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Working Wetlands—Healthy Farms: Promoting BMP for Wetland Management in Agriculture—Tibaldi, North Mossman WetlandWebsite/Report(not documented)
Project leadPartnershipsTerrain
CRC Pest and Re-vegetation Unit Queensland Wetlands Program IndustriesCane farming
ActivitiesOn-ground work, Education extension
Case study type(none)
Funding sourceQueensland Government and Australian Government (Reef Rescue) as part of the Queensland Wetlands Program
Funding amount$10,000
In-kind contribution$5,000
Start date(not documented)
End date2010
SummaryA wetland was constructed on a 0.7ha area of previously farmed land at the base of a sugarcane property adjacent to an existing drain.
The wetland will capture the first flush of run-off following rainfall events. The wetland has been designed to incorporate a facility for the landholder to utilise his own machinery to maintain the wetland to remove and re-use the retained sediment as required. The project also re-vegetated an area surrounding the wetland and re-established a vegetated corridor to link the hillside with the coastal fringe. This wetland will provide a showpiece for the Mossman area to demonstrate farming best practice and provide a worked example to demonstrate to other farmers the benefits of wetlands. The total cost of the constructed wetland was $80,000, while only $10,000 was sought from funding. Benefits(not documented)
Lesson(not documented)
Reference ID(none)
Last updated: 16 May 2015 This page should be cited as: Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2015) Working Wetlands—Healthy Farms: Promoting BMP for Wetland Management in Agriculture—Tibaldi, North Mossman Wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/resources/tools/wetland-project/working-wetlands-healthy-farms-promoting-bmp-for-wetland-management-in-c646/ |