City of Melbourne has installed floating wetlands at three locations in the Yarra River as part of a trial funded by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
The lower stretch of the Yarra River Birrarung was once a rich ecosystem of riparian vegetation and seasonal wetlands, and the species diversity it supported made it an important place for the Wurundjeri ...more ↓
City of Melbourne has installed floating wetlands at three locations in the Yarra River as part of a trial funded by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
The lower stretch of the Yarra River Birrarung was once a rich ecosystem of riparian vegetation and seasonal wetlands, and the species diversity it supported made it an important place for the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and the people of the broader Eastern Kulin nation.
This project provides a key opportunity to reintroduce planting to the river and will inform future opportunities to improve the health of the river system and the experience of our city landscapes.
Get involved
You can record observations of wildlife using the wetlands via the online inaturalist app. This will contribute to the monitoring data for
the project and help build our knowledge of the ecology of the river.
To find out more, phone 9658 9658 or visit
melbourne.vic.gov.au/birrarung-trial-floating-wetlands
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Birrarung Trial Floating Wetlands
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created this project on September 28, 2022
