Nathan Road Wetlands Restoration Project
Improving ecological habitat and reducing the risk of weed spread to Moreton Bay.
Improving the ecological functioning of this important habitat.Improving the habitat quality and integrity of the Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland.
The Nathan Road Wetlands Restoration Project project aims to remove weeds from 13.5 ha of Saltmarsh/Casuarina Woodland at Nathan Road Wetlands, adjacent to the Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland.
The site is a significant Reserve and wetland which provides habitat for several threatened species.
This project will focus on:
- Improving the ecological functioning of this important habitat and reducing the risk of weed spread into the adjacent Moreton Bay Wetlands.
- Removing weeds across 13.5ha of Saltmarsh/Casuarina Woodland.
- Improving habitat quality and integrity of the adjacent Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland.
- Improving habitat ecological functioning.
- Reducing the risk of weed spread.
- Reducing fire impact.
What we are doing
Improved habitat quality and integrity.
The project is to improve the ecological functioning of this important habitat adjacent to the Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland.
The project spans two years and all the initiatives reduce the risk of weed spread to the Moreton Ramsar Wetland.
Measuring success
As a result of the project, there will be:
- Removal of weeds across 13.5 ha of Saltmarsh/Casuarina Woodland at Nathan Road Wetlands, adjacent to the Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland.
- Improved habitat quality and integrity.
- Enhancement of feeding and roosting sites for birds.
- Improved and increased salt marsh health.
- Increased salt marsh capacity to adapt to climate change-induced sea level rise.
- Reduced fire impact.
- Improvement of endemic species’ recruitment.
Why this project is important
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The Nathan Road Wetlands is a significant Reserve and wetland which provides habitat for several threatened species including migratory waders (Eastern Curlew), koalas, grey-headed flying foxes, and wallum froglets. Adjacent habitats include saltmarsh, closed grassland, and waterways/shoreline lined with mangroves. The project site is adjacent to the Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland, Fish Habitat area, and Marine Park, and it is an important site for international wading birds. Weed removal from the project area will improve the habitat quality and integrity, enhance feeding and roosting sites for birds, improve saltmarsh health, increase the health of the saltmarsh and its capacity to adapt to climate change-induced level rise, and reduce the impact of fire, as weeds burn hotter than endemic vegetation. |
Project snapshot
| Project name: | Nathan Road Wetlands Restoration Project |
| Project manager: | Chelsea Kluske, Healthy Land & Water |
| Catchment: | Moreton Bay |
| Timing: | 2021 – 2023 (Completed) |
| Budget: | $246,000 |
| Partnerships: |
This project is supported by Healthy Land & Water, through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program and delivered in partnership with Redcliffe Environmental Forum. |
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Project collaborators
This project is supported by Healthy Land & Water, through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program and delivered in partnership with Redcliffe Environmental Forum.
