Wetlands Management Program

Lake Bathurst wetland, headwaters of the Hawkesbury Nepean River

This project aims to restore and protect wetlands on private property as well as Wetlands of National Importance in the catchment.

Funding on landholder properties in the Hawkesbury Nepean will target floodplain wetlands, peat swamps and isolated mountain swamps.

Funding is available to landholders to:

The CMA's Wetland Project Officer is available to visit properties and provide advice on how best to conserve or rehabilitate wetlands.

The Wetlands Management Program is jointly funded by the State and Federal Governments through the Natural Heritage Trust.

NSW Government

Environmental

Wetland Care
Wetlandlink
Information on NSW wetlands more » Swamp Care

Australian Government

Wetland Fact Sheets
Why wetlands are important (199 kb pdf)
Managing wetlands (254 kb pdf)
Floodplain wetlands (278 kb pdf)
Upland lakes and lagoons (153 kb pdf)
Hanging swamps (195 kb pdf)
Peat Swamps (210 kb pdf)

Wetlands Weed Fact Sheets
Blackberry (588 kb pdf)
Curled Dock (592 kb pdf)
Holly (615 kb pdf)
Mexican Waterlily (569 kb pdf)
Radiata Pine (635 kb pdf)
Sagittaria (580 kb pdf)
Willows (608 kb pdf)

Wetlands Program brochure
Read PDF (413 kb pdf)