NRM South recently was awarded Australian Government funding for their ‘Rivers to Ramsar’ project to improve river health of key creeks that flow toward the Ramsar-listed Pitt Water-Orielton Lagoon, just out of Hobart and near the rapidly developing urban centre of Sorell.
Building on NRM South’s long-term commitment to restoring and protecting important Ramsar-listed wetlands, this three-year project delivered alongside partner organisations Landcare Tasmania and Sorell Council will work with public and private landholders to clear invasive weeds, replant riverbanks with native vegetation, limit stock and vehicle access to reduce runoff and improve water quality, and repair and restore altered drainage pathways.
