Boondall Wetlands is currently managed by the local State Government, Brisbane City Council and also has many volunteers that educate the public and help to maintain the atmosphere of the ecosystem. The Council acquired this land in the 1960s and then in the 1970s/80s the wetlands were planned for development. Concern of the public resulted in the creation of Boondall Wetlands in 1990 and the Environment Centre was then opened in 1996.
Moreton Bay is one of the largest Ramsar sites in Australia, covering more than 110,000 hectares. A Ramsar site is a wetland designated of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. The Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental environmental treaty which came into force in 1975. Wetlands are highly
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The purpose of this report is to inform the Federal Government on the current management of Boondall Wetlands and whether it should change in management. Boondall Wetlands is an important site to be protected because they provide a habitable environment for the marine life and plant species. Ecosystems not only provide services to marine life, but also the human population by supplying fresh water and food, climate change mitigation and control floods, erosion and other storm surges. All ecosystems are crucial for the worlds adaptation to the new global warming and climate change …show more content…
These limitations wouldn’t have affected the overall results to a great extent because they are so minor.
Some secondary data was also found using websites and print outs from the internet. All of this data provided relevant information for the report and were from reliable/official Government and Boondall Wetland sites.
2. Findings
2.1 Location
Boondall Wetlands lies at the edge of Moreton Bay between Nudgee Beach, Boondall and Shorncliffe and includes approximately 1500 hectares of tidal flats, mangroves, saltmarshes, melaleuca wetlands, grasslands and open forest.
The location of the two different sites selected to be assessed are provided in the map below (figure 1). Site 1 is located at the marina with a major mangrove ecosystem and a surrounding recreational land area that may affect the overall quality of the site. Site 2 is located beside the Gateway Motorway, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, a nearby airport and a waste disposal yard. Both sites were assessed at high tide which leads to a large range of possibilities in data accuracy. Site 1 is managed all year round whilst site 2 is currently
As decades continued to pass by the wetlands change. "People have begun to realize that wetlands are valuable and productive ecosystems that fulfill an essential function for both humans and wildlife. Due to their unique characteristics, wetlands can support a wide diversity of plants, mammals, reptiles, birds and fish. They also control floodwaters and protect us from storms and hurricanes. Wetlands also improve water quality by filtering, cleaning and storing water. Lastly, many people rely on wetlands for their livelihood, as they are important centers for hunting, fishing and recreation." Referring to this from "Wetlands and Habitat Loss", we now see how wetlands are valuable and helpful to the ecosystem. The wetlands are known for our water source. Many people depend on the Everglades for a water source. We also use the Everglades for activities. These activities include fishing, recreation, and
Giving full credit to restricting the Mississippi River as the culprit for loss of wetlands is not accurate. The booming oil and gas exploration of the 1970’s and 1980’s merits a name on the marquee as well. The pipelines and canals used to transport the resources to the outside world placed a great deal of stress on the fragile wetlands. Erosion from the barges in and out of the marshes as well as the salt water allowed into the fresh water, providing a precarious habitat for fresh water species – flora and fauna alike. Plants provide root systems to hold soil in place. Fish and fowl provide an economy for the area. Enter
Wetlands provide fish and wildlife habitat. It supplies food water, along with areas that can be used for nesting or resting. Wetlands also act as a aquifer recharge and discharge area. They are able to recharge groundwater or excess groundwater is able to discharge into the wetland. Wetlands act as flood storage when rainfall and snowmelt leave an excess of water around and no place to go.
An up-to-date survey of the entire property which shows the existing improvements and the location of all wetlands and poorly and very poorly drained soils (including wetland flag numbers), wetland buffer, and 12’ primary structure setback from the buffer edge. The survey should be prepared by a licensed surveyor. For properties where the wetland delineation is older than 3 years, the professional who did the original delineation should reconfirm the accuracy of the boundaries in writing as part of the application. The Conservation Commission reserves the right to request documentation/notes for any wetlands delineation.
By the end of this report you should have a better perception on the geological landscape of Silver Creek Wetland Complex, and further in-depth knowledge on what stewardship responsibilities fall on you and your relationship with the land you use.
Outline the geographical processes relevant to the management of the Cronulla, Wanda and Kurnell area.
Based on research completed by University of Minnesota soil scientists, the state mandates that every wetland should be protected by a 50-foot buffer zone. The City of Lilliput, a rural town located 30 miles north of St. Cloud, Minnesota, increased the buffer zone to150 feet in1990 within their municipality. The rationale behind Lilliput’s increase was because the town is zoned for predominantly rural uses, i.e. farming and cattle ranching. Due to the animal wasted and farmers’ use of pesticides on their crops, the Town Council felt that increasing the buffer around surrounding wetlands would better protect it from these sources of contamination than would the state minimum of 50
To begin with, wildlife is brutally being affected by the draining and pollution. In the early 1900’s settlers from outside of Florida took over the Everglades and decided it was “useless swampland.” Their idea of draining the wetlands was not a smart decision. As it states in passage 1 lines 17-19, “The US Army Corps of engineers and government officials authorized the digging of the canals, the creating of water storage facilities, and
The wetlands does only help the wildlife and humans it helps from damaging property, Now you think I'm crazy but I'm not ok, now listen, wetland can help us by storm like hurricanes', floods, and many more. Take for example, in New Orleans, Louisiana, has suffered extremely consequence of the hurricane Katrina, one of the most powerful hurricane in the entire untied states history. Scientist believe that hurricane would did less damage if they had more wetlands, but in the 1800's they destroy the wetlands for more land and because the mosquitos that cause the yellow
Many wetlands are beginning to die out. Look at the everglades for example they’ve been here for 5000 years! Back then they were pretty and all new, but now it is starting to look like the famous scene from the Indiana Jones movie "Raiders of the Ark" says the article "Are the Everglades Forever? My first reason is that Its majestic waters will turn into swampy waters filled with snakes and who knows what. Also if wetlands die out there will be habitat loss until they cannot find home and eventually dies out plus people are releasing animals out into the wild which is not a good thing because then animals start to compete for food The final reason we should care about wetland is that they provide thing for us to such as the everglades provides
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is the primary agency that works to conserve, protect, and enhance the nation's fish and wildlife by providing sustainable healthy environments for future generations. It is through these three basic principles of ‘conserve, protect and enhance’ the USFWS is able to bring programs that both directly affect the health and well-being of migratory birds, fish and endangered species. In most cases it is through habitat protection that enables the USFWS to carry out these three principles. The Small Wetlands Program (SWP) is one such program that the USFWS utilizes to maintain the health of migratory birds in the United States.
Human impacts in habitat, pollution, chemicals, etc…; Why should we protect wetlands? How can we protect wetlands?
2. Maritime services to include electricity, water and refuelling; dry stack storage, winter layup onshore, wash down and general servicing facilities including refits and anti-fouling as well as a lift for vessels.
I decided to test the ecological status of the wetland by gathering samples from the wetland and testing it for various aspects in the water and the plants that are found within the area.