Conservation management references - Wetlands, rivers and farm dams
Websites
Australian River Assessment System (AUSRIVAS)
AUSRIVAS is a rapid prediction system used to assess the biological health of Australian rivers.
National Wetlands Program
The wetlands and migratory waterbirds web site provides information about Australia's obligations under the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971), the Convention on Migratory Species (Bonn Convention) and international treaties such as the Japan-Australia and China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreements (JAMBA and CAMBA).
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.
Streamwatch
An initiative of Sydney Water, Streamwatch is a community environmental education and action program that helps to raise awareness of the local environment.
Wetland Care Australia
Wetland Care Australia is a not-for-profit company dedicated to on-ground action to repair wetlands.
Books
A Free-flowing river: the ecology of the Paroo River
Produced by: NPWS (1999) Hurstville.
Are There Seeds in Your Wetland? Assessing Wetland Vegetation
Produced by: Brock, M. (1997) University of New England and Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation, Canberra.
Australian Wetlands
Produced by: McComb, A.J. and Lake, P.S. (1990) Angus and Robertson, Sydney.
Bringing back the wetlands
Produced by: Streever, B., (1999) Sainty and Associates
Farm Water
Produced by: Hislop, D (1998) NSW Agriculture, Patterson NSW.
Managing Waterways on Farms
Produced by: Brouwer, D. (1997) NSW Agriculture, 'Tocal' Agricultural College, Paterson NSW.
Managing Wetlands on Farms
Produced by: Brouwer, D. (1995) NSW Agriculture, 'Tocal' Agricultural College, Paterson NSW.
Managing Wetlands on Your Property - Inland NSW: Guidelines
Produced by: McKeon, J., Richardson, K., and Dunn, I. (ed.) (2002) Department of Land and Water Conservation, Sydney.
Managing Your Wetland: A Practical Guide for Landholders
Produced by: Oates N. (1994) Victorian Wetland Trust and the Victorian Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Melbourne.
Riparian Management Series (1-6)
Produced by: Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation (1996) Canberra.
Riverwise: Guidelines for Stream Management
Produced by: Hurst, A, Duckman, J. and Stewart, D. (1993) NSW Department of Water Resources, Sydney.
The Constructed Wetlands Manual
Produced by: NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation (1998) Sydney.
The Murray
Produced by: Mackay, N. and Eastburn, D. (1990) Murray Darling Basin Commission, Canberra.
Waterplants in Australia
Produced by: Sainty, G.R. and Jacobs, S.W.L. (1994) CSIRO, Division of Water Resources, Melbourne.
Waterplants of New South Wales
Produced by: Sainty G.R. and Jacobs S.W.L. (1981) Water Resources Commission of NSW, Sydney.
Wetlands and Dams - a practical guide to wetland design, construction and propagation
Produced by: Romanowski, N. (1998) UNSW Press, Sydney
Wildlife and Farm Dams
Produced by: Hill, D. and Edquist, N. (1983) Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands, Melbourne.
Periodicals
River and Riparian Management Fact Sheets Nos. 1 to 11
Produced by: Land and Water Australia Published 2002.
Available from: Land and Water Australia
Rivercare: Guidelines for Ecologically Sustainable Management of Rivers and Riparian Vegetation
Produced by: Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation (1996) LWRRDC, Canberra.
Videotapes
Wetlands: Wonderlands not Wastelands
Produced by: Murray Darling Basin Commission, Kenyon Castle Production, Canberra.
CD-ROMs
Water Systems for the Environment (WISE)
WISE is a collection of databases, each containing comprehensive bibliographies of water information connected to different parts of a specific catchment.
Available from: WISE website
Page last updated: 14 March 2012