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BUNGAWALBIN WETLANDS BIRD MONITORING PROJECT

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Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:07:59 +1100

BUNGAWALBIN WETLANDS BIRD MONITORING PROJECT

Wetland Care Australia

The Bungawalbin catchment is located on the far north coast of New South Wales. It forms part of the Richmond River catchment and covers around 1773 square kilometres. Unlike other catchments on the north coast, the Bungawalbin catchment still has large areas of native vegetation left intact. These include dry sclerophyll forest, wet sclerophyll forest, paperbark and casuarina swamp forests, swampy sedgelands, and a small pocket of rainforest.

Wetland Care Australia is a national non-government, not-for-profit organisation concentrating on the preservation of Australia’s wetlands. Wetland Care Australia has received funding to work with landholders in the Bungawalbin catchment to manage and rehabilitate wetlands.

A number of sites across the catchment will be surveyed monthly to record the composition and abundance of bird species using the wetlands and the immediate areas around the wetlands. This information will be co-ordinated with other sources of information including bird, animal and plant community data, to provide an assessment the types of birds using the wetlands. This project aims to assist the Bungawalbin community to understand the complexities of their wetlands and assist in future rehabilitation and management.

The project seeks to involve birdwatchers, landholders, students and any interested people in the survey work and ongoing monitoring. If you would like to know more or would like to become involved please contact either Jo Green at Wetland Care Australia (Ballina) on 02 66816069; or:

Peter Ekert
Wetland Care Australia

(Bungawalbin Bird Monitoring Project Co-ordinator)

The Wetlands Centre
PO Box 292
WALLSEND NSW 2287
Ph. 02 49516466 Mob. 0410566104 Fax. 02 49501875
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www.wetlandscentre.org.au

 

 

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