Wetlands play vital role – even when dry
Australian wetlands need their wet and dry periods – experts say Australians need to appreciate the importance of wetlands having both wet and dry periods to provide healthy habitat for
4 July 2023
Category: Wetlands restoration
‘Seeds from the sky’ at Winton Wetlands
Seeds will be “raining from the sky” this week at Winton Wetlands, as a specially designed heavy-duty drone drops thousands of native plant seed pods into hard-to-reach corners of the
5 June 2023
Keeping out the invaders!
Weeds and other invasive plants can be a real problem for land managers. Sometimes they cause direct damage to other plants. At other times they simply ‘crowd out’ native plant
19 January 2023
Taskforce Growler
Time to get growling! A community-driven campaign called ‘Taskforce Growler’ gets under way this week to support the return of an iconic native frog to north-eastern Victoria. The growling grass
27 November 2022
Wetlands are the Kidneys of the Landscape
It’s been raining! As the water runs off the land and into the creeks running into the wetlands, it picks up sediment and the water becomes turbid (muddy). We measure
21 August 2020
Just Add Water
Ephemeral wetlands, like Winton Wetlands, dry and fill in a natural cycle following rainfall in the catchments of the creeks which feed the wetlands. The drying phase, now passed, was
21 August 2020
Increasing Biodiversity
World Biodiversity Day was recently celebrated and is in perfect timing with the recent discovery of evidence of increasing biodiversity at Winton Wetlands.
23 May 2019
Wildlife Rescue with Winton Wetlands
The Friends of Winton Wetlands recently organised a ‘Wildlife Rescue info with Clean Up Day’ event which delivered information and knowledge on how to help injured wildlife.
15 April 2019
Science Forum 2019
5th Annual Restoration Science Forum 15th and 16th August 2019 The theme for the 2019 event is ‘Connecting People with Nature’. This theme emphasises the role of nature in
15 April 2019
These Drying Times
In these drying times it can be difficult to see that wetland sites, like Winton Wetlands, provide vital, productive environments. Cradling biological diversity, the wetlands provide the perfect setting for
14 January 2019
