This project will see young people restoring river health and habitat for wildlife by planting trees along waterways, making fish hotels for threatened fish species, restoring wetlands, collecting rubbish and designing and implementing a litter prevention project for their local river.
OzFish alongside Northern Slopes Landcare, Traditional Owners, recreational fishers and Moree Urban Landcare worked to rehabilitate Moree’s fish habitats on the Gwydir River. Using the River Repair Bus program based at Moree, OzFish led restoration works across three sites surrounding the ...
OzFish have partnered with key volunteer groups and landholders to undertake fish habitat restoration works at the confluence of Washpool creek and Tenterfield Creek. The works will consist of installing riparian fencing over a 2km stretch which will protect the riparian revegetation, planting ...
OzFish Unlimited, First Nations, and recreational anglers will be working together to restore critical habitats in the Sunraysia region thanks to a funding boost through the Australian Government’s Murray-Darling Healthy Rivers Program.
OzFish is removing invasive weeds from Oolong Creek as part of efforts to protect one of the few remaining known populations of Southern pygmy perch in NSW. The project is part of OzFish’s Driving Fish Habitat Action partnership with Landcare NSW, in collaboration with Dalton Community ...
OzFish is removing invasive weeds and returning native vegetation to an area of rainforest ravaged by fires. The restoration along Blicks River in NSW will benefit native fish species including eastern freshwater cod and the iconic Australian bass. The project is part of OzFish’s Driving ...
OzFish and Dunedoo-Coolah Landcare are working with a remote community in Central NSW to restore healthy habit to the waterway following drought and floods. The project activity will complement what the local community has already achieved with the creation of a riverside trail walk. Sponsored ...
OzFish Hawkesbury-Nepean Chapter is working in partnership with Hawkesbury-Nepean Landcare Network and Hawkesbury City Council to restore native vegetation to the banks of the Macdonald River. This will improve water quality and enhance the habitat for fish, including Australian bass. The ...
OzFish Richmond Chapter is restoring healthy habitat to North Creek, in the Richmond River catchment, NSW. A combination of planting native vegetation, removing invasive weeds, and installing cattle exclusion fencing is delivering a real boost for native fish including Australian bass, herring, ...
OzFish is removing invasive weeds from the banks of Skinners Creek, at Nashua, NSW and restoring native vegetation. This project will provide native fish with an important source of shade and water, while protecting the Creek’s banks from erosion.
OzFish Richmond Chapter is working to reduce erosion, improve water quality and support native fish, including Australian bass and eastern freshwater cod, in the Wilson River.
OzFish, in partnership with Landcare NSW and Lismore City Council, will be returning native vegetation to the banks of Wilsons River to help reduce erosion and improve water quality, supporting native fish numbers.
Native trees have root structures that either bore down or spread out, creating intricate and strong foundations that help maintain the structural integrity of riverbanks. Without roots anchoring the bank together, it is more likely to collapse.
Eroding banks cause significant negative impacts on fish habitat, including removing overhanging vegetation that provides food and shade to fish in the river. The sediment they create also smothers snags and shelter spots, as well as causing water quality issues.
They create shade corridors, enabling the fish to move more freely for activities such as mating, and insects that drop from overhanging branches provide food.
OzFish is also involved in the removal of invasive weeds and vegetation, before replacing them with native trees and plants. Invasive species can be very harmful to an area, including contributing to drought by absorbing more water than the area can sustain to lose.
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There are many factors that contribute to the damage of riparian zones, many of them caused by humans. This includes grazing and trampling by livestock, gravel extraction for use in construction, and the creation of paths close to the riverbank, that result in native vegetation being removed.
So, please get involved in one of our many ‘Trees for Fish’ projects across Australia. By volunteering for a few hours and planting some trees, you’ll be doing your bit to combat erosion of the riverbank, provide food and shelter for native fish, and ensure that the future of fishing in your area is sustainable.
Strong, stable and healthy riverbanks provide better access to the water. Water which will be of better quality and home to more fish.