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Physical Habitat
The physical habitat is an important function of healthy waterways. It includes the waterway’s form, bed, banks, margins, riparian vegetation, and connections to the surrounding area.
To ensure physical habitats are maintained and improved, we need to:
- Control sediment inputs into lakebeds
- Maintain the natural character of water bodies such as riffles, pools and runs
- Protect, restore and enhance wetlands
- Improve the connectivity between habitats
- Maintain and protect the natural shorelines of rivers and lakes from erosion and pest plants
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Being a freshwater scientist
Latest news: November 26th, 2020Melanie Vermeulen did a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Ecology. Her focus at the time was on palaeoecology and the ecological interactions that are lost with species extinction. For her thesis, she used ancient DNA analysis on moa coprolites (fossil dung) to look at diet and gastrointestinal parasites of the Little Bush Moa. How
Food & Fibre Farm Tour at the Reset Summit a great success
Latest news: November 4th, 2020Catchment groups across the Upper Clutha have been taking action to improve water and land ecosystems. WAI Wānaka arranged for five high country stations to welcome Reset Summit attendees onto their properties. These visits provided an opportunity for farmers and townsfolk alike to learn about soil health, riparian planting, carbon sequestration, water monitoring and to gain a better
Wanaka Project receives $3 million to boost local environmental efforts
Latest news: November 3rd, 2020A Wanaka project will get $3 million to deliver improvements in freshwater quality and biodiversity, and provide jobs, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor. “The WAI Wānaka Jobs for Nature project will provide much-needed work for those who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19,” said Mr O’Connor. “These jobs will involve a mix of environmental
