Murrumbidgee

The Sound of Water: Environmental Flows in Nap Nap Swamp

by FLOW-MER • February 10, 2022

Managing aquatic meadows in the Lowbidgee

by FLOW-MER • December 2, 2021
Managing aquatic meadows in the Lowbidgee Authors: Dr Damian Michael and Associate Professor Skye Wassens The Murrumbidgee River originates from wet heath and alpine bog communities in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales where it then flows north through the ACT before veering west to merge with the Murray River 1,485 km downstream.  As [...]

Indigenous cadets connecting culture and science in the Murrumbidgee catchment

by FLOW-MER • July 20, 2021
Indigenous cadets connecting culture and science in the Murrumbidgee catchment Authors: Damian Michael, Paul, Jamie Turner and Skye Wassens The Murrumbidgee catchment in southern NSW is rich in cultural heritage and supports many important assets, including ceremonial areas, burial sites, scar trees and a diverse range of artefacts. The Murrumbidgee River and associated wetlands are [...]

A boom year for waterbirds in the Murrumbidgee

by FLOW-MER • May 25, 2021
A boom year for waterbirds in the Murrumbidgee Authors: Jennifer Spencer, Kate Brandis, Damian Michael Tens of thousands of breeding waterbirds were recorded in the Lowbidgee Floodplain this season. It has been the largest colonial waterbird breeding event in the Basin this year, both initiated and then supported by water that has been specifically set [...]

Life on a tree – monitoring arboreal lizards in floodplain environments

by FLOW-MER • January 4, 2021

Pumped – how flows are revitalising fish, frogs and flowers at Sunshower Lagoon

by Charles Sturt University • July 20, 2020

Authors: Joshua Bruni, Gaye Bourke, Damian Michael and Skye Wassens (Charles Sturt University) Feature image: CSU team heading out to collect nets in the Sunshower Lagoon. Photo credit: Vince Bucello Australian wetlands are home to a variety of native fish, frogs, birds, freshwater turtles and aquatic plants. Wetlands provide their inhabitants with food, shelter, and […]

Water for the environment assists an endangered snake

by FLOW-MER • February 20, 2020

Authors: Dr Damian Michael, Gaye Bourke and Associate Professor Skye Wassens (Charles Sturt University, Institute for Land, Water and Society, Albury NSW). The regulation of rivers and waterways has had a profound effect on biodiversity across the Murray-Darling Basin, especially species that breed in ephemeral wetlands. While the focus of environmental watering actions are often […]

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