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Gully Restoration, Riparian Weed Control and Sustainable Grazing along Teviot Creek: FirminWebsite/Report(not documented)
Project leadPartnershipsAustralian Government (Caring for our Country program)
Seqwater Scenic Rim Regional Council Scenic Rim Rivers Improvement Trust Landholder Industries(not documented)
ActivitiesOn-ground work
Case study type(none)
Funding sourceAustralian Government (Caring for our Country program)
Landholder Funding amount(not documented)
In-kind contribution(not documented)
Start date24 July 2012
End date10 June 2013
Summary
This project is part of the on-ground implementation of the Upper Teviot Brook Sub-catchment Management Project, an initiative supported by project partners Seqwater, Scenic Rim Regional Council, Scenic Rim Rivers Improvement Trust, and the Australian Government’s Caring for our Country program.
This project aims to increase ground cover and soil condition to reduce run-off over 61ha of grazing land through paddock subdivision to facilitate rotational grazing. Rotational grazing is proven to more evenly distribute grazing pressure and thus improve pasture utilisation, increase soil carbon levels and water retention, improve pasture condition (including increased native pasture composition). This will result in both improved environmental and production outcomes. The environmental benefit will include areas featuring endangered Regional Ecosystem 12.3.3 ‘Eucalyptus tereticornis woodland to open forest on alluvial plains’ and other significant Regional Ecosystems 12.9-10.7/12.9-10.2. The project will also undertake 2.3ha of weed control in riparian areas, as well as undertake earthworks, fencing and re-vegetation to reduce stream bank and gully erosion. The project involves:
Benefits
The project supports the property management plan and grazing system that has been developed by the landholder to improve:
Lesson(not documented)
Reference IDSEQC1855
Last updated: 16 May 2015 This page should be cited as: Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2015) Gully Restoration, Riparian Weed Control and Sustainable Grazing along Teviot Creek: Firmin, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/resources/tools/wetland-project/gully-restoration-riparian-weed-control-and-sustainable-grazing-along-teviot-3616/ |