continues to build capacity to undertake Natural Resource Management tasks in the local community by undertaking the following duties.
- Support LAP committee.
- Write and distribute minutes.
- Confirm meeting place and attendees.
- Monitoring dates organised.
- Attendees confirmed by phone/email.
- Start times organised.
- Monitoring days attended and technical knowledge supplied.
- Attend Youth Council meetings as mentor.
- Work on revegetation projects with WPS YET team and RPS.
- Two Quarterly newsletters Summer & Autumn.
- Write up Regent Parrot fact sheet.
- Hold workshop at council nursery.
- Receive results from YET team and analyse.
- Present info to committee board and council.
- Website needs minutes pictures, committee name changes and some links removed/added.
Hart Lagoon Finalising the expenditure of a Envirofund grant for works to rehabilitate Hart lagoons wetland and floodplain Tasks undertaken included supporting dedicated volunteers in revegetation works, planning and designing signage, and bird hide development plus weed control works.
Brenda Park Water has been allowed back into the previously dry wetland to enable scientists to study the interactions between aquatic animals and plant lifecycles on inundation of wetlands The effects on water quality by this interaction will also be accessed.
Regent Parrot Project Ongoing monitoring of the numbers of breeding pairs using nesting sites at Hogwash bend was undertaken and also noting preferred food source plants being utilised by nesting females adjacent to nesting sites.
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