MLA_Weeds_Case_Studies
Strength in numbers when it comes to tackling weeds Meat and Livestock Australia, in partnership with NQ Dry Tropics developed a Producer Demonstration Site designed to showcase what could be achieved in the war on weeds when properties joined forces to tackle the...Belmore in design phase
Belmore Downs work begins design phase Remediation will focus on six highly-active gullies that cover 45ha on a small tributary of the Bowen River, which enters Bowen River 1.5km downstream. The gullies are yielding approximately 5000 tonnes of fine sediment each year...On-ground gully works
Gully intervention prevents more than 10,500t of sediment reaching the reef On-ground remediation works include five large-scale gullies and 20 small-scale gully sites. Collectively, these gully works treated more than 11,000 linear metres of gullies eroding from 54...Water monitoring
Monitoring group helps scientists Nine properties in the BBB catchment make up the LDC Community Water Quality Monitoring Group. This group has been established to better understand the water quality variations throughout the BBB catchment, with a focus on sediment...Glenmore intervention
Three years later, the dozer work is paying dividends Glenmore is a 207ha property on the banks of the Bowen River, near Collinsville. Jim took over management in 2003 and immediately set about addressing erosion issues. There were several large eroded gullies on the...Want more quizzes?
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