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Upper Logan Resilience: BakkerWebsite/Report(not documented)
Project leadPartnershipsScenic Rim Regional Council
Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority (trading as Seqwater) Landholder Industries(not documented)
ActivitiesOn-ground work
Case study type(none)
Funding sourceQueensland Bulk Water Supply Authority (trading as Seqwater)
Landholder Funding amount(not documented)
In-kind contribution(not documented)
Start date20 May 2013
End date30 June 2013
Summary
This project is part of the on-ground implementation of the Upper Logan Resilience project, an initiative supported by project partners Seqwater, in collaboration with Scenic Rim Regional Council. The project will facilitate the control of weeds to restore native vegetation and creek bank resilience over upper Christmas Creek to contribute to improved water quality and riparian health in the sub-catchment. The environmental benefits will include improving the condition of native vegetation containing Regional Ecosystem 12.8.9 ‘Lophostemon confertus open forest’ and associated riparian vegetation types. In particular, this project will eradicate madeira vine from the only known location in upper Christmas Creek. Madeira vine adds to infrastructure damage during flood periods by causing bank destabilisation and creating increased resistance for flood waters, which can uproot trees. Destruction of riverside vegetation by madeira vine has led to increased bank erosion and water turbidity issues that affect water catchment regions.
The proponent will maintain the weed control undertaken in the project and complement this with re-vegetation along the creek bank where required. They will also use photo-points to monitor riparian vegetation condition in the project area. Water quality in the Logan catchment will be improved by enhancing riparian vegetation condition and biodiversity connectivity in Christmas Creek through weed control and re-vegetation. Landholders’ knowledge and skills in natural resource management will be increased and the uptake of sustainable land management practices will be facilitated with:
Benefits
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Lesson(not documented)
Reference IDSEQC2033
Last updated: 16 May 2015 This page should be cited as: Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2015) Upper Logan Resilience: Bakker, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/resources/tools/wetland-project/upper-logan-resilience-bakker-10d1/ |